Thank you to my brothers and sisters who attended this month's District One meeting of the WAPWU on Sunday, April 7, 2013. For those of you who were not able to attend, I'll give you a brief overview of the meeting:
District One meeting was held Sunday, April 7, 2013, in Lynden, WA, at the home of District One Rep Maria Risener.
Meeting began at 2:00 p.m. and adjourned at 3:30 p.m.
In attendance were:
Maria Risener, District One Rep, PTF Clerk, Lynden WA 98264
Cathryn Harrington, PSE, Mt Baker Station, Bellingham WA 98228
Gail Parbon, PTF Clerk, Custer, WA 98240
Devon Hoffman, FTR Clerk, Everson, WA 98247
Thomas Mayer, PTF Clerk, Pt. Roberts, WA 98281
Tom Devine, FTR Clerk, Shop Steward, Mt Baker Station, Bellingham, WA 98228
The meeting began with introductions and then I gave an overview of what's been going on in our state and in our district regarding the APWU. I discussed last year's state convention when I was named District Rep and I talked about the National Convention, going over some of the literature that was handed out in Los Angeles. I also talked about Steward's College and encouraged anyone interested to consider attending. I explained my participation in the AFL-CIO's Labor-Neighbor Program and how vital all unions are to working people. The floor was opened for questions, and some discussion was had about the 50 mile radius, converting PTF's to FTR's and PSE's to PTF's, and the recent Das award.
I opened the floor up for nominations for delegates to this year's WAPWU convention in May; I nominated Thomas Mayer, and Gail Parbon nominated Tom Devine.
Voting was by secret ballot; each nominee received three votes. Thomas Mayer then respectfully withdrew his name from consideration and expressed his hope to attend next year's convention.
As for information other than the District Meeting:
If you are in a Level 15 or 16 office your PM can only perform 25 hours of clerk work during the course of a week.
If you are in a Level 18 office your PM can only perform 15 hours of clerk work per week.
If you are in an office of a higher level then your PM or Supervisors CANNOT perform clerk work period except as outlined in 1.6A of the CBA.
I have a survey that WAPWU MAL’s can fill out on a daily basis and then mail or scan it in to me weekly. Also I can get access to POS WOS reports which can better pinpoint time on the window. I do need ACE user id’s to identify who is who as the POS WOS report only shows ACE user id’s, not individual names. If you are challenging management's time covering the window please give me the previously mentioned id’s.
There was a huge case won by the APWU recently. It's a MUST READ for anyone in a smaller office.
You can find it on the APWU website:
In Solidarity,
Maria Risener
