MADISON, WI AREA LOCAL
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS
UNION 241 AFL-CIO

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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EXECUTIVE BOARD

Martin Mater
PRESIDENT

PAUL MUENKEL
VICE-PRESIDENT

PATTI PASELL
SECRETARY

DALE ANDERSON
TREASURER

CARLA RIFFLE
CLERK CRAFT DIR.

JENNIFER JOHNSON- HEISS
MAINTENANCE DIR.

ROD CHURCH
MOTOR VEHICLE DIR.

OTHER OFFICERS

Bret Wersland
Assistant Clerk Craft
Director

MARY HOEFLE
TRUSTEE

ROBERT INGERSOLL
TRUSTEE

ERIN JOHNSON
TRUSTEE

Jacque Childs
EDITOR

JANETTE BRINK
DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION

RICHARD MORELAND
SAFETY DIRECTOR









Next Executive meeting

Next membership meeting

Friday, September 10 at 10:00 AM    
Friday, October 8, 10:00 AM

Tuesday, September 21  9:30AM
Tuesday, October 19     1:00 PM


All membership meetings are held at Dream Lanes
13 Atlas Ct. Madison, WI 53714
Unless otherwise stated.

News you can use

Madison receives Charter for APWU Auxiliary
Already active with scholarships available and a golf outing planned

The Madison Auxiliary of the Madison Area APWU was presented with its Charter at the membership meeting on March 24, 2010. National APWU Auxiliary Board of Director Barb Maciejewski presented the Charter to the Executive Board of the Madison Auxiliary.
The auxiliary has already made scholarships available for sending two children to a summer camp. 


Election Voting Results

Below are the results of the voting for contested positions in the Madison Wisconsin Area Local APWU.

Sun Prairie Representitive
Pira Mueller    8
Chris Buxton   1

Janesville Representitive
Donna Kelekovich  19
Erika Bobzien        4

Clerk Craft Director
Chris Degeyter  126
Carla Riffle       170

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Election Nominations and Results

February 23, 2010
The following are the duly nominated, unopposed candidates, who are declared elected to office:

President                                  Martin Mater
Vice President                           Paul Muenkel
Secretary                                  Patty Pasell
Treasurer                                  Dale Anderson
Director of Maintenance Craft     Jennifer Johnson-Heiss
Director of Motor Vehicle Craft    Rod Church
Editor                                        Jacque Childs
Director of Safety and Health      Rick Moreland
Trustees (3)                              Rob Ingersoll
                                                 Erin Johnson
                                                 Mary Goldade
Delegate to SCFL                        Doug Meyer
 
Stewards:
Motor Vehicle Steward                Gene Robbins
Maintenance - Tour 2                  Jennifer Johnson-Heiss
Stewards Clerk Craft (3) tour 1   Chris Degeyter
                                                 Shane Davis
                                                 Josh Simmons
Stewards Clerk Craft (1) tour 2   Bret Wersland
Stewards Clerk Craft (3) tour 3   Patti Pasell
                                                 Doug Meyer
                                                 Paul Muenkel
Steward - Middleton and Verona  Carla Riffle
Capitol and University                  Dale Anderson
Westside                                    Meegan Carpenter
 
Associate Office Stewards:
Beaver Dam                               Laura Peterson
Beloit                                         Lori Britton
Monroe                                      Tom Rossing

The folllowing are the duly nominated candidates who are running for contested positions:

Clerk Craft Director (1)
      Chris Degeyter
      Carla Riffle 

Janesville Steward (1)
     Donna Kelekovich
     Erika Bobzien

Sun Prairie Steward (1)
     Pira Mueller
     Chris Buxton

The following positions  had no nominations and are open for appointments by the President:
 
Director of Organization
Delegates to SCFL (2)
Maintenance Tour 1
Maintenance Tour 2
Motor Vehicle Garage Steward
Hilldale Station
Southside Station
Capitol Carrier Annex
Main Office Carrier Annex
Baraboo Steward
Platteville Steward
Stoughton Steward

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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.
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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.


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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.
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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.

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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.
  



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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 .
 
 

LINKS

APWU

Liteblue - bidding etc.

USA.gov

National Contract

Local Contract

JCIM

National Constitution
(Pdf file-loads slow)

Local Constitution 

Pay Schedule

Lost Time Voucher

Expense Voucher

Current Stewards

postalnews.com

postalreporter.com

21st Century Postal Worker

FMLA forms

AFL-CIO

APWU of Wisconsin

 SCFL

Shopunionmade.org






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