NALC Branch 458

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Here is a side by side comparison of Blue Cross/Blue Shield (BCBS) Standard, BCBS Basic, GEHA High and NALC High Health Plans:
http://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/plan-information/compare-plans/PlanProfiles.aspx?rates=a&benefits=x&quality=abcdefg&general=abcdefghij&plans=111AAFFSB104AAFFSS311AAFFSH321AAFFSH&empType=c&payPeriod=c

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Congratulations to the following officers who were elected by acclimation for the 2014-2015 term of office:
David Miller - President
Ken Mayfield - Vice President
Steve Riggs - Recording Secretary
Don Landis - Treasurer
Casey Kelley - Financial Secretary
David Heath - Member Benefits Director
Bruce Cavner - Trustee #1
Diane Taylor - Mutual Benefits Director
Bob Bearden - Asst. Health Benefits Director

The following offices are up for election:
Sgt At Arms - John Sena & Mark Simone were nominated.
Health Benefits Director - C.T. McClendon and Chris Prieto were nominated.

Ballots will be mailed to the last known address of each member on Tuesday, November 19th.

Leather satchel, NEVER been used. It was donated to Branch 458 by the family of Denver Cox. Denver recently passed after faithfully serving Branch 458 as a member for 52 years. RIP Brother...

Congratulations to all of the CCAs that made regular today, especially those that have had the patience to stick around through all the years of what seemed like futility. Today is the first day of your new career. Make the best you can of it. Strive to make it a better place to work and become active in your local union.

thanks to the 30+ CCAs that came to our first ever Knowledge is Power class. I know many of you had things to do today and couldn't make it, while some madeit but had to leave early. Either way, we had a good turnout. Thanks to Bruce Cavner (Moore), Ken Mayfield (Britton), Chris Prieto (Shartel), Mark Simone (Sourheast), Bill Miller (retired), Steve Riggs (retired) and my girlfriend Candace for their help putting this together.

Thursday, September 12th, Branch 458 will be hosting NALC President Fred Rolando at our monthly Union Meeting. Food will be served between 630 - 730 PM and the meeting will begin at 730 PM. Spread the word and pack the house!

For those who receive mail in Moore, OK, I just spoke with the Oklahoma District office of the US Postal Service. There is not yet a solid plan in place of how to facilitate mail delivery to PO Box customers and those who were displaced from their homes. The Postal Service is working with the city of Moore to try to set something up within the city limits, but nothing is final yet.

In the meantime, all mail destined for Moore, OK is being routed through the Airport Finance Unit, formerly called the Airport Mail Facility, located at 6500 Air Cargo Road, on the Will Rogers World Airport property. While this is a considerable distance from Moore, OK, currently it's the best option to meet short term needs due to the size of the Moore postal operation. There simply isn't a building that is postal owned/leased that can house an operation of that size any closer to Moore residents. I will have more updates as they come.

http://postalnews.com/postalnewsblog/2013/02/05/carper-schedules-another-hearing-on-usps-for-next-wednesday/

Carper schedules another hearing on USPS for next Wednesday - postalnews blog When it’s not naming post offices or creating phony budget crises, the one thing Congress seems to excel at is holding hearings. This Congress looks to be no different than the last in that regard- Senator Tom Carper has already scheduled the first hearing on “Solutions to the Crisis Facing the U.S....

Please call your congressman now to help the Postal Service preserve Saturday mail delivery by co-sponsoring House Resolution 30. Currently, no Oklahoma Congressman has co-sponsored this resolution. Click here to find out who your Congressman is and get his contact information:
http://www.nalc.org/depart/legpol/index.html

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Memorial services for Monty Mortensen will be held on Saturday, January 19th at 3 PM at Smith & Kernke Chapel on NW 23rd near Classen Blvd. in Oklahoma City. Monty served as the Branch 458 Health Benefits Representative for 41 years and recently passed away.

http://blogs.federaltimes.com/federal-times-blog/2013/01/09/for-letter-carriers-new-contract-certain-to-show-the-strain-of-tough-times/

For letter carriers, new contract certain to show the strain of tough times – Fedline - The Federal. Read Fedline - The Federal Times Blog posting daily updates on federal news, government operations, agency management, federal pay & benefits