Wayne Harlow, VICE PRESIDENT
PO Box 824
Greenville SC 29602
Phone: 864-363-3559
Email address is Tenpin07@aol.com
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Nov. 22, 2011
I just want to urge all of our members to keep contacting and urging their representatives to support HR 1351 and not HR 2309. The
Following response from District 3 Rep. Jeff Duncan shows what we are up against.
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November 18, 2011
Dear Mrs. Ertzberger,
Thank you for contacting my office
regarding your thoughts on H.R. 1351, the United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation
and Restoration Act of 2011 and H.R. H.R. 2309, the Postal Reform Act of 2011.
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
continues to face tremendous financial challenges due to a combination of factors that include dwindling
of first-class mail volumes, the sluggish economy, and high labor costs. The USPS is working to strike
a balance between ongoing implementation of cost-cutting measures and a commitment to provide affordable,
secure, and dependable service to all Americans.
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S.
Constitution states that Congress shall have the power "To establish Post Offices and post Roads." Therefore,
I firmly believe that the Postal Service should continue to serve the American people as it has since
the founding of our country. Currently, 80 percent of USPS expenses are labor related costs. Balanced
deficit reduction should be pursued so as to restore the postal service to financial stability. This
should include a transition towards a better business model, rather than overly generous union contracts.
If either of these bills should
reach the House floor for a vote this legislative session, I will review them with scrutiny, keeping
your thoughts in mind. I welcome input from you and all my constituents as your Representative in Congress.
Thank you once again for contacting my office to express your concerns.
Sincerely,
Jeff Duncan
Member of Congress
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8-12-2011
This is just a note to everyone that I will be posting stories on the home page that George Mignosi sends to my email address. With all that is going on, I expect that this will be quite
often. So please come back and check the Home page regularly. Also there is some important news on the Death Benefits page. Please check it out. Also please send me any info on Branch meetings so I can update upcoming meetings.
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This is just a quick note to start off. I would like to thank everyone that voted for me to represent you as the Vice President of South Carolina. Thanks also goes to Ed Martin for the hard work he put in as the previous Vice President. Please bear with me as I am new to keeping up a web site and I am sure to make a few mistakes. A big thanks also goes out to Branch 3902 from Charleston for the great convention they hosted.
As most people know, I have been involved in Route Adjustments for a little while. I hope that the 3999 training that was put on will help carriers understand how important it is to make sure management properly notates what function the carrier is performing. We also had a lot of questions regarding JARAP and I hope Cathy and I answered those so everyone can understand them. If you still have any questions regarding 3999's or JARAP (or anything else) then don't hesitate to give me a call. If I do not answer right then just leave a message and you will get a return call. You can call anytime you need to.
If you would like (or need) to have something posted my contact information is at the top of the page.
Thanks,
Wayne Harlow
Easy Way to contact Senator Demint http://demint.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Easy Way to contact Senator Graham http://www.unionvoice.org/nalc/leg-lookup/sendmessage.html?target_id=4453
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