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Volume XXXI, Number 13, June 19, 2001 Special! APWU National Elections Issue 2001 APWU National Officers Election 2001 APWU National Officers Election Candidates Nominated for Election to National Offices Secretary-Treasurer Bob Tunstall announces the following named members have been certified as candidates for election to national office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the Constitution of the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO. Each candidate has secured the necessary petitions required for nomination. The official list of candidates will be announced after the drawing for position on the ballot is held. Attention all candidates: If your name or APWU local is not spelled or identified correctly, please advise Secretary-Treasurer Bob Tunstall immediately. These corrections should be received no later than Tuesday, June 26, 2001 at 4:00 pm in the Secretary-Treasurer's office. Nominated Candidates, 2001 National Officers Election Note: Candidates are listed here in alphabetical order by position. The "(I)" denotes the incumbent officer. General and Departments President William Burrus, Cleveland Area Local (OH) John McGovern, North Jersey Area Local (NJ) Leo F. Persails, Flint Michigan Area Local (MI) Executive Vice President Stephen A. Albanese, Boston Metro Area Local (MA) Cliff "C.J." Guffey, Oklahoma City Area Local (OK) Tony D. McKinnon, Sr., Fayetteville Area Local (NC) Industrial Relations Director (I) Greg Bell, Philadelphia Area Local (PA) Christopher "Chris" Chaney, Oklahoma City Area Local (OK) Gilberto "Gil" Santana, Miami Area Local (FL) Health Plan Director Mark Campassi, Northeast Mississippi Area Local (MS) (I) William "Bill" Kaczor, Jr., Buffalo Local (NY) Clarence LaFargue, Jr., Southwest Louisiana Area Local (LA) Cheryl A. Montgomery, Fox Valley Local (IL) Human Relations Director (I) Sidney L. Brooks, Nation's Capital Southern MD Area Local (DC) Susan M. "Sue" Carney, South Jersey Area Local (NJ) Research and Education Director Bernard (Bernie) Kearse, Miami Area Local (FL) (I) Joyce B. Robinson, Richmond Local (VA) Regional Coordinators Central Region Richard M. Gallo, Kenosha Local (WI) Thomas F. "Tom" Maier, Norfolk Local (NE) Sharyn M. Stone, Indianapolis Area Local (IN) Northeast Region (I) Elizabeth "Liz" Powell, Western Nassau New York Area Local (NY) Gary G. Weightman, North Jersey Area Local (NJ) Southern Region (I) Terry Stapleton, Houston Area Local (TX) Terry Watts, Dallas Area Local (TX) Western Region Omar Gonzalez, Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA) Roy J. Pacifico, Colorado Springs Area Local (CO) Clerk Division Director James P. McCarthy, Boston Metro Area Local (MA) Debby Szeredy-Duro, Mid-Hudson New York Area Local (NY) National
Business Agents Richard A. Lemorie, 480-481 Area Local (MI) (I) Jerome L. "Jerry" Martin, Southwest Michigan Area Local (MI) "B", Cincinnati Region Ronald Childers, Akron Metro Area Local (OH) Randall "Randy" Downard, Muncie Area Local (IN) Paul Hern, Greater Cincinnati Ohio Area Local (OH) "C", Cincinnati Region Richard Butler, Cleveland Area Local (OH) Shirley McLennan, Louisville Local (KY) "A", Minneapolis Region Dale Enk, Milwaukee Area Local (WI) William "Willie" Mellen, Saint Paul Area Local (MN) Donald I. Sevre, Minneapolis Area Local (MN) Eastern
Region Lamont A. Brooks, The Northern Virginia Area Local (VA) Veola Jackson, Nation's Capital Southern MD Area Local (DC) (I) Ken Pease, The Northern Virginia Area Local (VA) "B", Washington, DC Region David E. "Dave" Daniel, KYOWVA Area Local (WV) Frank J. King, Sr., Charlottesville Area Local (VA) Pamela Richardson, Lynchburg Area Local (VA) "C", Washington, DC Region James "Jim" Carr, Baltimore Francis "Stu" Filbey Area Local (MD) Nancy E. Olumekor, Nation's Capital Southern MD Area Local (DC) Northeast Region "C", New England Region Michael Dennehy, Bridgeport Connecticut Area Local (CT) Dan Kuralt, Springfield Mass Area Local (MA) Tom O'Brien, South Shore Area Local (MA) "A", New York Region Peter "Pete" Coradi, Brooklyn Local (NY) (I) Neil Goham, New York Metro Area Local (NY) Southern
Region Marie Robbins, Palm Beach Area Local (FL) [withdrew per June 13, 2001 letter] Bob Stutts, Jacksonville Local (NC) "A", Dallas Region M.V. "Super Mario" Montilla, Houston Area Local (TX) (I) Peter O. Vogel, Houston Area Local (TX) "B", Dallas Region Jeane Gardiner, Houston Area Local (TX) Paul R. Manley, Dallas Area Local (TX) (I) Frankie L. Sanders, Houston Area Local (TX) "C", Dallas Region Robert M. "Bobby" Gonzales, Houston Area Local (TX) John LaFleur, Baton Rouge Local (LA) Sam Lisenbe, Fort Worth Area Local (TX) Tom Strapkovic, San Antonio Alamo Area Local (TX) "A", Memphis Region Thom R. Green, North Alabama Area Local (AL) Billy Woods, Birmingham Area Local (AL) "B", Wichita Region Christine "Chris" Hall Pruitt, Wichita Area Local (KS) Dale "Leon" Tatum, Lincoln Area Local (NE) Western
Region Fredric Jacobs, Oakland Local (CA) Leonard F. Trujillo, Southwest Coastal Area Local (CA) "C", San Francisco Region John J. Ewaniszyk, California Area Local (CA) Pam Hunter, Inglewood Local (CA) David E. Renshaw, Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA) James E. Scoggins, Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA) "D", San Francisco Region Ken Emerald, San Fernando Valley Area Local (CA) Woodrow Williams, Jr., San Francisco Local (CA) Dennis K. Wong, Daly City Local (CA) Other National Business Agents Alaskan Area Robert Boston, Midnight Sun Area Local (AK) Michelle Graham, Midnight Sun Area Local (AK) (I) Denise Hernandez, Fairbanks Local (AK) Caribbean Area Alberto Ortiz, Puerto Rico Area Local (PR) (I) Carlos I. Rodriguez, Puerto Rico Area Local (PR) Maintenance Division Director (I) James W. "Jim" Lingberg, Dallas Area Local (TX) Steven G. "Steve" Raymer, Madison Wisconsin Area Local (WI) Assistant Director "A" (I) Bobby Donelson, Southwest Coastal Area Local (CA) Morris I. Gandy, Philadelphia Area Local (PA) Assistant Director "B" (I) Warren "Jake" Jackson, Minneapolis Area Local (MN) Gregory B. See, Mansfield Area Local (OH) National Representative-At-Large (I) Gary Kloepfer, Tri-County Ohio Area Local (OH) Douglas E. Sapp, The Northern Virginia Area Local (VA), Bob Walz, Springfield Mass Area Local (MA) National
Business Agents Benjamin (Ben) Barnes, Gary Area Local (IN) William "Bill" Wolfe III, Columbus Area Local (OH) (I) Vance Zimmerman, Greater Cincinnati Area Local (OH) "A", Southern Region Charlie Robbins, Palm Beach Area Local (FL) (I) Eddie Sears, Tampa Area Local (FL) "B", Southern Region (I) Bennie D. Frizzell, Central Arkansas Area Local (AR) Daniel B. Simmons, Houston Area Local (TX) "B", Western Region TJ. Lopez, Denver BMC Local (CO) Richard I. Shepard, Southwest Coastal Area Local (CA) Chuck Sundgaard, Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ) David F. Villalva, Denver Metro Area Local (CO) Motor Vehicle Service Division Director John F. Hermann, St. Paul Area Local (MN) (I) Bob Pritchard, Trenton Metro Area Local (NJ) Assistant Director (I) Michael O. Foster, Detroit District Area Local (MI) Manuel "Manny" R. Muro, Sr., Miami Area Local (FL) National
Business Agents Merlie H. Bell, Chicago Local (IL) (I) John "Big Cy" Cychosz, Northwest Illinois Area Local (IL) Northeast Region Joseph LaCapria, Western Nassau New York Area Local (NY) (I) Thomas M. LaFauci, Central Jersey Area Local (NJ) Southeast Sub-Region, Southern Region Charlie Bothwell, Greensboro BMC Local (NC) Ulysses Coneway, Atlanta Metro Area Local (GA) Floyd Pawson, Tampa Area Local (FL) Southwest Sub-Region, Southern Region Dwight (D.D.) Johnson, Fort Worth Area Local (TX) R. C. Wiltz, Houston Area Local (TX) Western Region Steve Auerbach, Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ) (I) Bruce Bailey, Southwest Coastal Area Local (CA) Retiree National Convention Delegates Central Region Al LaBrecque (I) Beverly M. Shealy Eastern Region (I) John F. Deeley Gloria C. DeFreece Northeast Region Eleanor G. Bailey (I) Marayama Wadood Southern Region Wallace Baldwin, Jr. (I) Elizabeth A. Cramer Gethrel "Get" Williams Western Region Ronald DeLeon (I) Byron C. Denton
Attention: All Candidates and Members National
Officer WITHDRAWAL BY CANDIDATE ELECTION COMMITTEE RULE: Any nominated candidate who decides to withdraw his/her name from the ballot must do so by so notifying the Secretary-Treasurer by Express Mail, Certified Mail or fax at 202-842-8530, addressed to and received in the office of the Secretary-Treasurer, American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, 1300 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, no later than 4:00 pm on Tuesday, June 26, 2001. Ballot Placement ELECTION COMMITTEE RULE: For contested positions, the placement of names on the ballot will follow the past practice of having the incumbent's name at the top of the list of candidates for that position. Where there are two or more candidates for the same position, or two or more candidates for the Retiree National Convention Delegate for the same region, who are not incumbents, the determination of the order of their names on the ballot will be made by a drawing. The drawing will take place at APWU national headquarters at 10:00 am on Friday, June 29, 2001. A candidate may attend at his/her own expense or may designate any one member in good standing of the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, to represent him/her at the drawing. Candidates' Articles ELECTION COMMITTEE RULE: Three hundred (300) word articles from candidates will be published in the July/August 2001 issue of The American Postal Worker. These articles must be received in the office of the Secretary-Treasurer by 4:00 pm on Friday, June 29, 2001. Articles should be typed and double-spaced. Any article which exceeds 300 words will be cut off at the 300-word limit. ELECTION COMMITTEE RULE: Following are guidelines that will be used to count the number of words in candidate articles and prepare the articles for printing: 1. The Webster's II New College Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1999, will be used for word verification. 2. Acronyms are counted as one word (e.g. APWU, COLA, COPA, USPS). 3. Words that cannot stand alone, or words with a prefix, are counted as one word (e.g. San Francisco, New Mexico, Puerto Rico, pre-arbitration). 4. An individual's name will be counted as one word. 5. Words hyphenated in the dictionary are counted as one word. Words not hyphenated in the dictionary are counted separately. 6. If the dictionary lists the word as two words or with a hyphen, then either is acceptable. It is then counted as either one word (if hyphenated) or two words (if not hyphenated). 7. Words in the dictionary that are listed as two words, are counted as two even though written as one word in the candidate's article (e.g., work force). 8. A word hyphenated in the candidate's article, but listed as one word (no hyphen) in the dictionary is counted as one word. 9. If the title of a union position (or term) is hyphenated in the APWU National Constitution and Bylaws, it is counted as one word (e.g., Members-at-Large, Representative-at-Large, Secretary-Treasurer). 10. Abbreviations such as & (and), + (plus), % (per cent) are counted as one word even when the signs are used instead of the actual word. 11. Candidates should avoid submitting articles that contain typographical enhancements. Boldface type, bulleted or numbered lists, type set in all caps, underlined type, or extra punctuation are examples of typographical enhancements. All candidate articles must be equally presented when published so as not to draw more attention to one article over another. Therefore, any typographical enhancements included in a candidate's article will be removed prior to publication. 12. It is important for the candidate to double-check his/her article for grammar and spelling errors prior to sending in the article. Such errors will not be corrected. Inspection of Membership List ELECTION COMMITTEE RULE: Each candidate personally, or another APWU member in good standing authorized by a candidate in writing, is entitled to inspect the membership list during the five-day period between 9:30 am on Monday, August 27, 2001 and 5:00 pm on Friday, August 31, 2001, upon a candidate sending to the national Secretary-Treasurer written notice of their intent to do so, along with the identity of the member who will be inspecting the membership list on behalf of the candidate. Said notice must be received by the APWU national Secretary-Treasurer by 4:00 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2001. NO PART OF ANY LIST MAY BE COPIED. Voting You will be eligible to vote in the APWU 2001 National Election of Officers if you were a member in good standing of the American Postal Workers Union as of Thursday, May 31, 2001.
38 of 89 National Officers Unopposed Candidates For National Office "(I)" denotes an incumbent officer. General and Departments Secretary-Treasurer (I) Robert Tunstall, Portland Area Local (OR) Legislative Director (I) Roy Braunstein, New Jersey Shore Area Local (NJ) Assistant Legislative Director (I) Myke Reid, Norfolk Local (VA) Organization Director (I) Frank Romero, Dallas Area Local (TX) Regional Coordinators Eastern Region (I) Jim Burke, Philadelphia Area Local (PA) Clerk Division Assistant Director "A" Pat Williams, Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA) Assistant Director "B" Mike Morris, Birmingham Area Local (AL) Assistant Director "C" (I) Rob Strunk, Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ) National
Business Agents "A", Chicago Region (I) Percy Harrison, Jr., Chicago BMC Area Local (IL) "B", Chicago Region (I) John Clark, Northwest Illinois Area Local (IL) "A", Cincinnati Region (I) Russell P. "Russ" Bugary, Owensboro Area Local (KY) "B", Minneapolis Region (I) Lyle Krueth, Minneapolis Area Local (MN) "A", St. Louis Region (I) Robert D. Kessler, Greater Kansas City Metro Area Local (MO) "B", St. Louis Region (I) Carl F. Casillas, St. Louis Gateway District Area Local (MO) Eastern
Region (I) Eric Wilson, Philadelphia Area Local (PA) "B", Philadelphia Region (I) Mike Gallagher, Philadelphia BMC Local (PA) "C", Philadelphia Region (I) Jeff Kehlert, Trenton Metro Area Local (NJ) Northeast Region "A", New England Region (I) Wayne F. Corriveau, Western Massachusetts Area Local (MA) "B", New England Region Stephen Lukosus, Boston Metro Area Local (MA) "B", New York Region (I) Frank E. Giordano, Mid-Hudson New York Area Local (NY) "C", New York Region (I) Louise F. Yannuzzi, Mount Vernon Local (NY) Southern
Region (I) Robert "Bob" Bloomer, Clearwater Local (FL) "B", Atlanta Region (I) William E. Sullivan, Broward County Area Local (FL) "B", Memphis Region (I) Ron Nesmith, Birmingham Area Local (AL) "A", Wichita Region (I) Ben Lyons, Oklahoma City Area Local (OK) Western
Region (I) Marilyn "Mo" Merow, Tucson Area Local (AZ) "B", Denver Region (I) Steve Zamanakos, Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ) "A", Northwest Region (I) Margaret A. Leaf, Portland Area Local (OR) "B", Northwest Region (I) Douglas G. "Doug" Blakely, Puget Sound Area Local (WA) "B", San Francisco Region (I) Shirley J. Taylor, East Bay Area Local (CA) Other National Business Agents Pacific Area (I) Nilda R. Chock, Windward Area Local (HI) Support Services Division (I) Gregory T. Poferl, Twin Cities PDC Local (MN) Maintenance Division National
Business Agents (I) Donald L. Foley, St. Louis BMC Local (MO) "C", Central Region Troy Rorman, Minneapolis Area Local (MN) Eastern Region (I) Doug Mirowski, Philadelphia BMC Local (PA) Northeast Region (I) Charles Wilcox, Boston Metro Area Local (MA) "A", Western Region (I) I. Balogun, Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA) Motor Vehicle Service Division National
Business Agent (I) John E. Smith, Philadelphia Area Local (PA)
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