2 Letter Carrier

N.A.L.C. Branch 210

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

UNION MEETING

HAPPENINGS

AUGUST 2010

50/50 WINNER FOR AUGUST WAS

SAM TROBIA!

FOR $129.00

SAM IS A LETTER CARRIER FROM ROCHESTER N.Y. 14606

CONGRATULATIONS SAM!

The meeting was called to order by President Art Muoio at 7:00pm. A motion to dispense with the reading of the previous meeting minutes was made and passed.

Norm LeFrois spoke on the new provisions to provide benefits to children up to age 26. This provision will be looked at on January 1, 2011. Health Care Open Season this year will be November 8, 2010 through December 13, 2010. this is the time to make changes to ytour health benefits plans and to get dental and vision coverage.

If you go to concentra for medical treatment make sure you get something from Concentra in writing regarding any limitations you might have or if you can returen to work and when.

The workers at the Motts plant in Wiliamson are still on strike and the company (Dr.Pepper Snappple group) has refused to bargain with the union. The company wnats the workers to give back more and 1.50 in hourly wages and give up pensions and matching 401K money. they also want the workers to pay a substantial increase in their health benefits costs. Dr.Pepper Snapple group posted a $555 Million dollar profit last year, a year that was the worst since the depresion and they want the workers to give back in order to make more corporate profits.

The release of the latest consumer price index shows no increase in the cost of living, therefore there is no accumulation towards the next Cost of Living (COLA).

There is a Bill in Congress HR. 5746 which allows the congress to take the overpayment to the CSRS retirement fund and use it against the Postal Debt and fully fund the future retiree health benefits. This requirement to fund this is the only reason the POstal Service has not shown a profit the last 3 years. the ammount that the Servcie has overfunded is between $55 and $75 Billion dollars.

This years Labor Day parade will take place on Monday September 6, 2010 and we will meet at StrathAllen at around 10am. refreshments will be served at the end of the parade across from the sister cities garage.

the branch will be holding a stewards training class on September 19 from 1pm till 5. It ius manditory for all branch 210 stewards.

Jack O'Connor is hosting a Columbus Day golf tournament at Victor Hills golf course again this year. The tournament is a 4 man scramble and will be on October 11. the cost is $50 per golfer and includes hot dogs, hamburgs and sausage all day and a buffet meal at the end. Please sign up by the October union meeting October 6 with Jack. Proceeds go to help fight ovarian cancer in Jack's late wife Bonnie's name.

The Branch will again hold the Bowl-a-thon for MDA. The bowl-a-thon will be held November 7, 2010. More information will follow.

The next Union meeting an executive board meeting and is for Stewards and officers only. It is scheduled for Wednesday September 1, 2010 at 7:00pm and will be held at the Valencia's Restaurant which is located on Long Pond Road in Gates.

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