News

Website: It was actually two years ago when we announced that we had a Branch website. We did, but that was it, we never did develop it. As Gary had announced over the past several months, we’ve been working with a team of IT guys who are designing a new grievance tracking system for us. They have also made us a website that will be interactive, informative and a great resource for the Stewards and members. We have intermittent meetings with the IT guys with each new function of the website and right now is the time-consuming step of consolidating all the members' information.  The next step is to departmentalize what members having access to grievance information.  We’ll have more information as these updates are unveiled.

Hit Teams:  Now that management has us skipping on one leg while juggling with the mail on our routes, pivots and forced overtime, a new wrinkle has developed:  Hit Teams!!  This means we get to show managers we don't even know how professional we are.  Make sure you're doing what you should be doing out there; walking and driving safely, using your satchel equipped with dog spray and hitting your scans when you get to them.  Let's bore the hit teams to death.

Holiday Scheduling: While you’re looking at your office’s local agreement, note that Item 13 is titled “The Method of Selecting Employees to Work a Holiday.” This Item spells out the pecking order for who works the designated holiday. It still amazes us that after 10 holidays a year for who-knows-how-many years, most supervisors, and for that matter most carriers, don’t know the regulations.  We'll hear from these managers when Labor Day comes around.

2010 National Convention: The branch has mailed to each delegate arrival and departure dates for the Anaheim Best Western Stovall (our first pick of hotel). If there are any changes to your plans, please notify the branch office immediately.  Please do not call the Anaheim Housing Bureau or the Convention Center. We will be holding a Convention Delegate meeting on July, 22, 2010 @ 6:00pm before the Branch monthly meeting. We will be talking about how and where to pick up your credentials, assignments to various workshops, and how we calculate the amount of your delegate check.  You don't want to miss it!!!!