Candidates Nominated for
APWU Election of National Officers
(06/17/13) Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has announced the union
members that have been certified as candidates for election to national office
by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution and Bylaws. Each candidate in this unofficial list
has secured the necessary petitions
required for nomination. An official list will be announced after the drawing for ballot positions
is held on June 24. [full
story]
MVS Craft Forms
Jobs Committee
(06/18/13) The Motor Vehicle Service Craft has established a committee to help develop strategies to fight the outsourcing of MVS jobs and to help locals enforce the MVS Jobs Memorandum of Understanding, MVS Craft Director Mike Foster has announced. [full
story]
Issa’s Draft Bill
‘Deeply Disturbing,’
APWU Says
(06/14/13) A draft
postal bill released by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) on June 13
would punish postal workers, privatize major portions of the USPS, and
deprive the American people of vital services, said APWU President Cliff
Guffey. “We will examine the draft more thoroughly in the coming
days and participate in discussions with lawmakers and other stakeholders,” Guffey
said, “but our initial review is deeply disturbing." [full
story]
Another
Biased Report
Calls for Privatizing
Mail Processing
(06/14/13) Another conservative think tank has jumped on the “privatize
everything but the last mile” bandwagon, reports APWU Executive Vice President Greg
Bell. A June 2013 report by the Information Technology and Innovation
Foundation offers a plan that would "privatize all postal operations
except delivery," he writes. [full
story]
Rep.
DeLauro to Introduce
‘Protect Overnight
Delivery Act’
(06/13/13) Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) will introduce legislation to preserve overnight
mail delivery and, in the process, protect mail processing facilities from closure,
she told fellow lawmakers in a letter dated June 13. Rep. DeLauro invited House
members to become original co-sponsors of the Protect Overnight Delivery Act,
which she plans to introduce later this month. Forty-three representatives have
already signed on as co-sponsors, she said. [full
story]
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APWU
National Postal Press Association Biennial Conference
Aug. 21-24 Madison, WI
APWU POWER 16th Biennial National Convention
Aug. 22-25, Reno, NV
APWU Secretary-Treasurer’s
Training Conference
Nov. 1-3, Las Vegas, NV
APWU Deaf/Hard of Hearing Conference
Nov. 2-3, Las Vegas, NV
BMC Conference
Nov. 3, Las Vegas, NV
APWU 2013 All-Craft Conference
Nov. 4-7, Las Vegas, NV
APWU Retirees Conference
Nov. 4-6, Las Vegas, NV
Installation of APWU Officers
Nov. 7, Las Vegas, NV






