2 Letter Carrier

N.A.L.C. Branch 210

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

UNION MEETING

HAPPENINGS

SEPTEMBER 2010

50/50 WINNER FOR SEPTEMBER WAS

THOMAS MOYNIHAN!

FOR $130.00

TOM IS A LETTER CARRIER FROM ROCHESTER N.Y. 14609

CONGRATULATIONS TOM!

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 NALC Health plan. The Health plan is going to make some mid-year changes to the PPO network. More information will be forecoming.

Joe Dimaria reminded the membership about the upcoming Labor Day parade onn Monday September 6, 2010. We will be meeting at Strathallen just off East Ave. at 10:30am. Refreshments and tee shirts will be available at the end of the parade. Kids are always welcome to participate.

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.

The branch will be holding a stewards training class on September 19 from 1pm till 5 at Valencia's Resturaunt in Gates. It is 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 Postal Service has asked us to remind the membership of the importance to scan all delivery confirmation scans. Our customers pay for this service and we must provide it if we are to compete with UPS and FedEx.

The Branch will again hold the Bowl-a-thon for MDA. The bowl-a-thon will be held November 7, 2010. The cost will be $25.00 per person.

The Branch has Labor Film ticketa available should any member want them. There is no cost to the membership for these tickets. Call the union office for details.

The Nominations for National Officers took place at the convention in California and our current Business Agent Dan Toth was nominated for the position. He does have opposition in this race.

The officers discussed the events from the National convention. Classes were attended every day by your officers. Classes such as Route adjustments, Compensation, contract administration, grievance handling and appeals, MDA and Food Drive to name a few.

Art informaed the membership that the National President asked the delegates permission to attempt to open contract negotiations now. He would like to negotiate a contract as the APWU is in negotiation and we do not wnat any APWU arbitrators to sway our negotiating abilities. The delegates gave him that permission and he will now ask the Postal Service if they would be willing to negotiate now instead of waiting till next year.

This is an election year for Branch 210's officers. Elcetions in Branch 210 take place every three years and nominations are held at the regular union meeting in November. This year the nominations will take place on November 3, 2010 at Valencia's restaurant which is located on Long Pond Road in Gates. Meeting begins at 7:00pm. Should there be opposition to any of the nominations the election shall take place and the ballots tallied for the December union meeting.

The next Union meeting is the return to regular branch meeting an is open to all members. It is scheduled for Wednesday October 6, 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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