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Piece work, or piecework, is any type of employment in which a worker is paid a fixed “piece rate” for each unit produced or action performed regardless of time. Piece work is a form of performance-re-lated pay.
If quality is equal, piece rate rewards the more productive worker and offers less to those less pro-ductive. In this re-gard, it is a good ex-ample of free market economics. If every-one is paid the same, regardless of output, some contend there is little motivation to produce at a high
level beyond the natural work ethic of that individual. An advantage for the company
is that this method of payment helps to guarantee the costs per unit produced, which is useful for planning and forecast-ing purposes.
“Piece Work.” Wikipedia. Web. 18 Nov. 2011. <http://wikipedia.com>.
And so, we count mail, time our actions, and assess value to each piece and each task, based on agreements made between our Association and the USPS, and the end result is the “piece rate” that we are paid as rural carriers. Contract route carriers also have a type of piece work compensation in that they submit bids for the work they will do and then sign a contract agreeing to do that work for that price.
There are many similarities between Ru-ral Carriers and Contract Carriers. What are some of the differences?
• Rural Carriers are employees of the USPS who receive employee benefits in addition to salary—Contract Carriers are
contracted workers, not employees, who receive no employee benefits.
• As employees of the USPS, Rural Car-riers receive training in procedures and processes involved in the business of the USPS—Contract Carriers receive only the training and information provided to them by the office they work in, usually whatev-er information the Postmaster shares with them. The result? Rural Carriers under-stand and perform duties as well-informed members of a team—Contract Carriers understand and perform duties to the best of their abilities, given the amount of in-formation they are provided, which varies from office to office, at the whim of the manager.
• Rural Carriers have the benefit of be-ing able to be a member of an Association, which does collective bargaining for them.
President's goal for the New Year
Stuff you need to know:Item ....................................PagePresident’s Message ................ 1 Steward’s Message .................. 1Vice President’s........................ 2 Secretary/Treasurer’s .............. 3 Executive Committee .... 3,5,7,10 Auxiliary President’s ................. 9 Financial Statements ......... 10,12Board Mtg Minutes ............13-14State Officers ........................... 2 District Officers ....................... 11State Convention Preview.........8Website Information..................3
Vol. 40 December 2011 No. 5
Dawn Nix
Steward: Stand up for rights!
Ron Liles
It seems we were all able to survive an-other rural craft mail count. As a whole, the state of Colorado did fairly well con-sidering the decline in mail volume. I think we were able to take advantage of the new prepaid acceptance barcode scanning credit. In my many years of doing stew-ard work, I believe this count was a dif-ficult venture, to say the least. I hope car-riers did their part to make sure they were able to maxi-
mize what mail we did have. I know there have been rumors floating around that we are having another mail count in February, but right now the postal service does not have the same option that they had in the Sept. mail count. Without a settled contract or mutual agreed MOU, there will be NO count in Feb.
It seems wwe have been having a lot of issues with managers not processing edit books in a timely manner and carrier’s rights, in regards to making sure the edit book is correct when returned from AMS. There are a few rules that management must abide by and carriers should hold them to it. Some rules that should be fol-
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2011-12 CORLCAState Officers
President Dawn Michelle Nix40940 Topaz Dr.Deer Trail, CO 80105-7930Phone: 303-621-2386Cell: 303-619-0244E-mail: [email protected]: 303-621-2386
Vice President Alan J VerValin9240 Lombardy LaneLakewood, CO 80215hhPhone: 303-263-0929E-mail: [email protected]
Secretary/Treasurer James E Partin36662 Pawnee Ct.Elizabeth, CO 80107-8437Phone: 303-646-0962E-mail: [email protected]
Exec. Comm. Vicky L Vaughn3053 Wellington AveGrand Junction, CO 81504-5684Phone: 970-434-8385Cell 970-270-3016E-mail: [email protected]
Exec. Comm./State ChaplainNatalie Gardner146 Gamble LanePueblo, CO 81001Phone: 719-543-1653Cell: 719-252-hw3655E-mail: [email protected]
Exec. Comm. /Auto Ins. Rep.Jeremy A Heater3194 S. Uravan Way #301Aurora, CO 80013Phone: 303-726-3860E-mail: [email protected]
Exec. Comm. Fred Erbert3194 S. Uravan Way #301Stratton, CO 80836Phone:719-349-1870E-mail: [email protected]
State Steward Ron L LilesPO Box 631969Littleton, CO 80163-1969Phone: 720-344-6977Cell: 970-214-6869Fax: 303-346-0973 E-mail: [email protected]
Asst. State StewardSusan D Wood1931 Brookwood DriveColorado Springs, CO 80918-1133Phone: 719-531-5784Cell: 970-314-3944E-mail: [email protected]
State Editor Todd A Hohn3451 Josephine St.Denver, CO 80205-4120Phone: 303-921-5901E-mail: [email protected]
Provident Guild Rep.Christine A Magan1230 Illinois Ave.Pueblo, CO 81004-4054Phone: 719-251-1938E-mail: [email protected]
CORLCA Auxiliary PresidentLesa Routh-Halcomb101 E.1st Ave.Otis, CO 80743-9536Phone: 970-246-3221E-mail: [email protected]@osdco.com
Squeaky wheel gets the greaseHello everybody, I hope you had a wonder-
ful Thanksgiving and are enjoying a safe holiday season. We all have much to be thankful for and, during these times, having a job is a good place to start.
I hope everyone was fortunate enough to not have been impacted nega-tively by the Mail Count. I get the impression that the USPS did not achieve the results it was seeking, so maybe we dodged a bullet again. I have heard remarks from some in management regarding the coming count next February, which is not coming until we have a new contract. Time is growing short for a contract resolution this calendar year, and failing that, a February
count is looking less likely in my opinion.Something that may be here sooner rather than
later is congressional action regarding the USPS. There is a bill in the Senate (S1789) that addresses postal reform; some of it is good and some of it not so much. The good would include at least a 2-year prohibition on the USPS moving forward with 5-day delivery and some language that would make it harder for the USPS to close most of the smaller offices they have targeted. Also, USPS would be getting a large refund from FERS, which they are supposed to use for buy-outs so they can reduce the rolls by another 100,000, I’m not sure that is such a great idea. The USPS would have 40 years instead of 10 to pre-fund the retiree health-care fund, so that 5.5 billion dollar payment per year should go way down. As I write this, I think we still have not paid the bill that was due in Sep-tember, so a much smaller payment requirement should help almost immediately.
Unfortunately, there is some stuff in the bill I think is very bad. Although the USPS has a whole bunch of hoops to jump through over 2 years be-fore it can attempt to go to 5-day delivery, this seems to me to be the start of congressional weak-ening on the issue. Let’s hope USPS can reach its
AlanVerValin
CORLCA State CoventionJune 1-3, 2012
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fiscal targets so this issue goes away. There is also a section that allows the USPS to negoti-ate with all the unions in an attempt to remove us from FEHB and the USPS contract with a single provider for our health care. How hav-ing a single source as compared with several competing for our business will save money escapes me. The language also mentions “ade-quate benefits” and I sure don’t want the USPS to determine what “adequate” means, except I’m sure it would mean cheapest for them. All the unions must agree to this so I hope it goes nowhere. In my opinion, probably the worst section in this bill deals with arbitration. The arbitrator will be allowed to consider the fiscal condition of the USPS and comparative wages and benefits with the private sector. Until the fiscal condition of USPS improves, this lan-guage is not beneficial to us. Also, I don’t see how you could possibly compare our wages and benefits to the private sector; nobody else truly does what we do, so I think this language is not in our best interests. There are suppos-edly several amendments that have been pro-posed to this bill, I can’t find them, but I hear we are opposed to them. At any rate, this bill is supposed to be sent to the Senate floor very soon for debate and voting so we should see something happen in the next decade or so at the rate Congress is getting things done these days.
In closing I would like to let everyone know the State Board has been contacting our folks in Congress about all this legislation and will continue to do so. I hope every carrier out there keeps a sharp eye on everything going on in Congress and is prepared to contact Congress too if we see something we don’t support and even something we do. Remember that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Everybody, have a good, safe rest of 2011. Winter is com-ing so be extra careful.
Alan VerValin, Vice President/PAC Chair
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I attended my second Secretary/Trea-surer training session in early October. The training provided our state orga-nization with policies on whistleblow-ers, excess inventory, union paid credit
cards, and conflict of interest issues. Your state board will address these is-sues and create the necessary board policies to safeguard your union funds and equipment, as well as comply with Depart-ment of Labor regula-tions.
The partial audit was not completed in
time for the October board meeting. Mr. Silver, our con-tracted CPA, is confident the audit will be finished prior
to our December board meeting.The CD secured short term loan has been
paid in full. Total cost to borrow $26,500.00 was $115.91.
Mrs. Peggy Griffith has graciously do-nated many ‘one of a kind’ items from her late husband Tom’s collection of papers, awards, correspondences, and national pa-pers. These items are a great addition to CORLCA history, and are a vast recourse for future use.
Sec/Treas: Get credit for everything we doMAIL ADDRESSCHANGES TO:JAMES PARTIN
CORLCA Sec-Treas.36662 Pawnee Ct.
Elizabeth, CO 80107-8437
I hope you all made sure your mail count was fair and accurate.USPS did not achieve the route evaluation reductions they want-ed, so perhaps they will not be so quick to require a mail count next time. Whenever the next mail count occurs, all rural craft employees need to know how to get credit for everything we do. That means attend-ing mail count training and standing up for yourselves.
In closing, the importance of submit-ting district LM reports in a timely fashion needs to be stressed to our seven districts. CORLCA will assist in any way we can to make sure these reports are complete and timely.
James Partin, Secretary/TreasurerJamesPartin
Check out your new website:www.corlca.net
password:Durango
Have you heard?Hi all, I hope this finds
everyone in a great a post-mail count mood. Then get ready, the next one is right around the corner!!! I am sure some of you have heard this ru-mor.
I suppose we have all heard our share of ru-mors; although, they seem to be a bit worse here lately. Whom should
we believe, the United States Postal Service, the political system, the news and/or the water cooler? It seems like people have a habit of hearing something, or hearing part of some-thing, and then adding to it so it is of real inter-est to the next person hearing it. It is said, “A RUMOR GROWS AS IT GOES.”
I once heard a preschool teacher say that unless it was “Truthful, Helpful, Important, Necessary, or Kind,” THINK. I believe that some of those preschool rules could ben-efit a lot of us adults. We are all guilty and maybe we should THINK before we speak.
Fred Erbert, Executive Committee
▲ Natalie Gardner, Executive Committee Officer, with a second to breathe at the NRLCA National Convention in Georgia
Senior Executive Committee Officer, Vicky Vaughn, enjoying the moment at the CORLCA State Convention in Loveland. ▼
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FredErbert
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The View From The Right Side Of The CarTodd Hohn, Editor
A cliché is a figure of speech whose effec-tiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity. The significance of what is trying to be communicated is of-ten lost because it becomes like the back-ground noise we live with everyday. It seems like a cliché now days when some-one says, or you read in an article, ‘Times are hard,’ or ‘Things are changing.’ We are hearing those words and reading them ev-erywhere, you’ll even read that sentiment in this paper, in this article. The Post Office and our jobs are going through it right now. A cliché doesn’t make the sentiment any less true, so maybe if I use enough clichés, more clichés than you can shake a stick at, it will be as good as gold, and maybe the importance of what you have read will sink in.
We are persevering through these hard times like a hair in a biscuit. We are not let-ting these times drag us under the wheel, the sun will shine on us when the clouds are gone, and hopefully we will be in a good position to move forward. A lot of the is-sues we deal with as Rural Carriers, which we read about in publications like this one, are focused on the political scene or the Post Office in general. Those areas are important and we need to continue fight-ing that battle with letters and phone calls to our congressmen; the pen is mightier than the sword, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, as Alan said on page two. In this article, I would like to look at our union, and specifically, two changes in my part of our organization that are new and moving to the future for a positive change, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Throughout the country the Rural Union is suffering, just like everyone else. Mem-berships are down, which means budgetary adjustments are being made, which means sacrifices are having to be accepted and dealt with. Changes are particularly hard for us, with a job that is very much a job of routine, change can feel like changing horses in midstream. Our jobs are pretty much the same every day, day in and day out we develop our own way of getting it done and when it works for us it is very hard to change, regardless if it might be a better way or more efficient, but there is more than one way to skin a cat.
took a little investment of time and money to get started and trained, but over time, our
organization will save money by not paying a third party. There
is a matter of pride to keep our paper as our
own creation as well; it will also be much easier
to accommodate last min-ute changes. I am hoping you don’t notice much of a change because, until I am more familiar with the soft-ware, I am modeling how I
create our paper on how we have a l - ways seen it. Over time, there might be a few changes, but only time will tell. I need to get all my duck in a row, batten down the hatches, lower the boom, raise the mainmast, and full speed ahead.
Please visit www.corlca.net and use Let-ters to the Editor to send a comment to me about what you think, is our glass half full or half empty? What do you like or don’t like? What would like to see or not see? I will not post your comments for this, but in the future I see the writing on the wall. I think we could have more fun with this website than a barrel of monkeys. Use the website to let me know of any clichés I might have overlooked; till then, see you in the funny pages.
The first change on my part might be the hardest for some to accept, but some-times we need to let our hair down, break a few eggs to make an om-elet. Usually, the December issue of our pa-per comes with a CD that contains an abundance of important informa-tion that every union member should have access to. By now, you have noticed that this issue did not come with a CD. It is a very expensive process to have those CDs created in mass quantity and the extra postage it costs to send it out with the paper, about a $1500 investment. Re-searching options to save money, a penny saved is a penny earned, and keep the in-formation available, I found a website that will give us a two year deal on a website for $160; which includes password protec-tion and a registered domain name—www.corlca.net.
Password protection means that in every issue of our paper you will find a new pass-word that you will need to log into the web-site. This issue’s password is Durango, case sensitive. The website will contain the majority of information that was contained on the CD, but that is only the beginning, the tip of the iceberg. A website dedicated to our organization, with your assistance, can be the cat’s meow, or the bee's knees. It can develop into the perfect tool for timely communication and the dissemination of vital information that can’t wait until the next issue of our state paper. I believe the time is now for our organization to enter the future, better late than never, the po-tential is exponential and can grow into a central part of our organization.
The second change will not be as notice-able; at least that is what I am hoping for, because I will be the one creating our state paper. Prior to this issue, I was responsible for what would be added in each issue, the editing of the content, and to offer my sug-gestions as to where I would like each piece to be located. Then my suggestions would be sent off to another individual who was responsible for using the software to put the paper together and creating the look that you are all now familiar. The change was to save money in the long run and to keep the entire creation of our paper in house. It
ToddHohn
David Aldridge, from Montbello, served as Parliamentarian at the 2011 CORLCA State Convention in Loveland
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PRESIDENT FRom PagE 1This benefits both members and non-mem-bers by providing guidelines for compen-sation, training, methods, and tools needed to perform the job—Contract Carriers bar-gain individually for everything. This ben-efits each only according to his/her own individual bargaining success.
• Rural Carriers have protection for the contracted rights they have agreed to with their employer, in the form of the Union Stewards, who are trained and well-in-formed about the contract between the Association and the employer—Contract employees each have full responsibility for protection of their own contracted rights under their individual contracts. The result? When workplace changes occur, Rural Carriers receive respect for their contracted rights because of the Union Stewards who will defend those rights—Contract Carri-ers often lose rights because it is up to each individual to know their own contracts and defend their own rights.
I have many opportunities to witness the differences between Rural Carriers and Contract Carriers for two reasons. I work in an office that has both Rural Carriers and HCR Carriers, and I live in an area served by a Highway Contract Route Carrier.
When our office recently absorbed routes from another office in a Delivery Unit Op-timization, only the Contract Carriers were ordered to eliminate equipment. Originally both the Auxiliary Rural Routes and the Contract Routes were told to vacate one case to make more room in the office for the additional routes. To date, only the
Contract Carriers have made that change. The Auxiliary Routes are still waiting for route adjustments, which will reduce their size, and then the loss of a case will have much less impact. The regular Rural Routes maintained their existing cases.
The Rural Routes, regular and auxiliary, are provided with announcements and in-formation on a regular basis in the form of stand-ups, which we received time for dur-ing Mail Count, and is now built into our routes. The Contract Routes are told they may attend the stand-ups if they wish, but they receive no compensation.
The delivery service I receive at my home from our HCR Carrier demonstrates something about lack of information and training. The carrier has left notices for certified letters without even attempting to deliver them—we were at home. We regu-larly receive misdelivered mail, sometimes for the neighbor on the west side and some-times for the neighbor on the east side, and sometimes for both! The worst part about our mail delivery is that we receive no mail delivery on Saturdays. I received a piece of mail on Monday 11-14-11 that was mailed on Thursday 11-10-11 from about 30 miles away. That piece of mail should normally take one day, but Friday was a holiday, they don’t deliver on Saturday or Sunday, and so I didn’t get it until Monday. Whenever I order something that I am in a hurry to re-ceive, I have to take into consideration that if it is mailed later in the week, it will take extra days because it will sit in the post of-fice all weekend. When we receive a piece
of Express mail on a Saturday, we receive only a phone call notifying us that we can drive 20 miles one-way to pick it up, or wait until Monday.
I guess what I am trying to say is, as postal employees, we are experiencing some diffi-cult times right now, and there are all kinds of ideas being talked about: privatization of mail service, which could mean all contract routes, moving from the evaluated system, piecework, to hourly compensation, elimi-nation of Saturday delivery, and so on.
From where I sit, and from what I ob-serve, both at work and at home, I believe there is still some value to us in the evalu-ated system, though it is fading. There is a lot of value to being a part of the NRLCA and CORLCA and not bargaining and con-tracting on our own, and the elimination of Saturday delivery would be the beginning of the last chapter for the USPS.
That said, I would like to leave you with a goal for the New Year. We are, and always have been, the most resourceful and most productive of all postal employees. When faced with a clear violation of our contract, don’t just accept it and then complain. Take responsibility, notify your manager that it is a violation of our contract, and contact your steward. And, when Congress is con-sidering legislation that will affect us, fol-low the NRLCA lead, make some calls and write some letters. Let’s stop complaining and start taking action!
Merry Christmas and my very best wish-es for a good year in 2012!
Dawn Michelle Nix, President
Keep your eyes openA n o t h e r
year is almost over ... where does the time go? Our win-ter holidays are upon us, along with the hastle of fighting a little more traffic than
normal. It gives us a chance to practice the defensive driving that some of us had to take in or-der to get a driver’s license or to get a discount on insurance rates. People are not paying attention to what they are doing, whether they’re on the phone or having to make a quick trip to the store for
something they forgot. This last couple of weeks I have had some not so pleasant experiences with drivers cutting me off or pulling out in front of me just to make it to the light before I do. Please keep your eyes open and be aware of all your surroundings any time you get behind the wheel, especially while driving on your route. Also, with the winter weather don’t forget to carry a little more cloth-ing with you for layering, maybe a small shovel, hand warmers, flashlight, and keep your gas tanks full in case you get stuck out there. Happy and Safe Holidays to all!!
Natalie Gardner,Executive Committee
NatalieGardner
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STaTE STEWaRD FRom PagE 1lowed are:
Management expects to be able to pro-cess most Edit Books in approximately 15 days.
Each Edit Book contains a tracking sheet which will show the book was submitted to AMS and when it was returned. Books will generally be processed in order of receipt, unless a special change is required in a particular offi ce/zone which would cause that offi ce to be expedited. Normally Edit Book submission for the purpose of incor-porating edit sheet changes should be made at the time the change occurs. It is expected that when new addresses are recorded, the Edit Book should be submitted at least on a monthly basis. More frequent submissions might be necessary where delivery addi-tions and deletions are extensive. (May 2004, edit book Q & A)
While the Edit Book is away being pro-cessed, carriers will track changes on the Maintenance Sheet. If the books are pro-cessed in a timely manner, a minimal num-ber of addresses should be on these add/delete sheets and the transfer of this data to the new edit sheet and the new case la-bels, should be minimal. If processing has been delayed so long that the new labels and new edit sheets would require exten-sive reworking to make them usable, then compensation for the carrier’s additional efforts should be provided. This additional time can be allowed by providing auxiliary assistance or payment through the Form 8127 process. If carriers are having trouble with these issues please address them with your local or state level assigned steward.
Another issue that has been raising a lot of questions is DPS mail not being pro-cessed as It had been during a mail count and or having to case a signifi cant portion or all of your DPS because of being out of order or not processed at all. Here are some regulations that address those issues. I have had previous articles addressing DPS reviews, but have not discussed get-ting compensated for being required to case DPS mail.
PO603: 541.41 Additional Compensa-tion:
If a carrier on a route being compensat-ed under DPS letter standards is required
to case all or a signifi cant portion (125 pieces or more) of its DPS letter mail, due to machine failure or other problems, ad-ditional compensation will be provided in accordance with the following formula: The average daily DPS letter volume from the latest mail count or adjusted base fol-lowing a DPS letter mail formal review (when all DPS mail is received in a raw, unprocessed state or all DPS mail Is im-properly processed requiring casing), or the actual piece count (when 125 or more pieces require casing)multiplied (x) by 0.0365 minutes per piece equals (=) ad-ditional minutes. Payment: Additional payment procedures will be the same as outlined in Article 9.2.N of the National Agreement between the USPS-NRLCA. Note: Carriers should notify their manager immediately when they receive DPS letter mail requiring casing. If a manager is not readily accessible, the carrier should note the number of DPS letter pieces they are required to case and report it to his or her manager at the fi rst opportunity. Again any questions in regards to these issues need to be addressed to your local or state level stewards.
As I’m writing this article, I am attending the annual area steward seminar. The latest information on the arbitrations is they will start on Dec. 5. The meetings could take up to 30 to 40 meeting days but we are not sure how many it will actually be. Stay tuned to future articles and our national website for updated information.
Finally, safety; everyone needs to be reminded that winter is here. There have been a lot of concerns regarding routes that recently received LLVs and the safety of them during winter snow storms. As I have said in prior articles regarding safety, it is up to each and every one of us when driving in the snow and how safe we are, regardless of what kind of vehicle you are driving. We all need to make smart deci-sions when driving in the snow and staying safe. Making sure that your vehicle is in the safest condition for winter travel is again up to us each individually. No other postal employee can require you to do anything unsafe. Remember that.
Ron Liles, State Steward
WELCOMENEW MEMBERS!!!
SINCE 9-01-11Sandra Beck—Rifl eCarl Cross—Greeley
Rebecca Hightower—Grand Junction
Lien Lam—Fort CollinsVicky Mullane—Fowler
Nicole Nagel—WestminsterFrances Terrell—Grand
JunctionAlisha Winter—Mead
Carla Chiles—BrightonBeth Swigert—Bailey
Kimberly Zagar—ParkerKeri Haynes—Evergreen
Louis Raines Iii—MonumentKim Thavis—MorrisonMelanie Vigil-Garcia—
AlamosaTimothy Apodaca—La Junta
Deborah Harr—GreeleyKathleen Coulter—Brighton
Ricky Woolfolk—Colo.SpringsGigi Chavez—Colo.Springs
Teresa Farrow—Colo.SpringsTaira Garcia-Delgado—Colo.
SpringsDeborah Hartman—Colo.
SpringsJuan Sagaribay Jr.—Colo.
SpringsStephen Witt—Thompson
Lori Daniels—PenroseJimmi Shiers—Windsor
CHRISTMAS PERIOD12-3-11 to 12-23-11
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We need to educate our residentsI’m not afraid, I’m not afraid
To take a stand, to take a standEverybody, everybody
Come take my hand, come take my handWe’ll walk this world
together through the storm Whatever weather, cold or warm
Just lettin’ you know that,you’re not alone
Holla if you feel likeyou’ve been down the same road
This is the chorus to the song “Not Afraid” by rapper Eminem. Given the current situation we are in, I fi nd these words very appropriate.
On September 27, I attended the Save the Postal Service rally. I went to the one by Mike Coffman’s offi ce in Centennial by IKEA and Park Meadows Shopping Center. The other people there were from the other crafts of the Postal Service and we took different corners of the intersec-tion and handed out informational fl yers to passing motorists. It is our job as the face of the Postal Service to educate our
residents as to what is really going on with our jobs and their service. I am constantly talking to my residents who come out to pick up their mail about our current situation and the majority of them didn’t know what I told them. There are many things that can be done to get sup-port for our situation: talk to your residents, your family, your friends, and co-workers, email your senator and representative.
Another way to help our situation, and yourself, is to abide by the contract, especially when it comes to recording your time worked for that day. It is not only vital to be accurate for evaluation and 2080 purposes, but there is also the possibility of time clock fraud if you get caught. If you are ordered to do it by management, conta ct your local or state level steward immediately.
With winter and bad weather approaching—snow is a four letter word in my house, I HATE IT!—take extra care not to do anything that would put your job or future in jeopardy. Wear toe spikes on ice, slow down when the roads are bad, and waddle like a duck when walking.
For those of you who will be going regular, hopefully sooner rather than later, did you know that you can still get paid hourly through the end of the current guarantee period that you go regular.
The last topic I will cover is GMAC. The rep from GMAC is out of the offi ce until early next year, so I won’t have any solid informa-tion to give you until then. I can tell you this though, after reading my last column on GMAC and their insurance, a carrier in my offi ce contacted them, switched and saved ELEVEN HUNDRED dollars a year on their three cars. Look for the GMAC article in this paper for additional information or go to www.gmacinsurance.com/nrlca.
Jeremy Heater, Executive Committee/
GMAC Insurance Rep.
JeremyHeater
Executive Committee Offi cer, Jeremy Heater, insures the CORLCA voice is heard on the fl oor in Georgia.
National Delegates, Todd Hohn and Dawn Nix, discussing the candi-dates on Caucus night at the 2011 National Convention in Georgia
IN MEMORIAM: Alice M. Wagner
Alice M. "Beth" Wagner, 82, passed away Septem-ber 28, 2011. She was born in Boone, CO, and is sur-vived by her husband, Ed, a retired Rural Carrier in Pueblo, two daughters, eight grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Alice and Ed celebrated their 59th wedding anniversay on September 13. Alice remained active in the Auxiliary for District 5.
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2012 State CORLCA Convention set for IgnacioDistrict 6 is gearing up for the 2012
CORLCA State Convention at the Sky Ute Casino Resort in Ignacio, just 24 miles southwest of Durango. The brand new casino will be hosting all of the con-vention meetings. The room rate for a single king or double queen will be $85 a night. There will be limited suites avail-able on a first come first serve basis, for $175. The hotel also has an RV park on site for $26 a night. If the attendees regis-ter for the “Bear Club” card and accumu-
late 300 points, the room rates will only be $65. The card will also be good for discounts on food and entertainment. The casino has multiple restaurants including an all you can eat buffet that serves a Fri-day night seafood buffet.
Ignacio is a six hour drive from Denver and a 24 mile drive from Durango. The juniors will have entertainment with a bowling alley and arcade inside the hotel. There is a large indoor pool and a picnic area between the pool and the RV Park.
The Hotel also has shuttle busses that serve Durango and the Durango airport. Durango also has its fair share of great restaurants and fantastic shopping. Just an FYI for everyone, there is a large Powwow scheduled for the weekend following of the convention. To make room reservations please call 1800-828-4228 and reference CORLCA. To get more information on the Sky Ute Resort visit www.skyutecasino.com. Hope to see you all there.
CORLCAMembership
TotalCash
Regular 2Retired 13Total 15
Dues WithholdingRegular 632
PTF 4Retired 138Associate 14
RCA 378Grand Total: 1,181
As of 11-07-11
A Holiday Blessing
I got an email from a dear friend of mine and I want to share the last part of it with you because I think we sometimes forget that we all have a lot to be thankful for. “I thank God every day for my blessed life. I’m not rich, don’t live in a mansion, and don’t have the nicest of mate-rial things, but I’m healthy, have a roof over my head, clothes on my back, food on my table, a family that loves me, and lifelong friends to get me through.” Amen
I’m wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season and lots of good memories to be made with family and friends.
Natalie Gardner,Chaplain
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The 2012 Western States Conference will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn
3720 North Reserve Street, Missoula, MT 59808 406-532-5300 or 877-STAY HGI
www.missoula.hgi.com Rooms will be at the government rate of $87
Please reference “Western States Conference” when reserving rooms Reservations must be made by 3/21/2012 for group rate
Complimentary airport shuttle from Missoula Airport (MSO) The banquet will be held Friday, April 13
Western States Conference
April 12-14, 2012
Missoula, Montana
Western States Conference Registration Registration Fees Before March 1 After March 1 Conference Only $10 $15 Banquet Only $30 $35 Conference & Banquet $40 $45 Conference Only: ________ Attending at $______________ = $_______________ Banquet Only: ________ Attending at $______________ = $_______________ Conference & Banquet: ________ Attending at $______________ = $_______________ Total enclosed $_______________ Name __________________________________________________________________________ Additional Names_________________________________________________________________ Address _________________________________________________________________________ Phone ______________________________ Email _______________________________________ Make checks payable to MTRLCA For additional information, contact Cindy Eisenman Wanda at [email protected] 3768 Eastside Highway Joan at [email protected] Stevensville, MT 59870 Cindy at [email protected]
Fall Greetings; al-though, I wonder how fall like the weather is, as it is a balmy 15 de-grees outside with a slight, ice-like breeze blowing, as I write my article. The holidays are right around the corner and I have so much to be thankful for. At our school, the students
have been asked to focus on “20 Days of Giving Thanks.” Can you think of 20 peo-ple, feelings, or events in your life you can be thankful for? As a woman of a seasoned age, it does not take me long to think of my twenty, but to some I’m sure this act could be very time consuming. My list of things I am thankful for includes: my husband, my two beautiful children, my family, my rural car-rier family, my job, my students, my warm home, and the peace of mind that allows me to believe as I choose, to name a few. I know there are others in our country and world that are not as blessed and for them I wish the strength to fi nd peace within, security and love in a relationship, wisdom to see matters in a positive light, and courage to take on the challenges that life deals them. I realize that life is not this simple, but take a moment to think about the fi rst time you held your child in your arms, had a parent hold your hand and guide you through life, or your life part-ner hold you close and share the warmth of the love in his or her heart. When you think of these times, think about the feeling you have in your heart and share this feeling with someone that is not as fortunate as you. I can assure you that by doing this you will make someone else’s load or burdens in life seem smaller and lighter and they too may fi nd the happiness that you have. Your acts of kind-ness may also be the fi rst thing that someone can be thankful for.
As the holidays grow closer take a moment and think about the things in your life that you are thankful for. I know that when I take my moment to think, I fi nd many memories of my family, my job and students, and mo-ments I have shared with my rural carrier family. In closing, I wish each of you a re-laxed, blessed and memory fi lled holiday season.
Lesa Routh-Halcomb,CORLCA Auxiliary President
Give Thanks
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State Steward, Ron Liles, speaks with District 5 and their offi cers, Natalie Gardner, Vice President, Christine Magan, Secretary/Treasurer, and Roberta Mooney, President.
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Page 11MEET YOUR DISTRICT OFFICERS
Contact your District Officers for info about time and place.If you are not sure what District you are in, contact the Editor and I will
help you find your spot. (Or refer to your CORLCA Constitution in thecenter of your July CORLCA newspaper)
District OnePresident – Diane C Sinclair2539 E 126th Way, Thornton, CO 80241-2761 [email protected] President – Troy Copeland2548 17th Ave, Greeley, CO 80631-8103 [email protected]/Treasurer – Mary VanDyke3423 Reeves Ct, Evans, CO 80620970 506-0787 [email protected]
District TwoPresident – Michelle Huggins19655 Chambers Dr, Sterling, CO 80751-8526 970-522-5918 Vice President – Karen Dillion18018 Willow Dr, Sterling, CO 80751-9045 970-522-4907Secretary/Treasurer – Carrie E Bivens37500 County Road CC, Wray, CO 80758-9616 970 332-4228 [email protected]
District ThreePresident – James E Partin36662 Pawnee Ct, Elizabeth, CO 80107-8437 303 646-0962 [email protected] President – Jeremy A Heater3194 S Uravan Way #301, Aurora, CO 80013 303 726-3860 [email protected]/Treasurer – Charles Harper1784 S Dahlia St, Denver, CO 80222303 618-7380 [email protected]
District FourPresident – Launa Manchego503 E Florence Ave, Fowler, CO 81039719 263-5124 [email protected] President – Lori Bennett2529 County Lane 8, Olney Springs, CO 81062 719 248-0406 [email protected]/Treasurer – Jeannie Carlile4968 Hwy 96, Olney Springs, CO 81062719 263-4748 [email protected]
District FivePresident – Roberta C Mooney Harris2024 Zinno Blvd, Pueblo, CO 81006-1835Vice President - Natalie A Gardner146 Gamble Ln, Pueblo, CO 81001-1949719 543-1653 [email protected]/Treasurer – Christine A Magan1230 Illinois Ave, Pueblo, CO 81004-4054719 251-1938 [email protected]
District SixPresident – Jeff Burton167 On Bye Trail, Hesperus, CO 81326-8728Vice President – Kari Starkebaum6795 County Road 228, Bayfield, CO 81122-9309Secretary/Treasurer – Cheryl Orris53 Countrymens Way, Durango, CO 81303-7882
District SevenPresident – Vicky L Vaughn3053 Wellington Ave, Gr. Junction,CO 81504-5684 970 434-8385 [email protected] President – Brett Ann Terrell970 250-6744 [email protected]/Treasurer – Sandy Hibberd1496 O RD Loma, Co. 81524 970-858-0218 [email protected]
Cold weatherCold injury to the whole body is called
hypothermia. Hypothermia occurs when the body temperature falls below 95 de-grees. With mild hypothermia shivering is present; shivering protects the body by producing heat.
• Get the victim out of the cold.• Offer warm non-alcoholic drinks if not vomiting.• Keep victim lying flat.• If clothes are wet, replace them with dry clothes.• Put blanket, towels, or newspaper un- der and around the victim.• Warm the center of the body first . . . (use an electric blanket if avail- able.• Cover the head, but not the face.Severe hypothermia is a life-threatening
condition. It occurs when shivering stops and the body temperature falls below 90 degrees and can cause death. The victim may be confused, sleepy, and unconcerned about their condition. Muscles will be stiff and the skin is ice cold and blue. The victim can become unresponsive, their breathing slows, and they can appear dead. If unresponsive, call 911 and begin CPR.
Frostbite is a cold related emergency and affects only parts of the body that are exposed, like fingers, toes, and ears. Warn-ing signs include:
• Skin in the area is white, waxy, or grayish yellow.• Area will be cold and numb.• Skin will be hard and not move if pushed.• Victim may be unaware of the frostbite condition because of the numbness.When there is frostbite, but no sign of
hypothermia, seek medical attention if available. If not:
• Get in a warm place• Warm the affected area using body heat; for example, the heat of the armpit can be used to warm frost- bitten fingers.• Remove tight clothing/rings off frost- bitten parts.• Immerse in warm water.• Do not rub the affected area.• Don’t use a heating pad.• Don’t thaw the frozen area if there is a chance of refreezing.
Strasburg Connection, QWL/EI area team 2/2007
District Meetings with CORLCA Board MemberDistrict 1 – March 4th (Jeremy Heater)
District 2 – March 3rd (Fred Erbert)District 3 – April 15th (Dawn Nix)
District 4 – March 11th (Natalie Gardner)District 5 – March 10th (Alan VerValin)District 6 – March 24th (Vicky Vaughn)District 7 – March 25th (James Partin)
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State Steward Ron Liles and NRLCA Vice President (then the Director of Steward Operations), Ronnie Stutts at the CORLCA State Convention in Loveland.
▲The CORLCA Delegation on the floor at the 107th National Convention in Georgia.
Page 13CORLCA State Board Meeting
October 15–16, 2011The Timbers All-Suite Hotel, 4411 Peoria St., Denver, CO 80239 • 303-373-1444
Present: Dawn Nix, President Alan VerValin, Vice President James Partin, Secretary/TreasurerVicky Vaughn, Executive Committee Member Jeremy Heater, Executive Committee Member Fred Erbert, Executive Committee Member Natalie Gardner, Executive Committee Member,Ron Liles, State Steward and Ex-Officio Board Member Todd Hohn, Editor and Ex-Officio Board Member
The meeting was called to order by President Nix at approximately 12:07 pm on 10-15-2011 with 9 members present.President Nix introduced Fred Erbert, Executive Committee Member and noted that Fred was sworn in by Don Matson, National Executive Committee.Following the Pledge of Allegiance, a motion to approve agenda was made by Committeeman Erbert. Motion was seconded and passedVOTE: All votes were in favor.Time limits for agenda were approved. July 16-17, 2011 CORLCA Board Meeting minutes were approved as published in the September 2011 edition of the CORLCA. REPORTSPresidentPresident Nix requested Board recommendations for up to five names to serve as District and Assistant District Representatives in the National Steward System.President Nix discussed with Board the need to improve local steward training to prepare them for advancement.President Nix requested a Steward Inventory of Equipment to forward to NRLCA for possible purchase.The September 27, 2011 joint postal rallies in Colorado were discussed, with several Board members reporting on their participation and media coverage.President Nix addressed procedures and expectations of our National Delegates at past National Convention.Resolution omitted at National Convention will be submitted again at next National Convention, by original maker. A committee will be created to assume the role of PAC Chairman.Vice PresidentVice President VerValin suggested the Board send a letter of apprecia-tion toRepresentatives Gardner and Tipton for their support regarding opposi-tion to USPS 5-day delivery.Secretary/TreasurerSec/Treasurer Partin reported the 2011 Partial Audit of CORLCA is not completed. Miles Silver, CPA has committed to finishing audit in time for the December Board meeting.The loan from Atlanta Postal Credit Union has been paid in full.Statement of Activities and Financial Condition reports were reviewed and discussed, as well as review of the budget and ADOP vouchers.State Steward State Steward Liles read the resignation letter from Assistant State Steward Stauffer.VOTE: All votes were in favor of accepting resignation.Ron Liles presented his State Steward Report, many details of which are found in his article in the next paper.Count Training sessions were well attended this year, with 304 members attending, and 4 new members joined at the trainings.Unfinished BusinessRon Liles initiated a brief discussion about the 2012 State Convention, which will be held in Durango, CO at the Sky Ute Casino. Room rates will be $85/double and $105/suite.Meeting adjourned at 5:58 pm, to be reconvened at 8 am Sunday, 10/16, 2011.
Sunday, 10/16/2011 CORLCA Board meeting began at 8:09 am. Present: President NixVice President VerValin Sec./Treasurer Partin Executive Committee Member Erbert Executive Committee Member Heater
Executive Committee Member Gardner Executive Committee Member Vaughn State Editor HohnAbsent:State Steward Liles
UNFINISHED BUSINESSDepartment of Labor training will not be held at Board meeting, since DOL has ended the practice due to budget cuts. Heater, Erbert, VerValin, and Partin are required to attend, and will attend at the DOL location when it is announced. Motion by VerValin to fund pay and travel for required DOL training. Seconded.VOTE: All voted in favor. Motion passed.Motion by VerValin to print 100 stand-alone copies of revised CORLCA Constitution, at best available price.VOTE: All voted in favor. Motion passed.The GMF flat-sorting machine tour scheduled in conjunction with this meeting was cancelled by the plant to be rescheduled at a later date.Excess equipment policy – the board discussed and agreed upon the fol-lowing sequence of events for dealing with excess association equip-ment:CORLCA Districts will be notified of any equipment to be excessed, including details and a digital picture if applicable of the equipment.If none of the Districts are interested in the equipment, a notice will be put in the next CORLCA paper, again including details and a digital picture if applicable, as well as a contact number for information about deadlines for viewing and bidding on the equipment.If there is no interest expressed by the membership, the equipment will be disposed of at the board’s discretion. REPORTS CONTINUEDSTATE EDITORTodd Hohn, State Editor reported the agreement with I-70 Scout for newspaper layout has not been renewed.Todd will be doing the newspaper layout, with training on INDESIGN. This is a computer program for newspaper layout. Hohn reported that he has located a mentor who is willing to offer him training sessions on working with the new software at a price of $85/hour. They propose utilizing 3-5 hours in one or two meetings. Motion by Vaughn to pay for Editor Hohn’s computer training for newspaper layout. Seconded.VOTE: All voted in favor. Motion passed.Motion by VerValin to pay $71.00 for a CORLCA website. Funds will pay for two years.Website, proposed by Editor Hohn, can provide membership with in-formation previously sent in CD’s, at a substantial savings. Seconded.VOTE: All voted in favor. Motion passedMotion by Heater to pay Editor Hohn ADOP for his time to attend the computer training. Seconded.VOTE: All voted in favor. Motion passed.EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERSCommitteeman Heater presented a proposal for realigning of CORLCA Districts 2, 3, & 4. After discussion, a consensus decision was made to research the idea, obtain opinions from affected members in the Districts and postpone a decision until such info is available.Committeewoman Gardner reported that the man who is making the wooden boxes for the mailbox door coin banks needs to know how many we want him to make. Discussion revealed that we will want at least 10. Gardner will notify him and Liles will continue search for more mailbox doors.UNFINISHED BUSINESS CONTINUEDMotion by VerValin to pay Gardner and Erbert 1 ½ ADOP for attending and travel time to Board meetings. Seconded.VOTE: All voted in favor. Motion passed. BOARD POLICY REVIEWMotion by Heater to delete all wording after the first sentence in Board Policy 34. Seconded CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE.
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mINUTES FRom PagE 13VOTE: All voted in favor. Motion passed.Motion by Partin to add a Board Policy: All Districts shall submit, by hard copy, annual LM report to the State Sec. /Treasurer by August 31 of each year. Seconded.VOTE: All voted in favor. Motion passed.Motion by VerValin to add “and a copy of district meeting minutes” after “report” on first line of Board Policy # 33.Seconded.VOTE: All voted in favor. Motion passed.Motion by Heater to add “Duties and Responsibilities of National Del-egates shall bepublished in February and May issues of State Paper.” This will become a new Board Policy. Seconded.VOTE: All voted in favor. Motion passed.President Nix presented proposed wording for the State Association Credit Card Policy. It was discussed and amended as follows:CORLCA credit cards shall be issued to the State Secretary/Treasurer and the State Steward, as 2 separate accounts, each with a credit limit of $2,000. The Secretary/Treasurer and the State Steward shall each be the only authorized signer for their respective accounts, and shall each accept full responsibility for the use and security of their respective cards.CORLCA credit cards shall never be used for cash advances or any type of personal use.Documentation of all charges will be required, in the form of original, itemized receipts with personal notations as explanation/justification. Said documentation shall be submitted by the 16th day of the following month, along with a CORLCA Credit Card Itemization Report, to the State President for review and filing with credit card statements reflect-ing the same charges.
If, upon review, inappropriate use of cards is suspected, the President shall contact the cardholder immediately for clarification and explana-tion.Violation of any part of this policy may result in immediate suspension of charging privileges and subsequent disciplinary action as prescribed in Article V, Section 5A of the CORLCA Constitution, or as determined by the State Board.
Motion by VerValin to adopt this credit card policy as a new CORLCA Board Policy.Seconded.VOTE: All voted in favor. Motion passed.Motion by Partin to amend Board Policy #20 by adding the word distant after 500 miles in the third line to clarify and make the policy consistent. Seconded.VOTE: All voted in favor. Motion passed.INTERNAL AUDITThe Board determined that until the new credit card policy has been in effect, there would be no point in conducting the planned internal audit of credit cards, so the credit card internal audit was postponed until the next regular CORLCA board meeting.NEW BOARD MEMBER TRAINING/REFRESHERA brief New Board member training/refresher was held to assist new board member Fred Erbert in becoming familiar with duties and respon-sibilities of the board, as well as resources available to board members.
Motion to adjourn by Partin. SecondedVOTE: All voted in favor. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 12:07 pm.
To Contribute to NRLCA-PAC through PostalEase (Employees are currently limited to two payroll allotments) Follow the instructions below: 1. Add your Employee ID number to the 9-digit COPA accountnumber (163055555) in line 11 on this form. This 17-digit number(no hyphens) will enable the NRLCA to identify this contribution ashaving come from you. 2. Dial 1-877-477-3273 (1-877-4PS-EASE). 3. Press #1 for PostalEase. 4. When prompted, enter your employee Identification number. 5. When prompted again, enter your USPS PIN number. (If you do not have a USPS PIN or cannot remember your PIN, follow theinstructions on this form, under “Don't Have Your USPS PIN?”). 6. When prompted, choose option #2 (to select payroll allotments). 7. When prompted, choose option #1 (to select type of allotment). 8. When prompted, press #2 to continue. 9. When prompted, press #3 to “add” the allotment. 10. When prompted, add routing number: 051400549. 11. When prompted, enter the NRLCA account number: 163055555 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, followed by your Employee ID (nohyphens, 17 digits total). Press #1 if correct. 12. When prompted, press #1 for checking. 13. When prompted for the dollar amount of the allotment, enter $_____.00, your choice for a biweekly allotment. Press #1 if correct. 14. When prompted, press #1 to process. At this point, you’ll be provided with a confirmation number and the start date of the allotment. Record the confirmation number_______ and start date__________. 15. Press #1 to repeat, or press #9 to end the call. Retain this form for your records.
This NRLCA-PAC solicitation is paid for by the NationalRural Letter Carriers’ Assoc, 1630 Duke Street, 2nd Floor,Alexandria, VA 22314. (703) 684-5545; it is not autho-rized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.Contributions or gifts to NRLCA-PAC are not deductibleas charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.NRLCA-PAC will use the contributions it receives forpolitical purposes, including making contributions to can-didates for federal, state and local offices, and addressingpolitical issues of public importance. Contributions toNRLCA-PAC are voluntary. More or less than the suggest-ed amount may be given, and the amount given or therefusal to give will not benefit or disadvantage the personbeing solicited. Federal law requires political action com-mittees to report the name, mailing address, occupation,and employer for each individual whose contributionsaggregate in excess of $200 in a calendar year.
Automatic PayrollDeduction to PACfor active members
Don’t Have Your USPS PIN? To obtain your PIN: Call PostalEase at 1-877-477-3273. Press #1 for PostalEase. Whenprompted, enter your employee identificationnumber. When prompted for your PIN, pause,then press #2. Your PIN will be mailed to youraddress of record the next business day.
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FIRST CLASS MAILPRESORTED
U.S. POSTAGE PAIDDENVER, CO
PERMIT NO. 1816
Todd Hohn, EditorCORLCA3451 Josephine St.Denver, CO 80205-4120
Annual Winter Texas Luncheonfor NRLCA retireesWednesday, Jan 18, 2012
Registration 9:30 a.m., Meeting 10:00 a.m., Lunch 11:30 a.m.Ann’s Restaurant - 221 W 83 Hwy, San Juan, TX
Rain or ShineWe will order from the menu. Guests will be Larry Waligora,NRLCA Manager of Insurance Programs, and Ronnie Stutts,
NRLCA Vice President, to keep us posted on retirees’ concerns.Get all your insurance questions answered and enjoy the fun of fellow
retirees, maybe hear a few stories too . . . all true of course!For Information contact Jeanette Bartles
Winter Ranch 1199600 StateHighway 495
Alamo, TX 78519(816)738-3006
