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No. 04-19 September
10, 2004 |
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USPS
Says Letter Carriers
Not Eligible for ‘Early Out'
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NALC to Continue
Pursuing Retirement Option |
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The Postal Service has informed NALC President
William H. Young that city letter carriers are not eligible
for "early out" retirement because they do not
meet the necessary requirements set down by the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) for such an option.
The Service responded to an August 2 letter
from Young to Postmaster General Jack Potter pursuant to
a resolution adopted at the Honolulu Convention to ask USPS
to seek such approval from OPM. (See August/September Postal
Record).
USPS Vice President , Labor Relations
Anthony J. Vegliante told Young in a letter received September
3 that OPM will only approve a request for Voluntary Early
Out Authority (VERA) if the request meets certain requirements.
Vegliante said in the case of a position
that is not impacted by an organizational change, OPM will
approve VERA for that position only if it may serve as a
placement opportunity for employees in positions impacted
by the organizational change.
"Therefore, OPM has
approved our previous requests for VERA for non-impacted
positions based on our showing that they could serve as
placement opportunities for employees impacted by our
complement reduction efforts," Vegliante said. "We
cannot currently make that required showing for letter
carrier positions, which are not impacted by our complement
reduction efforts."
Vegliante said that until such placement
ability does exist, the Postal Service cannot document that
a request for early retirement for letter carriers meets
the requirements set forth by OPM.
Commenting on the Postal Service's letter,
Young said it was unfortunate that OPM will not consider
an early out for letter carriers. "It is unfortunate,
but not unexpected," Young said.
"The bad news is that
those hard-working letter carriers that wanted ‘early
outs' will not be able to obtain them. The good news is
that the future of the letter carrier position is more
stable than that of other crafts," Young said. "I'll
continue to closely monitor this and if conditions change
and an opportunity presents itself, we won't hesitate
to make another request."
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NALC
Delivers $1.7 Million
For MDA Research Efforts'
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NALC
branches from across the country presented donations and pledges
totaling $1.7 million to the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy
Association Labor Day Telethon this year, helping the telethon
reach $59.4 million in donations.
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NALC Executive Vice President Jim
Williams presents NALC donations and pledges to Telethon
co-anchor comedian Norm Crosby during the nationally
televised Labor Day Telethon hosted by Jerry Lewis.
Williams later presented NALC's final donation to
Lewis.
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Executive Vice President Jim Williams represented
NALC President William H. Young at the nationally televised
event. He was accompanied by MDA Coordinator Halline Overby
and representatives of the top NALC branches in 2003 MDA
collections. Since the telethon's inception, NALC has been
one of the major group donors to the MDA, which is leading
the research for cures for neuromuscular disease.
Young, who serves as a MDA vice president,
congratulated all letter carriers and other volunteers who
helped NALC collect funds for the telethon.
The $59,398,915 Telethon total was only the second time
in 39 years that it failed to surpass the previous year's
total and was attributed to Hurricane Frances which caused
massive power outages and other problems in Florida resulting
in a drastic decline in phone pledges and contributions.
MDA stations in Jacksonville, Tampa, Sarasota and Gainesville
cancelled Telethon broadcasts completely, while remaining
Florida stations cutback air time.
Lewis pledged to work even harder next
year as a result.
The Telethon originated from CBS Television
City in Los Angeles and was broadcast by nearly 200 stations
nationwide.
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Petersen
Named to City Delivery Position;
Ugone Appointed as New Region 14 RAA
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NALC President William H. Young has announced two new appointments
to assist NALC members:
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Andrew Petersen,
42, executive vice president of Mile High Branch 47
in Denver, was named Assistant to the President for
City Delivery at NALC Headquarters in Washington.
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Gerald A. Ugone, 44, executive
vice president of Branch 86 in Hartford, Connecticut,
was appointed Regional Administrative Assistant for
New England Region 14, to replace retiring longtime
RAA Joseph Morris. |
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Gerald Ugone
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Morris, who will retire October 6, has served 11 years
as a RAA in separate stints from 1990-1994 and since 1998.
In between, he served as president of Boston Branch 34.
"Joe Morris has had a distinguished career devoted
to the NALC and letter carriers throughout New England,"
said President Young. "He exemplified the best traits
of service to others in his time as a Regional Administrative
Assistant. We wish him well in retirement."
Petersen resigned his recently elected position as an
NALC delegate to the AFL-CIO in accepting the new post,
which will become effective September 13. Prior to his current
post in Branch 47, Petersen served as a Regional Administrative
Assistant in Region 4.
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State
Legislative Chairs to Meet
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NALC State Legislative chairs will meet
in Washington September 20-24 for legislative training on
issues critical to letter carriers and also to lobby on
Capitol Hill. Joining them in the week-long sessions will
be National Resident Officers, National Business Agents,
and NALC Auxiliary Officers.
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Both
Active and Retired ! |
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Victims
of Hurricanes Eligible
For Postal Employees' Relief
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Back-to-back devastation from Hurricanes
Charley and Frances, and expectation of more to come from
Hurricane Ivan, have scores of active and retired postal
employees along the East Coast inquiring about aid grants
from the Postal Employees' Relief Fund (PERF) to help repair
damage to their homes.
‘Union
Plus' Lends Hand
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Participants
in several Union Plus programs affiliated with the AFL-CIO
who were impacted by the Hurricanes Charley and Frances
may be eligible to receive payment extensions or other
special help from program providers, Union Plus announced.
For more information, disaster victims who participate
in Union Plus programs should call the following toll-free
numbers:
Credit Card: 1-800-622-2580
Loan Program: 1-800-343-7097
Mortgage: 1-800-848-6466
Auto Insurance:
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PERF, operated by the Postal Service and its unions and
management associations, stands ready to help employees
in their rebuilding efforts with grants ranging from $2,000
to $35,000 depending on the amount of out-of-pocket loss
incurred. Applications can be made by any active postal
employee, management or craft, who was on the payroll at
the time of the disaster, as well as individuals retired
from the Postal Service.
Application forms and eligibility
information can be attained on the PERF website: www.postalrelief.com,
by calling (202) 408-1869, or writing: Postal Employees'
Relief Fund, P.O. Box 34422, Washington, DC 20043-4422.
Branches and individuals interested
in assisting can donate to the Fund at the above address,
or by designating PERF
(CFC #9891) for a donation
during the upcoming Combined Federal Campaign.
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