NALC Branch 193

Branch 193
San Jose, California

R e t i r e e C o r n e r

Welcome, Branch 193 Retirees!

If you are a retiree and would like to let your ex co-workers know what you've
been up to, send an email & a picture if you wish to:

branch193retiree@yahoo.com

(email address is for retiree info only)

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2008 Retirement Dinner Photos

ENJOY THE SLIDE SHOW!

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RICHARD JACKSON

"INDIANA" JACKSON!

I am enjoying my retirement to the MAX!! This (Thailand) is truly paradise!! hey... maybe I have died and gone to heaven?

Enjoy life, you only live once (that I know of)...see you in a few months... my wife will be with me this time!!
Best regards, Rich Jackson

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2008 Retiree Cost-of Living Adjustment: 2.0% The accumulation towards the 2008 retiree cost of
living adjustment (COLA) was 2.0 percent in September following the release of the August Consumer Price Index. (CPI)
The actual 2008 retiree COLA will reflect the increase in the average CPI between the third quarter of the 2006 and the
third quarter of 2007.

2008 FECA COLA: 3%

The accumulation toward the 2008 FECA COLA was 3 percent in September following the release of the August 2007 CPI. The 2008 FECA COLA will be based on the increase in the CPI between December 2006 and December 2007.

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CONTACTING O P M FOR HELP

OPM acts as the personnel office for retired letter carriers, and is the agency responsible for administering retirement,
health and life insurance benefits. Before you call or write to OPM, be sure to have your Civil Service Annuity (CSA)
number ready.

888-767-6738		For general inquiries.

202-606-0500		General inquiry number for retirees in the Washington, D.C. area.

800-409-6528		Special number for making changes in tax withholding and requesting duplicate tax statements.

Write to OPM:

Mail your written inquiries to: Office of Personnel Management, Retirement Operations Center, Boyers, PA 16017
(unless OPM has specified a different address for a specific action such as health benefits open season).

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Retirees honored at the July 2007 Branch Meeting

60 Year Pins & 50 Year Gold Card Recognition

Nick Secola Mike Lopez Silvestre Bado

                          Branch 193 President Danny Laffan presented Retirees Nick Secola and Mike Lopez
                          their 60 Year Pins and Silvestre Bado his 50 Year Gold Card at the July 11th Branch
                          Meeting. A letter from National President Bill Young congratulated these long time
                          NALC members on their achievement and thanking them for long time support of this
                         great Union accompanied each award. President Young’s letter also spoke to the courage
                         these members had shown as they led the way to the benefits that we enjoy today.
                         Times were tough in the days these fine gentlemen carried the mail. They stood by
                          the Union in good times and bad. We are grateful for the sacrifices they made so we
                          could enjoy the benefits we do today. Congratulations to all eighteen retirees who have
                          received Gold Cards or Sixty Year Pins.

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A SENIOR MOMENT!

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LAST PUNCH BUNCH!

Recent Retirees of 2007 & 2008

Violeta Lovgren Linda Mulligan Mark Farrelly

Campbell Collector, Bayside Los Gatos Dell

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Paul Brewer

St James Park

David Caudillo

Hillview

Frank Scarf

Bayside

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Al Bruno Ron Bingham Bob Fujimoto

Parkmoor Berryessa St. James Park

Roger Hanson

Almaden Valley

Florentino Halog

Parkmoor

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This website is offered to all Branch 193 Letter Carriers as a "Resource" and "Reference" Guide only.
DO NOT always rely on what you read as things can easily be misinterpreted or mislead you into thinking differently.
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