Members Be Active

 Management is now “AWOL-ing” employees for a single call-in absence. Before this current activity, management would charge the employee with unscheduled leave for a call-in absence. Also, at this time, employees get "AWOL-ed" for just one (1) of two (2) days sick leave. Management is also tracking time spent by Union representative for Union duties. Just yesterday, January 4, 2008, that I was personally told "NOT" to go on Union time until ALL my scheduled work was done. The work comes first! As Maintenance Craft Director and part-time officer of APWU, this creates a hardship and injustice for all the maintenance craft employees.

 At the current time, the Department of Labor is looking over our shoulders and does insist that the Union officers file timely grievances. Yet, management is assigning Union officers and stewards an excess of 7.5 hours work in a day, instead of allowing them time to file timely grievances on the clock. With management's attempt to cease all Union activity, and "overloading schedules" I personally have worked through my lunchtime and breaks, working off the clock at home, but I am still overloaded with grievance cases that need attention.

 The Dallas Area Local is a large local, and there is a great need for assistance to the loyal Union stewards and myself in order to represent the vast number of Union members who are expecting and deserve full representation.

 During these troubling times, it is most important that all Union members unite and demand their legal rights, as it seems management is on an agenda to disrupt all Union activities and dissolve all protection for the Union members.

 Don't sit back and wait to see what will happen ...          

stand up and be a part of a final result that will protect the jobs of the workers who actually keep the United States Postal Service running! Where would management be without "US"? Another writer's strike! And in that event, what about there own jobs?

STAND UP—BE COUNTED—BE PROUD—BE ACTIVE