POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: Notice of Proposed Adverse Action
TO: Henry Chinaski

This is advance notice that it is proposed to remove you from the Postal Service or to take such other disciplinary action as may be determined to be appropriate. The proposed action is considered to be for such cause as will promote the efficiency of the service and will be affective no sooner than 35 calendar days from the receipt of this letter.

The charge against you and the reasons sup– porting the charge are:

CHARGE NO. 1

You are charged with being absent without leave on the following dates:

September 25, 1969 4 hrs
September 28, 1969 8 hrs
September 29, 1969 8 hrs
October 5, 1969 8 hrs
October 6, 1969 4 hrs
October 7, 1969 4 hrs
October 13, 1969 5 hrs
October 15, 1969 4 hrs
October 16, 1969 8 hrs
October 19, 1969 8 hrs
October 23, 1969 4 hrs
October 29, 1969 4 hrs
November 4, 1969 8 hrs
November 6, 1969 4 hrs
November 12, 1969 4 hrs
November 13, 1969 8 hrs

In addition to the above, the following elements of your past record will be considered in determining the extent of disciplinary action should the current charge be sustained:

You were issued a letter of warning April 1, 1969, for being absent without leave.

You were issued a notice of proposed adverse action August 17, 1969, for being absent with– out leave. As a result of that charge you were suspended from duty without pay for three days from November 17, 1969 to November 19, 1969.

You have the right to answer the charge in person or in writing, or both, and to be accompanied by a representative of your own choosing. Your reply is to be made within ten (10) calendar days of the receipt of this letter. You may also submit affidavits in support of your answers. Any written reply should be directed to the Postmaster, Los Angeles, California 90052. If additional time is needed within which to submit your reply, it will be considered upon written application showing the necessity.

If you wish to reply in person, you may make an appointment with Ellen Normell, Chief, Employment and Services Section, or K. T. Shamus, Employee Services Officer, by telephoning 289-2222.

After the expiration of the 10-day limit for reply, all of the facts in your case, including any reply you may submit, will be given full consideration before a decision is rendered. A decision in writing will be issued to you. If the decision is adverse, the letter of decision will advise you of the reason, or reasons, relied upon in making the decision.