Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee Set

APWU Web News Article #16-05, April 11, 2005

APWU President William Burrus has announced the names of members who will serve on the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee. In accordance with Article 13.9 of the APWU Constitution, each member of the National Executive Board names one person to the committee; a 13th member, appointed by the president, is a representative from the APWU Deaf/Hard of Hearing Task Force. This appointment will be announced soon.

Executive Board Member	Rank & File Committee Member
William Burrus President	Joyce Williams President, Cleveland Area Local
Cliff Guffey Vice President	Phil Thomas President, Omaha NE Local
Terry Stapleton Secretary-Treasurer	Princella Vogel President, Houston Area Local
Greg Bell Director, Industrial Relations	Art Doherty President, Philadelphia PA Area Local
Jim McCarthy Director, Clerk Division	Moe Lepore President, Boston Metro Area Local
Steve Raymer Director, Maintenance Division	Leslie Perkins Vice President, Chicago BMC Area Local
Bob Pritchard Director, MVS Divsion	Gregory Dixon MVS Director, FL APWU/Tampa Area Local
Sharyn Stone Central Region Coordinator	Douglas Brown President, IN APWU/Muncie Area Local
Jim Burke Eastern Region Coordinator	Jim Bertolone President, Rochester SCF Area Local, NY
Liz Powell Northeast Region Coordinator	Clarice Torrence President, New York Metro Postal Union
Frankie Sanders Southern Region Coordinator	Cindy Martinez President, Texas APWU/McAllen Local
Omar Gonzalez Western Region Coordinator	Yolanda Elder President, Greater Los Angeles Area Local

Contract negotiations are set to begin on Aug. 29. The current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires on Nov. 20, 2005.

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