Christmas Cards for Our Soldiers
Please take the time to send a Christmas card to a recovering soldier and let them know how much we appreciate everything they've done:| A Recovering American Soldier c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20307-5001 |
Branch Children's Christmas Party - December 16
The annual Branch children's Christmas party will be held on December 16, from 1:00 to 3:00. For more info visit nalcbranch908.com/xmas.html or contact Trustee Donna Villec at 856-287-6215.
Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period - 12/1/07 to 12/28/07
In accordance with Article 8, Sections 4 and 5 of the National Agreement, the December period (during which penalty overtime regulations are not applicable) consists of 4 consecutive weeks.This year the December period begins pay period 25/07, Week 2, (December 1, 2007), and ends pay period 01/08, week 1, (December 28, 2007).
Membership Pin Issued
At the October Branch meeting Jennie Feyt, a retired member out of the Atco office received her 25-year membership pin. Congratulations and thank you to Jennie for all of her years of service.The NALC Constitution provide that: "When receiving proper notification by the Branch Secretary that a member has completed twenty-five (25) years, or thirty (30) years, or thirty-five (35) years, or forty (40) years, and forty-five (45) years of membership, the National Association of Letter Carriers shall provide a suitable lapel pin for such member". If you believe that you have attained the requisite amount of year's membership for the receipt of a suitable lapel pin, contact Branch membership chairman Paul Poniatowski at Paul@nalcbranch908.com.
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Our Newest Gold Card Member
Kenneth Lippincott, a Branch retiree out of the Riverton office was the latest recipient of an NALC Life Membership Gold Card, which is issued by the NALC to those who have been members for 50 years. The Life Membership Card of Gold entitles the bearer to all of the privileges of NALC membership without the payment of dues, per capita tax or special assessments from the date of issuance. Congratulations Kenneth!
Questions About "Misc" Category Deductions?
Many members have inquired about a large deduction amount under the "MISC" category on their recent paycheck that included the $686 COLA cash-out payment. The reason is that the usual tax deductions were taken out separately for regular pay and the COLA payment, with the COLA deductions included in the MISC category.Ordinarily, the pay stub shows the normal deductions-such as federal tax, state tax, Medicare, health plan, dental, vision, TSP, and retirement. This recent stub also should include four deductions for the $686 COLA payment-federal and state tax, Medicare, and Social Security. Carriers with a pay amount under FLSA would have these four categories repeated a third time.
Because of limited space, there is not enough room for so many deductions to be listed separately on the pay stub. All the deductions that do not fit on the pay stub are grouped under MISC, resulting in the large deduction total. For instance, it has been common for the Social Security, Medicare, and federal taxes on the $686 COLA payment to be bumped into the MISC category.
If there is a question about the total, the only way to check each deduction individually is to refer to the pay journal, which shows all deductions and does not group any together. Letter carriers who wish to review their pay journals should request copies from their station manager.
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