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11/11/2020: webmaster: Health Benefit open season is here. I went and looked at comparing health plans. Click here. The NALC high option is far superior to many of the other plans in bi-weekly premium cost as well as out of pocket potential expenses on a bad year. The NALC health plan is the best. Check for yourself.
Highlighted Photos and videos
To members and Officers: Please send me more photos, videos and items to highlight. This is a member driven site and the content is only as good as is sent to the webmaster. davidaakopp@hotmail.com. Please identify yourself when contacting me.
FOR MORE SUBMITTED PHOTOS: CLICK HERE and Photos: Officers & Members. Other photos and videos throughout site.
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The picture below is from Greenville 2015 Food Drive. Details will be given of the next food drive when sent to me
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Small Peaceful informative Protest in Hendersonville NC a few years ago and a National Convention as well
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Random videos below submitted. One is from the internet and the other two are hikes I've enjoyed in the upstate with my friend Juan Ramirez and daughter Abigail.
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Slide shows from the 2019 State Conv. and banquet from 2015
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QUICK ACCESS TO USEFUL LINKS OR FILES: for others see link page. Please send the webmaster more links. CLICK HERE
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2019 undated POST: Ensure USPS and your supervisor has emergency contact info.
2020 undated post: If you think you are sick or have questions, then please Click on: Coronavirus.gov
Older content archive has been made unavailable for navigation and has been replaced with and ARCHIVE PAGE
Older content archive has been made unavailable for navigation and has been replaced with and ARCHIVE PAGE
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11/8/2020: John Monta, (district 4 rep) submitted an article discussing the makeup of the postal board of governors and how it is constructed and who appoints whom and for how long there term as well as their pay. A good, must read article for those interested in knowing more about the board. Click here or navigate to district 4 page.
10/11/20: The 2020 November Training is cancelled but as far as the E-Board meeting I haven't been notified if is going to occur.
9/30/20: please see below under important items concerning election ballot security
9/27/20: Thank you District 6 Richard Jones for your submission to the website. Click here or go to District 6 page.
9/27/20:From the Secretary: Click on Dates to remember to take you to the Dates to remember page also see below under Important items.
9/12/20: John Monta and Michael Hamilton both sent me something to publish. John's article "I will get around to it" demonstrates that action is need today for tomorrow it may be to late. Click here or go to his page to read the article. Michael Hamilton's message is simply a forwarded message from Sandra Kohn, the administrative assistant for Greater SC. Office: 803-926-6469
The message is, " FYI. Necessary action. FY20 QTR. 4 NALC Union Meeting is scheduled for Friday, September 18, 2020 from 12pm to 2pm via Zoom. Please forward discussion items that you would like to have addressed at the NALC Union Meeting no later than Tuesday, September 15, 2020. You will have an opportunity to discuss 3 topics. All participants will receive a Zoom meeting link from your Manager."
8/23/20: self explanatory sent to me from Michael Hamilton: please click on https://www.nalc.org/news/nalc-updates/house-voting-on-usps-relief-this-weekend-call-your-rep-and-urge-yes-vote
8/8/20: Please read below under important items the call too action submitted to me by Michael Hamilton and written by Eileen Ford, (Assistant to the President for Legislative & Political Organizing).
8/4/20: Read below under "important items" some of the changes the new Post Master is implementing. The Contract is still in force if management violates the contract to accomplish those objectives then Stewards need to file a grievance. Follow their instructions then file a grievance.
10/11/20: The 2020 November Training is cancelled but as far as the E-Board meeting I haven't been notified if is going to occur.
9/30/20: please see below under important items concerning election ballot security
9/27/20: Thank you District 6 Richard Jones for your submission to the website. Click here or go to District 6 page.
9/27/20:From the Secretary: Click on Dates to remember to take you to the Dates to remember page also see below under Important items.
9/12/20: John Monta and Michael Hamilton both sent me something to publish. John's article "I will get around to it" demonstrates that action is need today for tomorrow it may be to late. Click here or go to his page to read the article. Michael Hamilton's message is simply a forwarded message from Sandra Kohn, the administrative assistant for Greater SC. Office: 803-926-6469
The message is, " FYI. Necessary action. FY20 QTR. 4 NALC Union Meeting is scheduled for Friday, September 18, 2020 from 12pm to 2pm via Zoom. Please forward discussion items that you would like to have addressed at the NALC Union Meeting no later than Tuesday, September 15, 2020. You will have an opportunity to discuss 3 topics. All participants will receive a Zoom meeting link from your Manager."
8/23/20: self explanatory sent to me from Michael Hamilton: please click on https://www.nalc.org/news/nalc-updates/house-voting-on-usps-relief-this-weekend-call-your-rep-and-urge-yes-vote
8/8/20: Please read below under important items the call too action submitted to me by Michael Hamilton and written by Eileen Ford, (Assistant to the President for Legislative & Political Organizing).
8/4/20: Read below under "important items" some of the changes the new Post Master is implementing. The Contract is still in force if management violates the contract to accomplish those objectives then Stewards need to file a grievance. Follow their instructions then file a grievance.
8/4/20: John Monta published his August Article concerning legislation affecting retirement. Go to Dist 4 page
8/4/2020: The 2020 Scholarship winner for $1,000 is CAMILLE CABRERA (COLUMBIA BRANCH #233). also posted on the scholarship winner page.
8/4/2020: The 2020 Scholarship winner for $1,000 is CAMILLE CABRERA (COLUMBIA BRANCH #233). also posted on the scholarship winner page.
Webmaster notices, news and updates see above section from others
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undated post: NOTICE: Some Officers are submitting information and content as per required by the By-Laws and some Officers are not. Numerous reminders, both kind and demanding have been sent by the webmaster to get them on board with contributions to no avail. It is unfair to the Officers that are making contributions and I feel that if this site is to continue, then some measure of accountability needs to be merited out to the offenders by the delegates at the 2021 State Convention to at least the extent of an admonition and further actions if it continues. These Officers are in violation of the State By-Laws that govern our activities, and our by-laws either mean something or they don't.
This website is bought and paid for by the hard earned dues of the members of the NALC of South Carolina. Numerous free platforms of social media such as facebook and twitter for individual branches exist throughout our state and some of them provide valuable information. I personally dislike social media platforms and seldom put myself out there for the world to see. I know others that will not even establish a social media platform existence to connect with sources of information that are helpful for NALC members. The membership owns this website and the membership has the right to make contributions and branches have the right to make a branch presence on the site to even have their own page.
Please, I am looking for contributions from the membership; pictures, videos, personal, postal, non-postal items are needed.
To make contributions to the website EMAIL at DKOPP3013@GMAIL.COM or davidaakopp@hotmail.com. PLUS TEXT ME AT 864-517-2983 TO LET ME KNOW OF YOUR CONTRIBUTION SO I KNOW TO LOOK FOR IT. I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT IS POSTED IF I AM AWARE OF YOUR SUBMISSION. If you still have davidkopp@att.net please delete as there are problems with that email. You can also go to the webmaster page on this website for more info.
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11/11/2020: webmaster: Health Benefit open season is here. I went and looked at comparing health plans. Click here. The NALC high option is far superior many of the other plans in bi-weekly premium cost as well as out of pocket potential expenses on a bad year. The NALC health plan is the best. Check for yourself.
9/27/20: From the CDC click here for the latest death rates related to COVID 19.
The US govt last week updated the survival rates (i.e., IF infected) for Covid19:
0-19 99.997%
20-49 99.98%
50-69 99.5%
70+ 94.6%
9/27/20: Interesting article concerning the effectiveness of masks from the blaze. Click here.
8/11/20: Interesting video of Americas front line doctors discussing Hydroxychloriquine. Click here.
8/11/20: Interesting Studies and effectiveness of Hydroxycholoriquine treatment of Covid 19. Click here.
8/9/20: I have moved several pics from other parts of the website to highlight some of the sites content.
8/9/20: I know there are voices out there with opinion and content to add to the site. I will soon be adding content and sources regarding the happenings with the Post Office and the Country. The sources will be sound and honest and may shake some of the perceptions that are out there in the general public. Please check back soon. I think the first installment will be before next Sunday.
8/9/20: I have made inactive the several archive pages as the content on those pages was rather extensive and have decided to start fresh with only an archive page. Some content that may still be good but no longer highlighted will be moved to the archive page on a periodic basis. If such content later needs to be highlighted, then I can simply move the content to the appropriate page on the website.
9/27/20: From the CDC click here for the latest death rates related to COVID 19.
The US govt last week updated the survival rates (i.e., IF infected) for Covid19:
0-19 99.997%
20-49 99.98%
50-69 99.5%
70+ 94.6%
9/27/20: Interesting article concerning the effectiveness of masks from the blaze. Click here.
8/11/20: Interesting video of Americas front line doctors discussing Hydroxychloriquine. Click here.
8/11/20: Interesting Studies and effectiveness of Hydroxycholoriquine treatment of Covid 19. Click here.
8/9/20: I have moved several pics from other parts of the website to highlight some of the sites content.
8/9/20: I know there are voices out there with opinion and content to add to the site. I will soon be adding content and sources regarding the happenings with the Post Office and the Country. The sources will be sound and honest and may shake some of the perceptions that are out there in the general public. Please check back soon. I think the first installment will be before next Sunday.
8/9/20: I have made inactive the several archive pages as the content on those pages was rather extensive and have decided to start fresh with only an archive page. Some content that may still be good but no longer highlighted will be moved to the archive page on a periodic basis. If such content later needs to be highlighted, then I can simply move the content to the appropriate page on the website.
Important Items
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DATES TO REMEMBER 2021
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE CONVENTION MAY 12TH – MAY 15TH, 2021 EMBASSY SUITES 5055 INTERNATIONAL BLVD NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29418-5963 DIRECT (1-843-747-1882) FAX (1-843-747-1895) E-MAIL CHSEM_DS@hilton.com NALC RATE CODE TBA: Make reservations by APRIL 21st FALL TRAINING NOVEMBER 6th, 2021 BRANCH 233 COLUMBIA UNION HALL 4921B BROAD RIVER ROAD COLUMBIA, SC 29212 | ||