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Serving Alva, Bokeelia, Bonita Springs, Captiva, Chokoloskee, Estero, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Immokalee, Labelle, Lehigh, Marco Island, Naples, Placida, Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, Saint James City, and Sanibel
NEXT UNION MEETING
August 15, 2010
9:30am
11000 Metro Parkway. Suite 8
Fort Myers, FL 33966
Office (239) 275-1007
Fax (239) 275-3687
August 15, 2010
9:30am
11000 Metro Parkway. Suite 8
Fort Myers, FL 33966
Office (239) 275-1007
Fax (239) 275-3687
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3/14/2010
THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AREA LOCAL MEMBERS WHO HAVE DONATED TO COPA
IN 2009 AND SO FAR IN 2010
Joe Avila
Dave Azzopardi
Tammy Baisden
Angela Balderas
Sandy Beckler
George Balinski
Bruce Bennett
Marcia Bennett
John Boyle
Terri Bray
Robert Brazzel
Helen Brillhart
Jamie Carr
Judy Carson
Cathy Cobb
Ronald Connett
Sharyn Connor
Kathleen Cook
Lynne Cram
Lester Cummins
Ben Deguzman
Steve Devarona
Eileen Dimase
Jeannette Eliopoulos
Dale Eller
Josefina Fermin
Bianca Fiallo
Vivianne Finley
Pat Fraser
Charles Glennon
Felicia Gluhareff
Dave Grant
Dan Gray
Kay Grebey
Barbara Green
Lisa Griswold
Michael Gutierrez
Mark Hamilton
Ed Hardiman
Patrick Hardiman
James Hartley
Dawn Hofer
Bob Hofer
Darla Howard
Anna Johnson
Sue Johnson
Gwendolyn Jones
Linda Kapla
Charlie Kameris
Joyce Kelly
Debbie Kennington
David Kirkwood
Pat Lane
Stella Lawhon
Steve Lewis
Virginia Linger
Andrea Lobianco
Angela Lobianco
Woodrow Manning
Debra Maros
William Masten
Paul Mc Avoy
Bob McCarthy
Keith McGee
Kimberly Mcloughlin
Kurt Meyering
Gail Miller
Don Moser
Kathleen Moyer
Wayne Nichols
Robert Nowall
Danette Oler
Deborah O'Neill
Suzi O'Toole
Jim Overhultz
George Petrillo
Tom Phister
Adam Prentki
Andrew Quigley
Matthew Redavid
Jean Ringsmuth
George Rivera
Jamie Robertson
Vanessa Russell
Timothy Sandt
Charles Schaeffer
John Scinaldi
Candace Shultes
Jessica Siemers
Wendy Skaff
David Slattery
Warren Smith
Timothy Soloman
James Sommers
Duane Summa
Michele Szymonik
Debra Tardiff
Karen Tesny
Sheila Tierney
Ellen Touchette
Michael Treanor
David Truett
Samantha Walcott
David Wallace
Timothy Watters
James Weaver
Terry Wells
Debora Wilson
Robert Winston
Scott Wiser
Joseph Wood
Sam Wood
John Zmijewski
THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AREA LOCAL MEMBERS WHO HAVE DONATED TO COPA
IN 2009 AND SO FAR IN 2010
Joe Avila
Dave Azzopardi
Tammy Baisden
Angela Balderas
Sandy Beckler
George Balinski
Bruce Bennett
Marcia Bennett
John Boyle
Terri Bray
Robert Brazzel
Helen Brillhart
Jamie Carr
Judy Carson
Cathy Cobb
Ronald Connett
Sharyn Connor
Kathleen Cook
Lynne Cram
Lester Cummins
Ben Deguzman
Steve Devarona
Eileen Dimase
Jeannette Eliopoulos
Dale Eller
Josefina Fermin
Bianca Fiallo
Vivianne Finley
Pat Fraser
Charles Glennon
Felicia Gluhareff
Dave Grant
Dan Gray
Kay Grebey
Barbara Green
Lisa Griswold
Michael Gutierrez
Mark Hamilton
Ed Hardiman
Patrick Hardiman
James Hartley
Dawn Hofer
Bob Hofer
Darla Howard
Anna Johnson
Sue Johnson
Gwendolyn Jones
Linda Kapla
Charlie Kameris
Joyce Kelly
Debbie Kennington
David Kirkwood
Pat Lane
Stella Lawhon
Steve Lewis
Virginia Linger
Andrea Lobianco
Angela Lobianco
Woodrow Manning
Debra Maros
William Masten
Paul Mc Avoy
Bob McCarthy
Keith McGee
Kimberly Mcloughlin
Kurt Meyering
Gail Miller
Don Moser
Kathleen Moyer
Wayne Nichols
Robert Nowall
Danette Oler
Deborah O'Neill
Suzi O'Toole
Jim Overhultz
George Petrillo
Tom Phister
Adam Prentki
Andrew Quigley
Matthew Redavid
Jean Ringsmuth
George Rivera
Jamie Robertson
Vanessa Russell
Timothy Sandt
Charles Schaeffer
John Scinaldi
Candace Shultes
Jessica Siemers
Wendy Skaff
David Slattery
Warren Smith
Timothy Soloman
James Sommers
Duane Summa
Michele Szymonik
Debra Tardiff
Karen Tesny
Sheila Tierney
Ellen Touchette
Michael Treanor
David Truett
Samantha Walcott
David Wallace
Timothy Watters
James Weaver
Terry Wells
Debora Wilson
Robert Winston
Scott Wiser
Joseph Wood
Sam Wood
John Zmijewski
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News: Excessing Update, Eagles Eye Update
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APWU PRESIDENT WILLIAM "BILL" BURRUS TO RETIRE
On September 30, 2009 at the APWU All Craft Conference, APWU President William "Bill" Burrus announced that he will not seek re-election next year. The ballots for APWU National Office will be sent out next August and President Burrus said he wishes not to have petitions signed on his behalf. The announcement came after about a 1 1/2 hour speech where the president spoke of all of the APWU's accomplishments and it's future. President Burrus's speech ended with his highly emotional announcement and with several standing ovations from those in attendance.
President Burrus became APWU President in 2001 after being the APWU Vice President since 1980. I would like to personally thank President Burrus for his service to our Union. We are in better shape because of his leadership.
Sam Wood - President SWFAL/APWU
Our membership nationally was once at 400,000 strong but will soon be down to around 250,000.
The APWU negotiating the conversion of PTF's in 200 man year offices along with the pay upgrades were finished at just the right time in the last negotiations. Considering the current economy, the APWU membership were well represented.
Approximately 20,000 Clerk Craft employees will be taking the early retirement. Less than 300 employees will be resigning to take the early out incentive.
All members need to contact their congressmen and ask them to pass HR-658. This bill, if passed, will curtail the USPS plans to be able to just close stations and branches and consolidate facilities at it's choosing.
Members are also encouraged to donate to COPA to ensure the APWU's ability to fight against USPS plans to cut service to our customers and further degrade the United States Postal Service.
Also retiring will be our National Director of Organization Frank Romero along with NBA's John Clark (Chicago Region), Steven J. Zamanakos (Denver Region), and Dale "Leon" Tatum (Wichita Region).
On September 30, 2009 at the APWU All Craft Conference, APWU President William "Bill" Burrus announced that he will not seek re-election next year. The ballots for APWU National Office will be sent out next August and President Burrus said he wishes not to have petitions signed on his behalf. The announcement came after about a 1 1/2 hour speech where the president spoke of all of the APWU's accomplishments and it's future. President Burrus's speech ended with his highly emotional announcement and with several standing ovations from those in attendance.
President Burrus became APWU President in 2001 after being the APWU Vice President since 1980. I would like to personally thank President Burrus for his service to our Union. We are in better shape because of his leadership.
Sam Wood - President SWFAL/APWU
Our membership nationally was once at 400,000 strong but will soon be down to around 250,000.
The APWU negotiating the conversion of PTF's in 200 man year offices along with the pay upgrades were finished at just the right time in the last negotiations. Considering the current economy, the APWU membership were well represented.
Approximately 20,000 Clerk Craft employees will be taking the early retirement. Less than 300 employees will be resigning to take the early out incentive.
All members need to contact their congressmen and ask them to pass HR-658. This bill, if passed, will curtail the USPS plans to be able to just close stations and branches and consolidate facilities at it's choosing.
Members are also encouraged to donate to COPA to ensure the APWU's ability to fight against USPS plans to cut service to our customers and further degrade the United States Postal Service.
Also retiring will be our National Director of Organization Frank Romero along with NBA's John Clark (Chicago Region), Steven J. Zamanakos (Denver Region), and Dale "Leon" Tatum (Wichita Region).
12/11/09
UPDATE: FORT MYERS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009
The Fort Myers City Council meeting last week was a big success. Thanks to those who were in attendance and spoke at the meeting. A special thanks to our local's newest friend, former Clerk Craft NBA and now retired APWU member Lorenzo Tindal who took the lead role on behalf of the citizens of Fort Myers and the APWU. Councilman Tom Leonardo announced to the body that he will be drafting a resolution that the Fort Myers City Council approved at the meeting to support our struggle to prevent the closing of the Miracle Mile Post Office. The vote was unanimous of the councils support. This resolution along with Lorenzo's suggestions and proposed alternate location to put a new Finance unit and PO Boxes, will be forwarded to the Fort Myers Postmaster. Fort Myers City Councilman Streets will be hand delivering a copy of the resolution in person to Postal Headquarters in DC. within the next few weeks and Mayor Henderson and Councilman Flanders will personally speak with both Senators, Bill Nelson and George LeMieux along with Congressman Connie Mack within the next two weeks. Lorenzo Tillman and Sam Wood have contacted Senator Bill Nelson office concerning the closing of stations and branches. Lorenzo just received a return letter from Senator Nelson supporting his request to oppose the closing of Miracle Mile Post Office. The Local APWU Vice President Joyce Kelly and former APWU Vice President Dave Grant was in attendance along with several stewards for this meeting as well as many members who attended to give testimony to the City Council. They all represented the Southwest Florida Area Local - American Postal Workers Union very well. Every member should be very proud of every one of them and grateful. Lorenzo Tindal wants the SWFAL-APWU to know that was happy the he was given the opportunity to once again join in on our struggle.
Another way everyone needs to help on this issue is to call our Florida Congressmen inform them that you are opposed to the USPS's plans to close our local postal stations and branches:
Call Senator Bill Nelson's Senior Constituent Advocate Marcie Randolph
in her Orlando Office at 1-888-671-4091
Call Senator George LeMieux's office at 1-202-224-3041
Call Congressmen Connie Mack's Offices:
1-239-573-5837 Cape Coral Office
1-239-252-6225 Naples Office
Call Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart's Office 1-239-348-1620
Please do not wait, time is running out.
Thanks to NBC-2 (www.nbc-2.com) and Chad Oliver for their news story on Station Closings.
Chad did a great job explaining why we are trying to keep the USPS from closing these
Post Offices with the story. You can watch the video by Clicking ----->
There are 5 Post Offices in Southwest Florida that have been targeted for closing. We have provided petition forms below that can be printed out and circulated for signatures. Please print out these forms and have family members, neighbors, and others in our community fill them out and return them to our SWFAL-APWU Office at 11000 Metro Parkway Suite 8, Fort Myers Fl 33966.
The offices being targeted are Miracle Mile - Fort Myers, Downtown, Golden Gate, and Vanderbilt Stations in Naples, and Murdock Station in Port Charlotte. The Naples community has done a great job of getting petitions signed. A special thanks to the Naples community and Lynne Cram for their work on these petitions. Your hard work is paying off, Three stations have come off the hit list.
UPDATE: FORT MYERS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009
The Fort Myers City Council meeting last week was a big success. Thanks to those who were in attendance and spoke at the meeting. A special thanks to our local's newest friend, former Clerk Craft NBA and now retired APWU member Lorenzo Tindal who took the lead role on behalf of the citizens of Fort Myers and the APWU. Councilman Tom Leonardo announced to the body that he will be drafting a resolution that the Fort Myers City Council approved at the meeting to support our struggle to prevent the closing of the Miracle Mile Post Office. The vote was unanimous of the councils support. This resolution along with Lorenzo's suggestions and proposed alternate location to put a new Finance unit and PO Boxes, will be forwarded to the Fort Myers Postmaster. Fort Myers City Councilman Streets will be hand delivering a copy of the resolution in person to Postal Headquarters in DC. within the next few weeks and Mayor Henderson and Councilman Flanders will personally speak with both Senators, Bill Nelson and George LeMieux along with Congressman Connie Mack within the next two weeks. Lorenzo Tillman and Sam Wood have contacted Senator Bill Nelson office concerning the closing of stations and branches. Lorenzo just received a return letter from Senator Nelson supporting his request to oppose the closing of Miracle Mile Post Office. The Local APWU Vice President Joyce Kelly and former APWU Vice President Dave Grant was in attendance along with several stewards for this meeting as well as many members who attended to give testimony to the City Council. They all represented the Southwest Florida Area Local - American Postal Workers Union very well. Every member should be very proud of every one of them and grateful. Lorenzo Tindal wants the SWFAL-APWU to know that was happy the he was given the opportunity to once again join in on our struggle.
Another way everyone needs to help on this issue is to call our Florida Congressmen inform them that you are opposed to the USPS's plans to close our local postal stations and branches:
Call Senator Bill Nelson's Senior Constituent Advocate Marcie Randolph
in her Orlando Office at 1-888-671-4091
Call Senator George LeMieux's office at 1-202-224-3041
Call Congressmen Connie Mack's Offices:
1-239-573-5837 Cape Coral Office
1-239-252-6225 Naples Office
Call Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart's Office 1-239-348-1620
Please do not wait, time is running out.
Thanks to NBC-2 (www.nbc-2.com) and Chad Oliver for their news story on Station Closings.
Chad did a great job explaining why we are trying to keep the USPS from closing these
Post Offices with the story. You can watch the video by Clicking ----->
There are 5 Post Offices in Southwest Florida that have been targeted for closing. We have provided petition forms below that can be printed out and circulated for signatures. Please print out these forms and have family members, neighbors, and others in our community fill them out and return them to our SWFAL-APWU Office at 11000 Metro Parkway Suite 8, Fort Myers Fl 33966.
The offices being targeted are Miracle Mile - Fort Myers, Downtown, Golden Gate, and Vanderbilt Stations in Naples, and Murdock Station in Port Charlotte. The Naples community has done a great job of getting petitions signed. A special thanks to the Naples community and Lynne Cram for their work on these petitions. Your hard work is paying off, Three stations have come off the hit list.
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Fort Myers Office
OFF THE HIT LIST
OFF THE HIT LIST
OFF THE HIT LIST
OFF THE HIT LIST
OFF THE HIT LIST
Naples Golden Gate Station
Naples Vanderbilt Station
Naples Golden Gate Station
Naples Vanderbilt Station
10/17/09
POSTMASTERS NO LONGER SUPPORT VOE SURVEYS
This month the National League of Postmaster sent out letters to all Postmasters encouraging them not to fill out VOE surveys. The APWU has been a leader in informing employees not to fill out these surveys. The SWFAL-APWU has placed a $5 bounty on every VOE survey that we get back from our members. Many of you have been donating the $5 back to COPA. We encourage our members to continue to bring these VOE surveys to the Union Office and to collect the bounty. As many of you recall, the USPS used these employee surveys against us in contract negotiations in the mid 1990's. Do you trust them in next contract negotiations? A list of those APWU members who have donated to COPA this year are listed at the bottom of this page. Thanks to those who have fought to save our jobs by donating to COPA.
POSTMASTERS NO LONGER SUPPORT VOE SURVEYS
This month the National League of Postmaster sent out letters to all Postmasters encouraging them not to fill out VOE surveys. The APWU has been a leader in informing employees not to fill out these surveys. The SWFAL-APWU has placed a $5 bounty on every VOE survey that we get back from our members. Many of you have been donating the $5 back to COPA. We encourage our members to continue to bring these VOE surveys to the Union Office and to collect the bounty. As many of you recall, the USPS used these employee surveys against us in contract negotiations in the mid 1990's. Do you trust them in next contract negotiations? A list of those APWU members who have donated to COPA this year are listed at the bottom of this page. Thanks to those who have fought to save our jobs by donating to COPA.
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10/31/09
FERS SICK LEAVE CREDIT BECOMES LAW
On October 29, 2009 President Obama signed into law a compromised version of the 2010 Defense Authorization Bill which was approved by the Senate on October 22, 2009 by a vote of 68-29 which included authorization for Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to receive credit for their unused sick leave upon retirement. The Defense Bill which had already been approved in the House on June 25, 2009 by a vote of 389-22, also included the FERS benefit. Under the bill, FERS-covered employees will receive a 50 percent credit for unused sick leave when they retire until December 31, 2013. Starting on January 1, 2014 they would receive full credit. Employees covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) already received by law, credit for sick leave when they retire. This is a great benefit for FERS employees, it gives employees a reason to save their sick leave for when they really need it, and gives them credit when they retire, for the hours that are unused.
FERS SICK LEAVE CREDIT BECOMES LAW
On October 29, 2009 President Obama signed into law a compromised version of the 2010 Defense Authorization Bill which was approved by the Senate on October 22, 2009 by a vote of 68-29 which included authorization for Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to receive credit for their unused sick leave upon retirement. The Defense Bill which had already been approved in the House on June 25, 2009 by a vote of 389-22, also included the FERS benefit. Under the bill, FERS-covered employees will receive a 50 percent credit for unused sick leave when they retire until December 31, 2013. Starting on January 1, 2014 they would receive full credit. Employees covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) already received by law, credit for sick leave when they retire. This is a great benefit for FERS employees, it gives employees a reason to save their sick leave for when they really need it, and gives them credit when they retire, for the hours that are unused.
11/29/2009
EXCESSING NUMBER NEGOTIATED DOWN TO 23
MORE JOB CUTS TO COME?
On the final day of the impacted bids being posted. APWU Southern Regional Coordinator Bill Sullivan along with APWU National Business Agent Pat Davis Weeks helped negotiate a reduction of 7 more employees from 30 Clerks to be excessed. As of our last update on this site, management had the number of excessed employees at 32. The final number is at 23. Monday at noon the final results of the bids should be posted.
Thanks to Joyce Kelly and Dave Grant for their help in collecting, going through the bids, calling non-impacted employees and working to get the bidding results worked out in a timely manner.
There may be another excessing coming, so it is important that we all work to attend the meeting listed below on December 7, 2009. This is no longer just a Clerk Craft issue. Last week at an excessing meeting in Tampa, management informed the APWU that they will be restructuring maintenance jobs to reduce staffing. Will this soon result in excessing in the Maintenance Craft?
Management has been outsourcing motor vehicle jobs, could we be in for a VMF station closing at Page Field?
Management is attempting to close three stations in Naples and one in Fort Myers. Fortunately we have helped save two Port Charlotte offices from being closed, but we still need help to save the remaining 4 offices.
The Union has challenged all of these actions, but we need your help. Below are printable petitions to help save our local stations and branches and our jobs. Please get them filled out and return them to our local Union office.
Support for the SWFAL - APWU Executive Board has been outstanding from our membership and we need that support to continue even more during this time. Members turning in VOE Surveys are at an all time high.
MORE HELP NEEDED
On December 7, 2009 at 4:15 pm there will be a Fort Myers City Council Meeting to discuss the possible Miracle Mile Station closing and the loss of jobs in Southwest Florida. We need as many employees and their families at this meeting. Without this help, more excessing will happen. It is imperative that you also contact our Letter Carrier brothers and sisters and their families and ask them to attend.
WHAT WILL YOU DO TO HELP?
EXCESSING NUMBER NEGOTIATED DOWN TO 23
MORE JOB CUTS TO COME?
On the final day of the impacted bids being posted. APWU Southern Regional Coordinator Bill Sullivan along with APWU National Business Agent Pat Davis Weeks helped negotiate a reduction of 7 more employees from 30 Clerks to be excessed. As of our last update on this site, management had the number of excessed employees at 32. The final number is at 23. Monday at noon the final results of the bids should be posted.
Thanks to Joyce Kelly and Dave Grant for their help in collecting, going through the bids, calling non-impacted employees and working to get the bidding results worked out in a timely manner.
There may be another excessing coming, so it is important that we all work to attend the meeting listed below on December 7, 2009. This is no longer just a Clerk Craft issue. Last week at an excessing meeting in Tampa, management informed the APWU that they will be restructuring maintenance jobs to reduce staffing. Will this soon result in excessing in the Maintenance Craft?
Management has been outsourcing motor vehicle jobs, could we be in for a VMF station closing at Page Field?
Management is attempting to close three stations in Naples and one in Fort Myers. Fortunately we have helped save two Port Charlotte offices from being closed, but we still need help to save the remaining 4 offices.
The Union has challenged all of these actions, but we need your help. Below are printable petitions to help save our local stations and branches and our jobs. Please get them filled out and return them to our local Union office.
Support for the SWFAL - APWU Executive Board has been outstanding from our membership and we need that support to continue even more during this time. Members turning in VOE Surveys are at an all time high.
MORE HELP NEEDED
On December 7, 2009 at 4:15 pm there will be a Fort Myers City Council Meeting to discuss the possible Miracle Mile Station closing and the loss of jobs in Southwest Florida. We need as many employees and their families at this meeting. Without this help, more excessing will happen. It is imperative that you also contact our Letter Carrier brothers and sisters and their families and ask them to attend.
WHAT WILL YOU DO TO HELP?
3/1/2010
FEDERAL EMPLOYEE GROUP LIFE INSURANCE (FEGLI)
I have put together some information that may be interesting for many employees. Most employees have no idea what they are currently paying for life insurance or whether or not those rates will change over time. Once they elect to take the amount of coverage that they wanted, they fail to look into what they are paying and how those rates will change over the course of their career, nor do they comparison shop for better rates.
During orientation, the U.S. Postal Service provides employees the option to select health and life insurance for self and family through the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) and the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI). Most employees are aware that in order to carry your (FEHB) and (FEGLI) benefits into retirement, you have to be enrolled for the five-years immediately preceding retirement (with a few exceptions), but there are also differences between the two. The main difference is that you can enroll in the FEHB every year, but the FEGLI open season varies depending on when the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announces it.
I have researched the current FEGLI rates. The rates listed below are for an employee at Level 6 Step O and was calculated on January 24, 2010 through the OPM web site.
Your Basic coverage as an employee is $56,000 and at no cost to you.
NOTE: Employees under 45 receive extra monetary benefit based on age.
The Extra Benefit in addition to the $56,000.00 base on age is:
35 and Under $56,000.00
36 $50,400.00
37 $44,800.00
38 $39,200.00
39 $33,600.00
40 $28,000.00
41 $22,400.00
42 $16,800.00
43 $11,200.00
44 $5,600.00
FEGLI has three options to chose from:
Option A - Standard (Gives an additional $10,000.00 of coverage)
Under 35 $0.30 Per Pay Period
Age 35-39 $0.40 Per Pay Period
Age 40-44 $0.60 Per Pay Period
Age 45-49 $0.90 Per Pay Period
Age 50-54 $1.40 Per Pay Period
Age 55-59 $2.70 Per Pay Period
Age 60-64 $6.00 Per Pay Period
Age 65-69 $6.00 Per Pay Period
Age 70-74 $6.00 Per Pay Period
Age 75-79 $6.00 Per Pay Period
Over 80 $6.00 Per Pay Period
Option B - Additional (Number of Multiples = 5, Gives an additional $270,000.00 of coverage)
Under 35 $8.10 Per Pay Period
Age 35-39 $10.80 Per Pay Period
Age 40-45 $16.20 Per Pay Period
Age 45-49 $24.30 Per Pay Period
Age 50-54 $37.80 Per Pay Period
Age 55-59 $75.60 Per Pay Period
Age 60-64 $162.00 Per Pay Period
Age 65-69 $194.40 Per Pay Period
Age 70-74 $324.00 Per Pay Period
Age 75-79 $486.00 Per Pay Period
Over 80 $648.00 Per Pay Period
Option C - Family Coverage (Number of Multiples = 5, Gives $25,000.00 for spouse, $12,500.00 for eligible children)
Under 35 $1.35 Per Pay Period
Age 35-39 $1.70 Per Pay Period
Age 40-45 $2.30 Per Pay Period
Age 45-49 $3.00 Per Pay Period
Age 50-54 $4.50 Per Pay Period
Age 55-59 $7.25 Per Pay Period
Age 60-64 $13.00 Per Pay Period
Age 65-69 $15.00 Per Pay Period
Age 70-74 $17.00 Per Pay Period
Age 75-79 $22.50 Per Pay Period
Over 80 $30.00 Per Pay Period
You can carry over the coverage when you retire as long as you have had the current level of multiples for 5 years.
If you have no idea of what coverage you currently have, you can find it by looking on your pay stub for IN _ _ _ and this will show exactly the amount that you are paying each pay period for this insurance.
Understand, the older you get, your premiums will become more expensive per pay period. Will you be able to afford those premiums or will you have to reduce the amount of coverage? Will you be able to cover the premiums upon retirement?
I suggest that all employees look for other life insurance alternatives that may save them money. Some policies build up a cash value or give yearly rebate checks. Shopping around for a private term insurance policy could be much less expensive as long as you are insurable.
I have found a couple of places to begin your search for better rates.
1) WAEPA - Their web site offers quotes versus FEGLI at http://www.waepa.org/
2) SAMBA - Their prices per $1000 of coverage is on their web site at http://www.sambaplans.com/life.shtml
You may cancel or drop your FEGLI coverage at any time. How do you cancel your FEGLI insurance after you find a better plan? You have to fill out form SF 2817 and you can find this form at http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf2817.pdf
Good luck in your search!
Sam Wood
President - Southwest Florida Area Local / APWU
FEDERAL EMPLOYEE GROUP LIFE INSURANCE (FEGLI)
I have put together some information that may be interesting for many employees. Most employees have no idea what they are currently paying for life insurance or whether or not those rates will change over time. Once they elect to take the amount of coverage that they wanted, they fail to look into what they are paying and how those rates will change over the course of their career, nor do they comparison shop for better rates.
During orientation, the U.S. Postal Service provides employees the option to select health and life insurance for self and family through the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) and the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI). Most employees are aware that in order to carry your (FEHB) and (FEGLI) benefits into retirement, you have to be enrolled for the five-years immediately preceding retirement (with a few exceptions), but there are also differences between the two. The main difference is that you can enroll in the FEHB every year, but the FEGLI open season varies depending on when the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announces it.
I have researched the current FEGLI rates. The rates listed below are for an employee at Level 6 Step O and was calculated on January 24, 2010 through the OPM web site.
Your Basic coverage as an employee is $56,000 and at no cost to you.
NOTE: Employees under 45 receive extra monetary benefit based on age.
The Extra Benefit in addition to the $56,000.00 base on age is:
35 and Under $56,000.00
36 $50,400.00
37 $44,800.00
38 $39,200.00
39 $33,600.00
40 $28,000.00
41 $22,400.00
42 $16,800.00
43 $11,200.00
44 $5,600.00
FEGLI has three options to chose from:
Option A - Standard (Gives an additional $10,000.00 of coverage)
Under 35 $0.30 Per Pay Period
Age 35-39 $0.40 Per Pay Period
Age 40-44 $0.60 Per Pay Period
Age 45-49 $0.90 Per Pay Period
Age 50-54 $1.40 Per Pay Period
Age 55-59 $2.70 Per Pay Period
Age 60-64 $6.00 Per Pay Period
Age 65-69 $6.00 Per Pay Period
Age 70-74 $6.00 Per Pay Period
Age 75-79 $6.00 Per Pay Period
Over 80 $6.00 Per Pay Period
Option B - Additional (Number of Multiples = 5, Gives an additional $270,000.00 of coverage)
Under 35 $8.10 Per Pay Period
Age 35-39 $10.80 Per Pay Period
Age 40-45 $16.20 Per Pay Period
Age 45-49 $24.30 Per Pay Period
Age 50-54 $37.80 Per Pay Period
Age 55-59 $75.60 Per Pay Period
Age 60-64 $162.00 Per Pay Period
Age 65-69 $194.40 Per Pay Period
Age 70-74 $324.00 Per Pay Period
Age 75-79 $486.00 Per Pay Period
Over 80 $648.00 Per Pay Period
Option C - Family Coverage (Number of Multiples = 5, Gives $25,000.00 for spouse, $12,500.00 for eligible children)
Under 35 $1.35 Per Pay Period
Age 35-39 $1.70 Per Pay Period
Age 40-45 $2.30 Per Pay Period
Age 45-49 $3.00 Per Pay Period
Age 50-54 $4.50 Per Pay Period
Age 55-59 $7.25 Per Pay Period
Age 60-64 $13.00 Per Pay Period
Age 65-69 $15.00 Per Pay Period
Age 70-74 $17.00 Per Pay Period
Age 75-79 $22.50 Per Pay Period
Over 80 $30.00 Per Pay Period
You can carry over the coverage when you retire as long as you have had the current level of multiples for 5 years.
If you have no idea of what coverage you currently have, you can find it by looking on your pay stub for IN _ _ _ and this will show exactly the amount that you are paying each pay period for this insurance.
Understand, the older you get, your premiums will become more expensive per pay period. Will you be able to afford those premiums or will you have to reduce the amount of coverage? Will you be able to cover the premiums upon retirement?
I suggest that all employees look for other life insurance alternatives that may save them money. Some policies build up a cash value or give yearly rebate checks. Shopping around for a private term insurance policy could be much less expensive as long as you are insurable.
I have found a couple of places to begin your search for better rates.
1) WAEPA - Their web site offers quotes versus FEGLI at http://www.waepa.org/
2) SAMBA - Their prices per $1000 of coverage is on their web site at http://www.sambaplans.com/life.shtml
You may cancel or drop your FEGLI coverage at any time. How do you cancel your FEGLI insurance after you find a better plan? You have to fill out form SF 2817 and you can find this form at http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf2817.pdf
Good luck in your search!
Sam Wood
President - Southwest Florida Area Local / APWU
The APWU wants to hear from Members who work in Small Offices. Please fill out the survey and send it to us and we will make sure that it gets forwarded to the APWU Headquarters.
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3/20/2010
USPS POSTAL STAFFING UPDATE
By Sam Wood - President - Southwest Florida Area Local / APWU
First of all, Thanks to everyone who has spoken up on the statistics that I compiled and sent out through e-mail, it makes all the work feel worthwhile and useful.
The reason I put the statistics the way I did this time was because some in management claimed that some of the "Field Support Staffing" was shifted to Headquarters. So, I decided to put the entire "Field Support Staff" into the corporate staffing to show that even if you added the Field Support Staff to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Headquarters Staffing, they still show a net gain of +3.91%. If you take out the "Field Support Staff" and look at the actual amount of staffing at the USPS Headquarters you would see a whopping +44.23% gain and an even greater +1039.6% gain in the Inspection Service since 1997. Pick whatever numbers you want, but either way the facts show gains at the Corporate Level.
Contrary to the staffing at USPS Headquarters, the staffing in all other areas of the Postal Service "Postmasters, Supervisors, Crafts and Temporary Employees" are all down over -20%. This is why the The National League of Postmasters, the National Association of Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS) and the National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS) have all joined together (see links below) to fight for changes due to being understaffed and overworked due to the cutbacks in staffing, which has also resulted in worse customer service and longer wait times in stations and branches. USPS Headquarters want to make further cuts by threatening to close up to 162 stations and branches around the country and are proposing a 5 day delivery schedule further reducing the service to our customers. Meanwhile the fact remains the same, their corporate staffing level has increased since 1997, it even increased over the last 6 months (USPS Headquarters by +3.7% and USPS Field Support Staff by +1.3%). Given these facts, the question should be, are those making the decisions for the future of the USPS the right ones to be proposing them to our lawmakers and communities?
Check the Postmaster's legislation link here: http://www.postmasters.org/legislation/agenda/
Read this for even more Postmaster information: http://www.postmasters.org/news/message/101609.asp
I hope my explanation helps you understand why I have shifted the information to show only a +3.91% gain at Headquarters, even though everyone besides the USPS Headquarters can see what has truly happened. By the way, I also added that since 1997 the loss of mail volume was -7.97%. The statistics were taken directly from the USPS and the PRC websites.
http://www.usps.com/history/anrpt01/financial/opstats1.htm
http://www.usps.com/history/anrpt07/opstats_001.htm
http://www.usps.com/financials/anrpt08/pg64.htm
http://www.usps.com/financials/_pdf/annual_report_2009.pdf
http://www.prc.gov/Docs/67/67110/ORPES_FEB_PP05_2010.pdf
USPS EMPLOYEE STATISTICS
1997 THROUGH 2010
1997 2009 2010 Change
%
Total Pieces of Mail (in Millions) 190,888.10 175,677.2 -7,97%
IMPACT USPS HEADQUARTERS
SENIOR MANAGEMENT STAFF 1,949 2,811 +44.23%
INSPECTOR GENERAL 101 1,151 +1039.6%
FIELD SUPPORT STAFF 8,666 7,173 -17.23%
TOTAL HEADQUARTER'S GAIN 10,716 11,135 + 3.91%
IMPACT PER MANAGEMENT
& NON BARGAINING UNIT
GM / PM / INST. HEAD 26,256 23,324 -11.17%
SUPERVISOR / MANAGERS 35,708 27,848 -22.01%
PROF/ADM/TECH-FIELD 11,369 5,907 -48.04%
POSTMASTER RELIEFS/LEAVE REP. 12,687 11,315 -10.81%
TOTAL MANAGEMENT LOSSES 86,019 57,079 -20.49%
IMPACT PER UNION/CRAFT
APWU-CLERK/MAINT/MVS 336,422 211,711 -37.07%
NPMHU - MAIL HANDLERS 59,147 49,674 -16.02%
NALC - CITY CARRIERS 234,033 197,105 -15.78%
NRLCA - RURAL CARRIERS 49,957 67,434 +34.98%
CASUAL EMPLOYEES 32,615 7,269 -77.71%
NON - BARGAINING TEMPORARY 774 1,816 +134.63%
RURAL SUB/RCA/RCR/AUX/VAC 54,834 52,778 -3.75%
TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYEES 26,789 16,647 -37.86%
TOTAL CRAFT LOSSES 679,559 525,924 -24.31%
USPS POSTAL STAFFING UPDATE
By Sam Wood - President - Southwest Florida Area Local / APWU
First of all, Thanks to everyone who has spoken up on the statistics that I compiled and sent out through e-mail, it makes all the work feel worthwhile and useful.
The reason I put the statistics the way I did this time was because some in management claimed that some of the "Field Support Staffing" was shifted to Headquarters. So, I decided to put the entire "Field Support Staff" into the corporate staffing to show that even if you added the Field Support Staff to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Headquarters Staffing, they still show a net gain of +3.91%. If you take out the "Field Support Staff" and look at the actual amount of staffing at the USPS Headquarters you would see a whopping +44.23% gain and an even greater +1039.6% gain in the Inspection Service since 1997. Pick whatever numbers you want, but either way the facts show gains at the Corporate Level.
Contrary to the staffing at USPS Headquarters, the staffing in all other areas of the Postal Service "Postmasters, Supervisors, Crafts and Temporary Employees" are all down over -20%. This is why the The National League of Postmasters, the National Association of Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS) and the National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS) have all joined together (see links below) to fight for changes due to being understaffed and overworked due to the cutbacks in staffing, which has also resulted in worse customer service and longer wait times in stations and branches. USPS Headquarters want to make further cuts by threatening to close up to 162 stations and branches around the country and are proposing a 5 day delivery schedule further reducing the service to our customers. Meanwhile the fact remains the same, their corporate staffing level has increased since 1997, it even increased over the last 6 months (USPS Headquarters by +3.7% and USPS Field Support Staff by +1.3%). Given these facts, the question should be, are those making the decisions for the future of the USPS the right ones to be proposing them to our lawmakers and communities?
Check the Postmaster's legislation link here: http://www.postmasters.org/legislation/agenda/
Read this for even more Postmaster information: http://www.postmasters.org/news/message/101609.asp
I hope my explanation helps you understand why I have shifted the information to show only a +3.91% gain at Headquarters, even though everyone besides the USPS Headquarters can see what has truly happened. By the way, I also added that since 1997 the loss of mail volume was -7.97%. The statistics were taken directly from the USPS and the PRC websites.
http://www.usps.com/history/anrpt01/financial/opstats1.htm
http://www.usps.com/history/anrpt07/opstats_001.htm
http://www.usps.com/financials/anrpt08/pg64.htm
http://www.usps.com/financials/_pdf/annual_report_2009.pdf
http://www.prc.gov/Docs/67/67110/ORPES_FEB_PP05_2010.pdf
USPS EMPLOYEE STATISTICS
1997 THROUGH 2010
1997 2009 2010 Change
%
Total Pieces of Mail (in Millions) 190,888.10 175,677.2 -7,97%
IMPACT USPS HEADQUARTERS
SENIOR MANAGEMENT STAFF 1,949 2,811 +44.23%
INSPECTOR GENERAL 101 1,151 +1039.6%
FIELD SUPPORT STAFF 8,666 7,173 -17.23%
TOTAL HEADQUARTER'S GAIN 10,716 11,135 + 3.91%
IMPACT PER MANAGEMENT
& NON BARGAINING UNIT
GM / PM / INST. HEAD 26,256 23,324 -11.17%
SUPERVISOR / MANAGERS 35,708 27,848 -22.01%
PROF/ADM/TECH-FIELD 11,369 5,907 -48.04%
POSTMASTER RELIEFS/LEAVE REP. 12,687 11,315 -10.81%
TOTAL MANAGEMENT LOSSES 86,019 57,079 -20.49%
IMPACT PER UNION/CRAFT
APWU-CLERK/MAINT/MVS 336,422 211,711 -37.07%
NPMHU - MAIL HANDLERS 59,147 49,674 -16.02%
NALC - CITY CARRIERS 234,033 197,105 -15.78%
NRLCA - RURAL CARRIERS 49,957 67,434 +34.98%
CASUAL EMPLOYEES 32,615 7,269 -77.71%
NON - BARGAINING TEMPORARY 774 1,816 +134.63%
RURAL SUB/RCA/RCR/AUX/VAC 54,834 52,778 -3.75%
TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYEES 26,789 16,647 -37.86%
TOTAL CRAFT LOSSES 679,559 525,924 -24.31%
5/22/2010
EXCESSING AND HOW IT AFFECTS OUR MEMBERSHIP
It is amazing to watch as management attempts to pit employees versus employees when it comes to excessing. Management excessed nine (9) employees to the Maintenance Craft on December 5th, 2009. Employees at the P&DC were told that if residual jobs became available as per Article 12 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) those employees must be returned.
The language states:
Article 12.5.C.5a(5)
The employee shall be returned at the first opportunity to the craft from which reassigned.
Article 12.5.C.5a(6)
When returned, the employee retains seniority previously attained in the craft augmented by intervening employment in the other craft.
Article 12.5.C.5a(7)
There right of election by a senior employee provided in paragraph b(3) (to deny the right to come back), below is not available for this cross-craft reassignment within the installation.
The 2007 Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (J-CIM) states:
CLERK CRAFT: If involuntarily reassignment across craft lines within the installation, the employee has no option and must be returned to the first available vacancy.
What this language clearly states is that there is no option, employees who are excessed within the installation to other crafts must be returned when a vacancy occurs.
While Article 12 is by no means perfect and may be outdated, these protections of going to another craft within the installation not only allows for their return back to their previous craft but also protected those excessed employees from losing pay by performing lower pay level work.
Most of the junior employees who were force to the Maintenance Craft (Custodial Jobs) found that the jobs were not as bad as they thought and now want to remain there. Many want to place blame on the SWFAL-APWU for catering to senior employees but this is simply not true. The language in the contract stated above is very clear. If further excessing takes place, it is management not the APWU who should take the blame.
Without the contract and in particular Article 6, you can be sure that management would have imposed layoffs of employees instead of excessing employees.
As stated above, Article 12 and the CBA is not perfect, but with the language in the contract management must:
1) Give advance notice to APWU Regional Coordinator (Seek six (6) months notice but no less than 90 days before excessing occurs)
2) Give advanced notice (not less than 60 days) to employees of excessing
3) Requires separation of casuals within that craft
4) Requires minimizing PTF work hours before excessing
5) Requires forcing light or limited duty employees back to their crafts
6) Grants employees rights to keep their seniority and status (FTR) in the same craft when excessed
7) Grants senior in lieu of rights for bidding jobs outside the installation (No retreat rights)
8) Grants saved grade (Pay protection)
9) Relocation benefits (If new residence is over 50 miles)
10) Retreat rights if involuntarily excessed
11) Regain seniority when returned to their former craft
12) Allows the Union to challenge the amount of employees to be excessed and to reduce the number
13) Allows the Union to challenge the amount that was excessed and bring them back
Without Article 12, management could simply do what they want when it comes to excessing employees. This is why there are rules that we have to follow and without these rules we might as well throw out the same very contract that we rely on to protect our members.
EXCESSING AND HOW IT AFFECTS OUR MEMBERSHIP
It is amazing to watch as management attempts to pit employees versus employees when it comes to excessing. Management excessed nine (9) employees to the Maintenance Craft on December 5th, 2009. Employees at the P&DC were told that if residual jobs became available as per Article 12 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) those employees must be returned.
The language states:
Article 12.5.C.5a(5)
The employee shall be returned at the first opportunity to the craft from which reassigned.
Article 12.5.C.5a(6)
When returned, the employee retains seniority previously attained in the craft augmented by intervening employment in the other craft.
Article 12.5.C.5a(7)
There right of election by a senior employee provided in paragraph b(3) (to deny the right to come back), below is not available for this cross-craft reassignment within the installation.
The 2007 Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (J-CIM) states:
CLERK CRAFT: If involuntarily reassignment across craft lines within the installation, the employee has no option and must be returned to the first available vacancy.
What this language clearly states is that there is no option, employees who are excessed within the installation to other crafts must be returned when a vacancy occurs.
While Article 12 is by no means perfect and may be outdated, these protections of going to another craft within the installation not only allows for their return back to their previous craft but also protected those excessed employees from losing pay by performing lower pay level work.
Most of the junior employees who were force to the Maintenance Craft (Custodial Jobs) found that the jobs were not as bad as they thought and now want to remain there. Many want to place blame on the SWFAL-APWU for catering to senior employees but this is simply not true. The language in the contract stated above is very clear. If further excessing takes place, it is management not the APWU who should take the blame.
Without the contract and in particular Article 6, you can be sure that management would have imposed layoffs of employees instead of excessing employees.
As stated above, Article 12 and the CBA is not perfect, but with the language in the contract management must:
1) Give advance notice to APWU Regional Coordinator (Seek six (6) months notice but no less than 90 days before excessing occurs)
2) Give advanced notice (not less than 60 days) to employees of excessing
3) Requires separation of casuals within that craft
4) Requires minimizing PTF work hours before excessing
5) Requires forcing light or limited duty employees back to their crafts
6) Grants employees rights to keep their seniority and status (FTR) in the same craft when excessed
7) Grants senior in lieu of rights for bidding jobs outside the installation (No retreat rights)
8) Grants saved grade (Pay protection)
9) Relocation benefits (If new residence is over 50 miles)
10) Retreat rights if involuntarily excessed
11) Regain seniority when returned to their former craft
12) Allows the Union to challenge the amount of employees to be excessed and to reduce the number
13) Allows the Union to challenge the amount that was excessed and bring them back
Without Article 12, management could simply do what they want when it comes to excessing employees. This is why there are rules that we have to follow and without these rules we might as well throw out the same very contract that we rely on to protect our members.
5/27/2010
EXCESSING IS BACK AT THE FORT MYERS P&DC
Thanks to our Fort Myers Management Staff for once again preparing an excessing work hour report for the Fort Myers P&DC. As you all remember, they filled out the first excessing work hour report that showed that 56 employees were to be excessed outside the Fort Myers Installation. Management then gave employees an early Christmas present by excessing employees right in the middle of the holiday season. The final number excessed was 23 employees. The APWU proved last month that management excessed too many employees and a grievance was filed. Also, we filed grievances on 21 duty assignments that were improperly reverted in January.
Today we found out the excessing number that the Fort Myers P&DC management has come up with this time is 27 employees (26 Level 6 Full Time Employees, 1 Level 6 Part Time Regular Employee). They want to excess these employees by August 14, 2010. The only good news is that the excessing radius this time is 100 miles instead of 300 miles like the last time. These excessing events are management's attempt to:
1) force more work onto employees 2) force employees to work 1 person per machine instead of 2 as the "required staffing"states 3) provide poor customer service 4) take over performing Clerk work in stations and branches 5) to attempt to close stations and branches 6) To get themselves bigger bonuses.
This excessing event comes as management has not reduced their own staffing after the last Clerk Craft excessing event but has actually increased their own staffing with the use of 204-B's and filling their own management positions in Southwest Florida. At least 4 new Supervisors have been promoted from the craft ranks since our last excessing. Also, USPS Headquarters staffing has gone up over the last 10 years while the Craft Staffing has drastically been reduced. When will this madness end? The media is just now starting to take notice of the mismanagement of the Postmaster General and in some articles asking for him to step down.
It is important more than ever, when you see wrongdoing, mismanagement or blatant contractual violations, you have a right to file grievances or call the Office of Inspector General.
All over Southwest Florida there are employees being harassed, discriminated against, forced to work unsafe etc.. The Southwest Florida Area Local advises any employee who feels like they are being discriminated against to call and file an EEO (888)336-8777 or (813)877-0695. The only way to stop management's deliberate actions against the workforce is to fight back and file EEO's when appropriate. These are your rights.
EXCESSING IS BACK AT THE FORT MYERS P&DC
Thanks to our Fort Myers Management Staff for once again preparing an excessing work hour report for the Fort Myers P&DC. As you all remember, they filled out the first excessing work hour report that showed that 56 employees were to be excessed outside the Fort Myers Installation. Management then gave employees an early Christmas present by excessing employees right in the middle of the holiday season. The final number excessed was 23 employees. The APWU proved last month that management excessed too many employees and a grievance was filed. Also, we filed grievances on 21 duty assignments that were improperly reverted in January.
Today we found out the excessing number that the Fort Myers P&DC management has come up with this time is 27 employees (26 Level 6 Full Time Employees, 1 Level 6 Part Time Regular Employee). They want to excess these employees by August 14, 2010. The only good news is that the excessing radius this time is 100 miles instead of 300 miles like the last time. These excessing events are management's attempt to:
1) force more work onto employees 2) force employees to work 1 person per machine instead of 2 as the "required staffing"states 3) provide poor customer service 4) take over performing Clerk work in stations and branches 5) to attempt to close stations and branches 6) To get themselves bigger bonuses.
This excessing event comes as management has not reduced their own staffing after the last Clerk Craft excessing event but has actually increased their own staffing with the use of 204-B's and filling their own management positions in Southwest Florida. At least 4 new Supervisors have been promoted from the craft ranks since our last excessing. Also, USPS Headquarters staffing has gone up over the last 10 years while the Craft Staffing has drastically been reduced. When will this madness end? The media is just now starting to take notice of the mismanagement of the Postmaster General and in some articles asking for him to step down.
It is important more than ever, when you see wrongdoing, mismanagement or blatant contractual violations, you have a right to file grievances or call the Office of Inspector General.
All over Southwest Florida there are employees being harassed, discriminated against, forced to work unsafe etc.. The Southwest Florida Area Local advises any employee who feels like they are being discriminated against to call and file an EEO (888)336-8777 or (813)877-0695. The only way to stop management's deliberate actions against the workforce is to fight back and file EEO's when appropriate. These are your rights.
7/18/2010
SWFAL-APWU WEBSITE OVER 2 MILLION SERVED
Since this site was created on April 21, 2009, there has been over two million hits. The actual count as of July 18, 2010 was 2,068,735 hits. Many websites have placed a link to us on their sites, at least 17 search engines have picked us up, and have been visited by people in over 58 countries. It is our hope that your visit to the Southwest Florida Area Local - American Postal Workers Union website will be informative and educational for you. Thank you for stopping by to see us. Please come back to visit us.
SWFAL-APWU WEBSITE OVER 2 MILLION SERVED
Since this site was created on April 21, 2009, there has been over two million hits. The actual count as of July 18, 2010 was 2,068,735 hits. Many websites have placed a link to us on their sites, at least 17 search engines have picked us up, and have been visited by people in over 58 countries. It is our hope that your visit to the Southwest Florida Area Local - American Postal Workers Union website will be informative and educational for you. Thank you for stopping by to see us. Please come back to visit us.