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October 24, 2006
Clerk Craft Report by: Calvin Taylor CCD 601
Geraldine
Giddens
Former Carol Stream FTMDC and 601 Clerk Craft Director passed away on October 22, 2006 after a long illness. Genie, affectionately known as Fluffy, retired from Postal Service on September 2004. Genie was a loving Mother and Grandmother, and a hardworking employee. My earliest memory of Genie in regards to the union, she attended many of the Union membership meetings in Maywood while at North Suburban, years before she became a steward. A fighter all the way to the end.
The arrangements for her memorial service is listed below:
Memorial Service
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Blackbum Giegerich-Sonntag
1500 Black Road
Joliet, III. 60435
(8 15) 744-4444
Cards & Condolences can be sent to:
Giddens Family
809 Sudbury Drive
Joliet Ill 60435
VETERANS DAYHOLIDAY NOVEMBER11, 2006.
There are four
holidays of the ten that is celebrated by Postal Service whose holiday is celebrated
on the same date each year. The Independence Day (July 4), Christmas (December
25) New Years (January 1) and Veteran’s Day (November 11).November 11 just happens
to fall on a Saturday and to clear up any confusion these are the dates that
the holiday will be celebrated by Full-Time and Part-Time Regular Employees.
If an employee is
N/S Sat/Sun, Friday November 10, 2006 is their holiday
If an employee is
N/S Sun/Man then Saturday November 11, 2006 is their holiday
If an employee is
N/S Fri/Sat than Thursday November 9, 2006 is their holiday
If an employee is
N/S on weekdays such as Wed/Thu, then Saturday November 11, 2006 is their
holiday.
If an employee has
split N/S days such as Sat/Mon then Friday, November 10, 2006 is their holiday
If an employee has
split N/S days others than Sat such as Sun/Tues then Saturday November 11,
2006
OPEN SEASON FORTHE
FEDERAL EMPLOYEESHEALTHBENEFITS AND FAIR
The open season dates for the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plan is November 13, 2006 through 11:59PM Central Standard Time December 11, 2006. A copy of the 2007 FEHB guides should be delivered to the homes during the month of October. You can down load the 2007 FEHB guides from the www.opm.gov website.
Although employee will enroll using PostalEase, the 2006 Open Season Enrollment Benefits Health Fair will be held at Carol Stream on Wednesday, December 6, 2006. The hours are: 6:00pm to 12:00pm & 3:00pm to 8:00pm
440 Hours of Annual Leave
Over 440 hours of annual leave after January 5, 2007. The
2006 leave year ends on January 5, 2007. If any craft employee is in excess of
440 hours of annual will lose the excess amount if it is not used by January 5,
2007. It’s not too early to think about using the leave before December. The
new leave year begins January6, 2007.
Bidding
When using the Kiosk or the phone bidding system, you have until 11:59PM of the closing date to submit your bids. Due to the possibility of a phone or Kiosk glitch, it would be advisable not to wait until the last minute if you know what bids you want.
Reminder
Sunday, October 29, 2006 is Daylights Savings Time. Clocks will be set back one hour at 2AM
Reminder II
Any bids that will be vacated after October 27, 2006 and scheduled for reposting will go up on October 31, 2006.