APWU Testimony on Capitol Hill
Postal
Reform Act
Is
No Endorsement of Privatization
(05/08/08) The passage of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement
Act in December 2006 did not change the fundamental mission of the
Postal Service, an APWU leader testified on Capitol Hill, and should
not be perceived as justification for privatizing the nation’s mail
system or eliminating its obligation to provide service to all Americans.
Nonetheless, APWU Legislative Director Myke Reid told a congressional
panel on May 8, “As we meet here today, there is an active and ongoing
effort to dismantle the Postal Service as we know it, to privatize
it, and to turn its work over to for-profit companies.” [full
story]
Online
Convention Registration
to Replace
Paper Process
(05/07/08) For the first time, APWU locals and state organizations will register
delegates to the APWU National Convention online, through the union’s Web
site. “This is another important step on the road to modernization,” said
APWU Secretary-Treasurer Terry R. Stapleton. “Submitting paper credentials
is a thing of the past.”
[full
story]
Upgrade Records
To Be
Updated May 16
(05/05/08) The Postal Service has informed the APWU that postal records
will be updated May 16, 2008, to reflect the Feb. 16 pay upgrade of
all APWU-represented employees, President William Burrus reported
in an update for union members. Although employees’ wages were increased
on schedule, changes to Forms 50 and other postal records were not implemented
in a timely fashion.
[full
story]
Labor Charge Against USPS
(05/05/08) A federal appeals court has upheld an unfair labor practice charge
against the Postal Service in a case involving a supervisor who threatened to
retaliate against an employee who had filed a complaint with the National Labor
Relations Board (NLRB).
[full
story]
Volunteering for Obama in Indiana
It
Takes Only One
to Get
The Grassroots Growing
(04/29/08) APWU member John Windle has been hard at work, boosting Sen. Barack
Obama’s presidential campaign as the important May 6 Indiana primary approaches.
Noting that his state has never been so crucial to a modern nomination battle,
the Indianapolis Area Local member said, “I just didn’t want to let
this opportunity pass without trying to amplify my voice.” [full
story]
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Human Relations Dept.
OWCP Training
Conference
May 21–25, Washington, DC
Rolling Thunder
Motorcycle Rally Ride for Freedom
May 25, Washington, DC
APWU 19th Biennial National Convention
Aug. 18-22,
Las Vegas, NV
Post
Convention Workshops
Aug. 23,
Las Vegas, NV
Secretary-Treasurer's Training Conferences:
San Juan, PR (Sept.
9-11)
Milwaukee,
WI (Oct. 28-30)
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