Mark Gaffney, president of the Michigan State AFL-CIO asked rally participants: “You wanna know who’s on your side? Everyone with a
mailbox.”
8/31/10
Save Saturday Delivery Rally
2010 APWU National Convention: Reverend Jesse Jackson
The Reverend Jesse Jackson addresses the Delegates at the 2010 APWU National Convention.
GlennDL
8/30/10
2010 Convention Pictures: iNDY
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From JWJ Newsletter:
Get On Board
Join the Hotel Workers on September 2nd to honor the spirit and history of upcoming Labor Day. Thousands of hotel workers are standing up to employers like Hyatt who want to take unfair advantage of the economy and lock us into a recession. Thursday, September 2nd at 4:30 p.m. outside the Hyatt, 1 S Capitol.
Go to our website for a flyer: www.centralindianajwj.org
Sustain the Movement. Power can be expressed by organized people and organized money. Sign the JwJ Pledge here, and become a sustainer of Central Indiana Jobs with Justice by making a recurring financial donation here. Your contributions are tax deductible.
The spirit of the labor movement will continue on Saturday, September 4th at the annual Labor Day Parade. This free, fun, family friendly event will take place downtown starting at the corner of North & Pennsylvania. Entertainment and festivities start at 9:00 a.m. and the parade steps off at 11:00 a.m. If you can volunteer at the JwJ table, please contact Allison at 317-450-4019 or allison@centralindianajwj.org.
Like the rest of the country, Central Indiana needs GOOD JOBS NOW! Stand with us and other JwJ coalitions around the country on Wednesday, September 15th as we declare a Jobs Emergency. Stay tuned for more details! At this event, we will announce details for the Jobs March to Washington, taking place on October 2nd in partnership with the NAACP, UAW, CWA and many other partners.
In Solidarity,
Central Indiana Jobs with Justice
8/29/10
Delegate Report: 2010 APWU National Convention
I left for Detroit, by train, on Sunday morning after getting of work and arrived at the Motor City Casino Hotel late Sunday evening.
Over a period of five days from 10am to 4pm everyday Delegates from across the US dealt with resolutions, from the members, concerning Legislative, contractual and labor matters that will serve as their guide over the next two years, including the upcoming Contract negotiations.
The Delegates disposed of almost 300 Resolutions, held a ‘Save Saturday Delivery’ rally in downtown Detroit and heard from Presidents of Postal Workers from around the world as well as the NALC President and Rev Jesse Jackson.
There is no way that I can convey all the information from the Convention ON THIS WEBSITE, but you can click the graphic below for an in-depth report on the resolutions, convention activities, pictures, video, and commentary on many aspects of the convention
.
Glenn Littrell
State & National Delegate
Indianapolis Area Local #130
APWU
8/17/10
Brad Ellsworth AT APWU Hall:
Following the Local’s monthly Union Meeting Brad Ellsworth, candidate for Evan Bayh’s Senate seat, stopped by the union hall for some phone banking and smoozing.
He spoke to members in a forum and individually in the parking lot.
8/5/10
OIG: USPS Takes Average Of 2.2 Yrs. To Process Employees Ideas Instead of 7 Days
from PostalReporter News Blog
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“The following are excerpts from a USPS Office Of Inspector General review of the eIDEAS program. According to the USPS OIG, “When an idea is approved, management can award noncash and cash awards up to $10,000. The complainant and surveyed employees expressed concern about management’s commitment to the eIDEAS program.”
…The eIDEAS program is a web-based application that allows Postal Service employees to submit ideas online or at one of the kiosks located in processing plants. The Postal Service encourages employees to contribute constructive ideas to improve customer satisfaction, generate revenue, increase productivity, and improve competitiveness.
Given the current financial condition of the Postal Service, it is appropriate to evaluate the timeliness and transparency of the eIDEAS program to help management identify those ideas with tangible benefits.
Conclusion
We found the eIDEAS program was not timely and management’s resulting actions were not transparent. Specifically, while the eIDEAS program guide stipulates evaluators assess ideas within 7 days of submission, we found level 1 evaluators took an average of 2.2 years to process employee ideas, while level 2 and level 3 evaluators1 took an average of 1.1 years and .57 years, respectively, to process ideas.
Additionally, we noted that while the number of ideas submitted has grown by 26 percent from fiscal years (FY) 2004 to 2009, the number and value of awards has declined by more than 88 percent. Although, we did not assess the quality of employee suggestions received, this trend suggests further evaluation is warranted by management to measure program success.”
8/2/10
OSHA Fines USPS For Safety Violations at Southern MD P&DC:
updated info…see p.s. below
from the APWU website
APWU Web News Article 065-2010, July 7, 2010
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited [PDF] the USPS for nine “willful and serious” safety violations at the Southern MD Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC), and ordered the Postal Service to pay $272,000 in fines.
Inspectors found employees at the facility working on live machinery with exposed energized parts without wearing appropriate protective equipment, exposing them to the risk of electric shock.
The latest citations bring the Postal Service’s total OSHA fines to nearly $3 million.
| OSHA Citations of USPS | ||
| Site | Date | Amount |
| Des Moines, IA | 1/27/2010 | $97,500 |
| Providence, RI | 4/29/2010 | $558,000 |
| Bedford Park, IL | 5/5/2010 | $210,000 |
| Denver, CO | 5/10/2010 | $217,000 |
| Anaheim, CA | 5/24/2010 | $11,050 |
| Bell, CA | 5/24/2010 | $18,425 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 5/24/2010 | $10,625 |
| 6/3/2010 | $210,000 | |
| 6/4/2010 | $217,000 | |
| Pittsburgh (PA) P&DC | 6/8/2010 | $300,000 |
| 6/14/2010 | $97,500 | |
| 6/16/2010 | $77,000 | |
| Southern ME P&DC | 6/25/2010 | $430,000 |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul NDC | 6/29/2010 | $210,000 |
| 7/1/2010 | $272,000 | |
| TOTAL |
| $2,936,100 |
p.s.
New fines [Eagan, MN $210,000 and Vermont $420,000] have brought the total of fines since Oct., 2009 to over $3.5million. and another $430,000 fine has been proposed for Scarborough, Maine. Now even the Department of Labor is getting in on the act.
2006 National Convention:
Sightseeing pictures from my free time at the 2006 convention in Philadelphia. This was the last national convention I attended.
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