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Hey NALC Branch 17 members! 

Well, what can I say?!?  Not anything good. I mean the nicer weather is here(sort of) and summer is a few weeks away. Yay! That's pretty much where that stops.  Vacations are kicking in and so the fun(not really) begins.  If you are being forced please let your union official know.  Unfortunately, most offices do not have enough staff to cover.  And I am not sure if they know how to. But, moving on.  The new contract was implemented as seen in our last pay period.  That's a yay!  At least with the suffering, you'll be getting paid more! "More money for me" as I always say.

For those of us looking to retire in the next couple years, not so fast my friends.  The good ole current governement wants to eliminate the supplement.  This is not a yay.  Fingers crossed this won't happen but be sure to thank you coworkers that voted or these idiots.

There has been no info yet on the climate study done in the main Scranton office.  When it becomes available, that will be passed along to everyone. On that note, everyone should be more vigilant about checking their hours on LiteBlue. Try to make a habit of checking your hours at the end of each work week to make sure your hours are correct and to also make sure you are charged with the correct sick/annual leave if you have any for that pay period.

To all members who attend the monthly meetings, thank you!  Please try to reach out to your fellow members and encourage them to attend in person or log on through the zoom link. It is so important to hear what is going on.  Good or bad.  Information is knowledge and knowledge is power! You might learn something or find out an answer to a question you didn't even know you wanted to ask.  Maybe.

That being said the next location for our meetings is yet to be determined.  There is a special meeting being held on May 25th at 12pm at 32 Line St, Dunmore.  Yes, I know it's the holiday weekend!  The new location of our monthly meetings is to be discussed.  The new location will possibly be 431 Wyoming Ave, Scranton.  This is in downtown Scranton with parking behind the building.  This meeting will be available via the ZOOM link with the link info on the website homepage.  Please try to make an effort to attend this meeting anyway you can as there will be a vote on the new location.  

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P.S.  My dogs always try to help me while updating the site, sorry for any typos or mistakes I might have missed!lol

IF anyone is interested in getting a copy of pictures, please contact Jimmy Notarianni

A slide show of pictures from the 2023 NALC Branch 17 Christmas/Retiree Party.  it was a fun evening of catching up with friends and celebrating our retirees from 2023.  Prizes were won and as usual... money goes to money! lol!!!

​Our retirees this year are

Cary "Tex" Zuckero

Cindy Lucas

Mike Kulp

and

Mike Kubilus

There also was a plaque given to Joe Geiger for 75 years being a union member!!!!

Best wishes, good health, and less work stress(ha!) to everyone in the upcoming year!

Remember - together we are stronger!