August 2017 page 10 To learn more about UPMA, go to Contents www.unitedpma.org Volume 96/Number7 • August 2017 Follow us on Twitter @upma15 Features UPMA Leader (ISSN-0032-552X) is printed 10 times a year— monthly, except for combined 18 The Southern Sales Pitch—Membership January/February and Septem- ber/October issues—by the Unit- Made Easy ed Postmasters and Managers of by Sherry Worrell America (UPMA), 8 Herbert St., Alexandria, VA 22305-2600; 703- 20 Career Awareness Conferences Encourage 683-9027; www.unitedpma.org. Employees to Have a Positive Attitude Periodicals postage paid at Alexandria, VA, and other mailing by the USPS Learning Policy and Program offices. Support Team Subscriptions All UPMA and 22 Innovation and Reinvention Are at the UPMA Retired members receive Center of Every Postal Service Business the UPMA Leader as part of their membership dues. The nonmem- Strategy ber subscription rate is $18 a by Postmaster General Megan Brennan year; single copies, $3. 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This organiza- see it when you see I started the year in Illi- tion has many re- it; I don’t know nois and ended with a trip to tirees who still what to believe. Roanoke, VA, with stops in want to be involved The project was Maine, Tennessee, Alaska and and share their completed, ap- other chapters in between. Each knowledge. They can help make proved and now we are waiting convention was different in its your chapter even more produc- on implementation. own way, but the bottom-line tive. They just need to be asked— It was first reported that the reason for each was the same as many of NALC was set to ratify their con- to better the working your active members tract agreement in mid-June. conditions and es- “The smallest of do. That ratification apparently has tablish a network of gestures can In my previous been pushed back to the end of fellow EAS employ- make the biggest article, I spoke about July. On ratification, the Postal ees who can assist difference.” the Level-18 budget- Service will have 45 days to noti- when the need arises. ing methodology. fy us that we are “on the clock” To those newly elect- After my article was for our pay talks. Once on the ed chapter board members who submitted, I received word that clock, we will have 90 days to will take office Nov. 1, congratu- approximately 980 offices did consult (unless an extension is lations for stepping up and hav- not receive the correct adjust- granted). To get prepared for our ing the desire to lead. ments; thus, in June, another ad- proposals, we will have a pay talk As board members, you will justment was made. The calcula- group assembling at the end of be faced with many challenges. tions for these offices were made July that will begin to formalize Your chapter and our national using the old formula of sub- our requests. organization need you to truly tracting the first 2,000 hours for Most of you should be read- be active in your duties. Each of- the Postmaster. This adjustment ing this issue of the UPMA Leader ficer should be focused not just is visible on the July flash report; a week or so before the national on growing membership, but it should be the final adjustment convention in Louisville, KY. This making sure members are in- for Level-18s. The issue of LDC event always was the highlight of formed and involved. Chapter 80 hours for the Level-18s still is the year for our predecessor or- presidents: Use your board and being discussed because this was ganizations; friendships are re- retirees to reach out to your not part of the original Kaizen. newed, training is given and orga- members and non-members. I also previously addressed nizational business is conducted. The smallest of gestures can the Levels-20/21 budgeting This convention will include a make the biggest difference. methodology. The LDC-80 and continued on page 13 4 August 2017 / UPMA LEADER Adverse Action Member UPMA Executive Board Representatives Dixie Bentley, 1334 Whitetail Co-Presidents Ave, Sumner, IA 50674-9586; G. 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