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Branch Paper Deadline

The deadline for copy for Branch 1111 News is the 5th of each month. News stories, articles, letters, drawings, or cartoons, as well as photographs -- either recent or historical -should be submitted to the Branch office. Short notices of personal or shop floor interest are especially welcome. The Editor and Assistant Editor retain the right to edit, delete, or reject articles and artwork for the good of the Branch.

Branch 1111 Officers

Edward P. Fletcher, President

Jose Ochoa, Executive Vice President

Narciso Paderanga, First Vice President

Francisco Cabrera, Second Vice President

Mary Abante, Third Vice President

Terrence Super, Fourth Vice President

John Ferreira, Secretary-Treasurer

Mary Phelps, Asst. Sec-Treasurer

Jeff Valentine, Sgt-at-Arms

Jacob Morgan, Insurance Officer

Rickie Cox, Trustee

Ray Garcia, Trustee

Ron Jones, Trustee

Greater East Bay Branch 1111 News

Branch 1111 News is the official monthly publication of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), Greater East Bay Branch 1111. Circulation 3,000

Offices Served: Alameda, Alamo, Antioch, Benicia, Berkeley, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, Crockett, Danville, El Cerrito, Fairfield, Fremont, Lafayette, Livermore, Martinez, Moraga, Oakland, Orinda, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasanton, Richmond, Rodeo-Hercules, San Lorenzo, San Ramon, Suisun City, Union City, Vallejo, Walnut Creek

Executive Council Members

Chris Calica, Elizabeth Corriea, Marisela Fletcher, Irene Liljedahl, Shana Lum, Joshua Pearl, Frances Rodriguez-Swint

BRANCH 1111 OFFICE HOURS

Monday-Friday: 8 am to 5 pm

402 – 37th Street

Richmond, Ca. 94805- 2134 510-237-5111, Fax 510-237-5181

FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/nalcbranch1111

WEBSITE: www.Branch1111.org

Meetings are held every fourth Tuesday of the month except in December

Branch 1111 News Staff

Editor - Joshua Pearl: joshpbranch1111@gmail.com

Assistant Editor – John Jekabson: jjbranch1111@gmail.com

Contributors -- Ed Fletcher, Jose Ochoa, John Ferreira, Narciso Paderanga, Mary Abante, Liz Corriea, Ron Jones, Francisco Cabrera, Mary Phelps, Terrence Super, Jacob Morgan

Views expressed in Branch 1111 News do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editor, Assistant Editor, Branch Officers, or members of National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 1111

Upcoming Branch Meetings

Nominations for the election of Branch Officers and Delegates for the State and National Conventions will be held at the August 22, 2023, 7:00 pm meeting.

The election results, if any, will be announced at the October 24, 2023, 7:00pm meeting.

Branch Newspaper Publishing Change

The next issue of our paper will be coming out a month earlier than scheduled. Expect your paper by early-to-mid September rather than in October. The annual Branch Calendar will be included in the September issue.

Happy Trails To You

The following letter carriers retired recently: Francisca Barros of Fremont; Glen Hammerson of Pleasanton; Ajamu Bashir and Durand Gist of Berkeley; Antonio Membrere of San Ramon; Terrence Plunkett of Livermore; Reynaldo Kabigting of Antioch; Kimberly Quiroz of Walnut Creek; and Perla Dionisio of Benicia. We wish all many years of leisure

Matt Hurley Passes

We are saddened to report the death of Matt Hurley, one of the key founders of our union Brother Hurley was President of Berkeley in 1981 and worked diligently with State Officer Dixie Copeland, Oakland’s Robert Rutter, and Richmond’s Verle Craven to form our Branch. Instead of “merging” into a larger branch the idea was to “consolidate” ten East Bay cities and form a brand new union. Thus, Branch 1111 was born. Brother Hurley served as our first Vice President. In 2021, for our 40th anniversary he wrote a very informative account of this creation process. We are forever thankful for his wise and persistent work in building our Branch

Our Condolences

We were informed Gold Card Member and Fremont retiree John Rybicki passed away recently. Our sympathies to his family and friends.

50/50 RAFFLE WINNERS

The MDA 50/50 winners at the June and July Branch meeting were as follows: The winners in June were: 2 sets of Oakland A’s tickets went to Ron Jones and one pair to Leticia Sanchez. The June cash prize of $40.00 to John Jekabson. The winners in July were: 2 sets of Oakland A’s tickets to Mary Phelps, one set to Ka Moon Yi, and the cash prize of $55.00 was won by Dwayne Hunt Come try your luck at the next meeting