Postal Bulletin 22234 > USPSNEWS@WORK > There when you need it

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There when you need it

From left, Saratoga, CA, Letter Carrier Robert Vanderpool with clerks Annie Ho and Anthony Branco.When Saratoga, CA, Clerk Annie Ho needed surgery to remove gall­stones, she took a month off work. But she never missed a pay­check.

Having sick leave “in the bank” allowed Ho to heal without worrying about money. It’s a les­son she hasn’t forgotten — she hasn’t used sick leave since her 1995 surgery and now has almost 1,700 hours saved.

Ho’s co-worker, Clerk Anthony Branco, has called in sick three times during a 32-year career. The result? Almost 3,000 hours of sick leave on the books. Branco reports he was able to use five weeks of sick leave for knee surgery and says he is saving his sick leave for when he gets older and might need it.

For Saratoga Letter Carrier Robert Vanderpool, saved sick leave came in handy when he needed to take three months off for shoulder surgery. He’s managed to sock away close to 1,000 hours since then. The last time Vanderpool used sick leave was more than three years ago.




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