In balloting that ended Oct. 14, Cliff Guffey was elected the new president of the American Postal Workers Union, receiving 69 percent of the votes in a three-way race. Greg Bell garnered 75 percent of votes cast, to win the Vice Presidency. Guffey, who has served as the APWU’s vice president since 2001, becomes the […]
APWU News With just two days remaining before the APWU election of national officers ends, members are reminded to cast their ballots to determine who will lead the union for the next three years. As of Oct. 12, the unofficial ballot count stands at 44,036. Ballots must be returned to and received in the designated […]
From National Association of Postmasters of the US (NAPUS) e-newsletter Among the new appointments that President-elect Obama will make is the Chairmanship of PRC. Although current Chairman Dan Blair’s term on the Commission extends to 2012, he serves as Chairman, at the pleasure of the President. (Dan is a Republican appointee.) Another decision President-elect Obama […]
16,000 Postal Employees Lack Years Required for Protection Against Layoffs USPS’ Bleak Financial Picture And the Presidential Election Postmaster General John E. Potter informed the unions and the Postal Regulatory Commission this month that the Postal Service has experienced a 12 percent reduction in mail volume and that in Fiscal Year 2008 (ending Sept. 30), […]
APWU News The APWU will conduct new elections for two National Business Agent (NBA) positions to resolve an investigation by the Department of Labor, union President William Burrus has announced. The two elections to be re-run are the Clerk NBA “A” race in the Dallas Region and the Motor Vehicle Services NBA election in the […]
Ballots will be mailed to members starting in September; the vote count begins Oct. 5. APWU News Secretary-Treasurer Terry Stapleton has announced that the following union members 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 listing has secured […]