Text Box: to get started and also send an application to join the League and a letter explaining all the benefits the League can offer them. Text Box: The League of Postmasters National Convention was held in Las Vegas, Nevada July 22 to 26 2007. For those of you who couldn’t be there it was a great convention. The Welcome Party, States Night Dance and the Banquet were a Las Vegas show with the King, Elvis and the Rat Pack to entertain all. Our guest speakers were Anthony J. Vegliante, Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Vice President, Al Lazaroff Chief Postal Inspector, Dale Goff, President, NAPUS and Ted Keating, President, VPS. Charlie Mapa, League President spoke of the changes that are going to be facing all Postmaster and how all the association need to work together in order to make it so that the everyone can have the opportunity for a fulfilling and successful career in the United States Postal Service. Text Box: This year the League of Postmasters had a large number of “First Timers” attending and the League members made them all feel very special. The ”First Timers” were very impress on the workshops especially on Career Development, NPA and especially Negotiation Skills for Branch Officers and Area Coordinators which was conduct by John DeFalco our League Attorney. I would like to thank every one who worked hard at the convention to make it a success, especially our Retirees and Auxiliary who were well attended and are always there when you need them. This year we must make every effort to contact new Postmasters and OIC to get them to join the League of Postmasters. Connecticut needs to increase our membership. As soon as I hear of a new PM, OIC or PMR I make contact right away either by e-mail or a phone call. I try to offer any help they made need

Presidents Message
Text Box: Guardsmen may be entitled to backpay Text Box: I recently returned from a 120 day deployment in support of Operation Jump Start down at the southwestern border. The purpose of Jump Start is to aid the Customs and Border Patrol in California, Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. At one point over 6,000 Guardsmen (and women) were deployed in the region building additional roads and fences, conducting aerial reconnaissance and providing medical aid and support Text Box: services. Some were assigned to entry identification teams. However, they do not have direct law enforcement authority and they are required to call the CBP when intervention or arrests are necessary. As a Contract Specialist in the Air National Guard, I was assigned to the U.S. Property and Fiscal Office in Phoenix, AZ. Text Box: I was busy trying to keep up with the flood of purchase requests for everything from the rental of heavy equipment, to furniture purchases, to the acquisition of flight crew survival vests and firefighting equipment. It was a great opportunity to get some “hands on” contracting experience and do some sight seeing. (The new Skywalk at the Grand Canyon was amazing!) However, what I really want to talk about are

NATIONAL LEAGUE OF POSTMASTERS

CONNECTICUT BRANCH

Aug 30, 2007

VOLUME 2007 ISSUE 1

THE LAUREL LEAGuER

eCareer

4

Dummest guy on earth

4

A change in thinking

5

Retiree     corner

6

NPA

6

Round-about

9

With diginity and respect

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Special points of interest:

· Membership

· Student of the Year

· PM bill of Rights

· National Conv 2007

· Photos

· Old Flags

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