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APWU Regional
Safety & Health Representatives
The APWU’s regional Safety & Health Representatives provide safety and health representation on Area Joint Labor-Management Safety Committees, under the direction of their respective regional coordinator. Questions and concerns regarding safety and health in the APWU’s Northeast Region should be directed to Northeast Regional Coordinator Liz Powell’s office at 212-563-6379.
APWU regional Safety & Health representatives are responsible for the evaluation and implementation of national agreements at the Area level concerning OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) and the Ergonomic Risk Reduction Process (ERRP). Questions regarding these programs can be directed to the appropriate regional Safety & Health representatives.
The APWU’s Safety & Health Representatives for the Northeast Region are:
Richard Boutwell – 978-777-8692
Artie DeGennaro – 516-763-2893
ABOUT THE NORTHEAST REGION COORDINATOR'S OFFICE
Elizabeth Powell
Northeast Region Coordinator
350 West 31st Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001
Telephone: 212-563-6379
Fax: 212-967-2452
The Northeast Region Coordinator is responsible for organizing the union’s grievance activity at the Step 3 level and arbitration in eight states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The coordinator administers the scheduling of Step 3 grievances throughout the region; schedules arbitration hearings jointly with management for the cases that remain unresolved, and assigns the union’s advocates.