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The Flash Bulletin is put out by the Minneapolis Area Local
with updates and other information to keep the members informed.

Jerry Sirois, President

Vol. XXVI, No. 06 / March 08, 2005

NE Office:(612) 623-0677 / TCMH:(612) 370-4820

BMC Phone:(651) 454-4492 / MPO Desk:(612) 338-6225

Meeting Notice:

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
MINNEAPOLIS AREA LOCAL, APWU

MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2005 @ 10:00 AM

NE National Guard Armory & Training Center
1025 Broadway NE
Minneapolis, MN. 55413

Hearing impaired members need to call the Union Office approximately 2 weeks
in advance of the meeting in order for an interpreter to be scheduled.

In This Flash:

• Upcoming Station & Associate Office Visits
• Game Fair Sign Up
• Basic Steward Training
• APWU Health Plan Nurse Advisory Line

Station/Associate Office Visits

During the week of March 28, 2005, your APWU Union Representatives will be visiting the Minneapolis Stations and selected Associate Offices (AOs). We will be visiting between the hours of 8:30 AM and 2:00 PM, and time spent in each office will vary.

We will be available in the break room at each Station or AO for any questions, comments, requests, or concerns you may want to address with us. . . Please let us know on arrival if you would like to speak with us so we can make sure not to miss you. . .

SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN – SIGN UP FOR GAME FAIR

Please be advised that the annual Anoka County Game Fair will be held on Friday – Sunday, August 12-13-14, and 19-20-21, 2005. The fair held from 9 AM till 6 PM each day is at Armstrong Kennels Ranch, six miles northwest of Anoka.

Our affiliate the Minneapolis Central Labor Union Council (CLUC) will be sponsoring a Union booth at the game fair and needs volunteers to staff the booth! We need groups of four to staff each three hour block and once we get enough volunteers we can stake out a time block or more on behalf of the Minneapolis Area Local APWU! All volunteers will get free admission to the Game Fair. Please call 612-623-0677 and ask for Sheila. Tell Sheila the time and day you are interested in working and we will write you in and contact you with more details as the event approaches. As this is a terrific family event, why not staff a booth with family members?? In addition to free admission, our volunteers will receive a free Rapid Action Team (RATS) 24/7 T-Shirt and cap! Call today as most time blocks are still open!

APWU Health Plan Nurse Advisory Line!

Help is now just a phone call away! Announcing APWU’s Health Plan Nurse Advisory Line! The Nurse Advisory Line's professional nurses answer questions and help in an emergency. The Nurse Advisory Line is a central point of contact for other health resources, such as the Health Plan's voluntary Disease Management Program.

Nurses will mail written information, and often follow?up to see how you're doing.

Free service available to members - Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

- Nurses are there day or night, when other providers are hard to reach

- Wherever you are, the Nurse Advisory Line is as close as your phone

- Toll-free line available anywhere in the country

You don't have to make an appointment or travel to a doctor's office Before a rush to the emergency room or panic over an accidental injury, a call to the Nurse Advisory Line provides assistance and advice People who are more informed and involved in their healthcare are more satisfied and have better results?the Nurse Advisory Line is an excellent resource for finding information and answers

To reach APWU Health Plan's Nurse Advisory Line, members may call:

High Option IntelliNurse: 1-888/993-0333

Consumer-driven Option Health Coaches Service: 1-866/333-4648

BASIC STEWARD TRAINING OFFERED

The local will be conducting Basic Steward Training on Tuesday and Thursday, April 19th and 21st, at our Union hall at 1234 - 4th St NE., from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon each day.

The training will be conducted in two sessions of approximately three hours each. This training is open to all members in good standing who would like to become Alternate Stewards and is generally a prerequisite for becoming a Full Steward in the Minneapolis Area Local. Those interested should fill out and turn in the form below.

I AM A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING AND WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE BASIC STEWARD TRAINING BEING OFFERED BY THE MINNEAPOLIS AREA LOCAL – APWU ON TUESDAY April 19th AND THURSDAY April 21st, 2005, FROM 9 am - 12 noon.

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