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NH APWU P.O. Box 4033 Manchester, NH 03108-4033 |
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Phone: 603-494-0203 E-mail: apwuldc@verizon.net |
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New Hampshire Postal Workers Union |
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Welcome to the website for the New Hampshire Postal Workers Union. This site will be used to keep the Members at Large up to date on all the things that go on at the state level. Any Local organization within New Hampshire that would like to use our Calendar to post their events just e-mail them to us and we can get them up as soon as possible. If you would like to know which Local represents you click here
Historic LMOU Protects MALs in Small Offices The APWU signed a landmark agreement covering Members-at-Large who work in small post offices and are not represented by a local union on Jan. 25. “Local Memorandum of Understanding for Offices Without a Local Union” outlines the rules for these small offices on topics that are typically the subject of negotiations at the local level between USPS managers and union officers. “The Memorandum is a first,” said APWU President William Burrus. “It will provide the protection of a local contract to thousands of union members in small offices who have not previously been covered by a local agreement.” The agreement covers approximately 15,000 workers. The Memorandum (LMOU) [PDF] is the result of negotiations for the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement. During national contract talks, the APWU won a commitment from the Postal Service to negotiate such an agreement. Discussions about specific contract language culminated in the LMOU for the Members-at- Large (MALs). Protecting Choices, Jobs The primary subject addressed by the Memorandum is the use of leave, which has always been a sore spot in small offices. Postmasters tend to select the best vacation slots for themselves, which has prevented many APWU members from taking vacations on July 4th or Labor Day: We’re confident that this LMOU will put an end to that practice. The Memorandum also requires the postmaster to notify the APWU Regional Coordinator whenever it is necessary to change, abolish, or revert a duty assignment. We felt this was important, especially because jobs have been disappearing from small post offices at such an alarming rate, and without any notification to the union. Enforcement of the provisions of the LMOU, which became effective on Feb. 24, are the responsibility of APWU state presidents or National Business Agents who have jurisdiction over the areas in which the affected MALs work. On the Web The LMOU is a significant step in the APWU program to better serve Members-at-Large. Assistant Clerk Craft Director Mike Morris is overseeing the union’s effort to communicate more effectively with MALs. There is also a new section of the APWU Web site for Members-at-Large. The MALs pages on the Web provide information about whom to contact about grievances or rights on the job and include an extensive list of “Frequently Asked Questions.” Members-at-Large face special challenges. Operating for the most part outside of a union structure, they typically find it difficult to stand up for their rights, and — until now — have lacked some of the most basic protections that other members have enjoyed as a result of local agreements. As President Burrus said, “This is an important first step in helping Members-at-Large to feel more like a part of the APWU family.”
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The Old Man of the Mountain has been the symbol of New Hampshire for generations. The great stone face has been memorialized on all sorts of items such as coins and postcards. In 1955 the Post Office Department placed New Hampshire’s icon on a 3 cent stamp. Sadly in 2003 the profile succumbed to time and the elements and was forever erased off of the side of Cannon Mountain. |
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