MADISON, WI AREA LOCAL
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS
UNION 241 AFL-CIO
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Albany, Argyle, Baraboo,
Beaver Dam, Belleville, Beloit, Benton, Black Earth, Blanchardville, Bloomington,
Boscobel, Brandon, Brooklyn, Cambridge, Clinton, Columbus, Cottage Grove, Cross
Plains, Cuba City, Dane, Darlington, Deerfield, DeForest, Dodgeville, Edgerton,
Elroy, Evansville, Fall River, Fennimore, Fort Atkinson, Fox Lake, Friendship,
Hazel Green, Janesville, Jefferson, LaValle, Lancaster, Lake Mills, Lodi, Lyndon
Station, Madison, Marshall, Mazomanie, McFarland, Mauston, Merrimac, Milton,
Mineral Point, Monroe, Montello, Monticello, Morrisonville, Mount Horeb, North
Freedom, New Glarus, New Lisbon, Oregon, Orfordville, Oxford, Pardeeville,
Plain, Platteville, Potosi, Poynette, Prairie du Chien, Prairie du Sac,
Randolph, Reedsburg, Richland Center, Rio, Sauk City, Sharon, Shullburg, Spring
Green, Stoughton, Sun Prairie, Waterloo, Waunakee, Waupun, Windsor, Wisconsin
Dells and Wonewoc.
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APWU PO BOX 7711 MADISON, WI 53707-7711 PHONE (608)249-2755 Fax(608)249-7014
Steward Room(608)244-0433
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All membership meetings are held at Dream
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13 Atlas Ct. Madison, WI 53714 Unless otherwise stated. News you can use New rules on FMLA The Department of Labor under President Bush issued new rules concerning the Family Medical Leave Act. For the most part, the regulations have become more stringent. Some rules, mostly regarding returning veterans of war, are actually more beneficial. Please go here for more information and the updated forms. I have also added a link to the right hand column. ---------------------------------------------------- JCIM Now Online On the right hand side I have added a link to the JCIM. This may be handy if you don't have the JCIM in your office. Click on the right for it or you can click on the JCIM links in this notice. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Thinking of retiring soon? I found this article at www.fedsmith.com that states the best time in the near future to retire is January 3, 2009. The article goes into the reason as to why that is. Since I can't retire soon it doesn't mean much to me. How about you? --------------------------------------------------------------- Record amount raised for COPA At the recent APWU of Wisconsin State Convention, held in Madison, WI at the Concourse Hotel, the state delegates raised a record amount for COPA. A big thank you should go out to our Secretary, Patti Pasell, along with Jacque Childs and Ann Wachter who were instrumental in helping with the COPA fundraising. A record $5300 was raised for COPA. -------------------------------------------------------- M and I Bank account closed The M and I Bank account is now closed. If you find any checks that are not cashed, bring them to the union for replacement. ---------------------------------- Change of Checking Account The union has changed its checking account because of the fees imposed on it by M and I Bank. We are now using Home Savings Bank for our checking account. If you have any checks that are written on the M and I Bank account, cash them immediately. The account will be closed on May 1, 2008. ----------------------------------------------------------- Bidding do's and don'ts A clerk called me yesterday with a complaint about the new shared services bidding system. I have put a link up to lite blue for bidding purposes. 1. BIDDING deadlines have changed. The new deadline for bidding is WEDNESDAY of the closing week, NOT Friday as we are are use to. 2. The bidding notices are complicated and hard to read. Take your time at the bulletin board and make sure you understand the posting and the bid job you want. This is your career. New Constitutional Amendment At the membership meeting on January 22, 2008 a new constitutional amendment was voted on and passed. The amendment called for changing the constitution so that Westside Station has its own Steward and Verona and Middleton will share a steward. The old language stated that Westside and Verona shared a steward. The amendment takes place immediately. ------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the new Madison Wisconsin Area Local of the American Postal Workers Union website. This is a work in progress, please let the me know what you would like to see on this website. Contact me here . |
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