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Jerry Sirois On AM 950 from September 29, 2011

Here is the link to the radio interview that Minneapolis Area Local President Jerry Sirois did with Nancy Nelson on September 29, just two days after the Save America's Postal Sevice Rallies in every congressional district across the country. Jerry's interview begins at the 13:30 mark of the download. Click here to listen to, download, or podcast the show. Page down to September 29, and choose the format you prefer.

Help me find my Representatives!

If you are unsure what Congressional District you live in and thus who your Representative is you can click on the Congress.org link above and toward the top of the page on the right side it will say Find Your Officials and ask for your Zip Code and then follow the instructions! If you do not have internet access simply call us at 612-623-0677 and we will find out for you!!

Legislative Update, 8/1/11
Support H.R. 1351!! Oppose H.R. 2309!!

Recently, a couple of bills have been introduced that are intended to address the problems facing the Postal Service, however not all bills are created equal. The key differences in the main bills are outlined below.

H.R. 1351, The United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011. This bill, introduced by Rep. Steven Lynch (MA) would allow the USPS to use billions of dollars in CSRS and FERS overpayments to meet its financial obligations without attacking the rights of workers to collectively bargain. H.R. 1351 currently has 222 cosponsers including the following from Minnesota and Wisconsin: Rep Keith Ellison (MN), Rep Betty McCollum (MN), Rep Collin Peterson (MN), Rep Timothy Walz (MN), Rep Tammy Baldwin (WI), and Rep Gwen Moore (WI). If you do not see your representative's name on that list, we ask that you reach out to your representative and urge them to cosponser H.R.1351. Please click on the APWU Congressional Information Center link above, then click on Ask Your Representative to Cosponsor HR 1351.

H.R. 2309, Postal Reform Act of 2011. This bill, introduced by Rep Darrell Issa (CA), and cosponsered by Rep Dennis Ross (FL), would lead to the end of the Postal Service as we know it and have a devastating effect on the American economy. Issa's bill does not correct the massive CSRS and FERS overpayments, and would wage an attack on current negotiated wages, benefits and protection against layoffs. This bill would set the USPS up for failure, and when it fails would open up a path to attack our collective bargaining rights as well as to undo our current Collective Bargaining Agreement. Please click on the APWU Congressional Information Center link above, then click on Oppose HR 2309.

Take Action Today! Your Job May Depend On It!

From the Minneapolis Area Local Legislative Committee.

Welcome to the Minneapolis Area Local's Political Action Page! This page and the links provided are devoted to Political Actions, Legislation, and any other venue that has the power to affect the lives of Postal Workers, their Families, and the American public who we are honored to serve!

This page will evolve with each Legislative Priority of your Union! Come back often!

If you find information through this page that is relevant to you and your family, tell them! Tell your friends, and communicate, communicate, communicate! Our goal is to provide you with factual information that has been provided by sources that are verifiable, truthful, and honest! If you are willing to look deeper than the surface of proposed legislative actions you will be able to negate the ability of spin doctors who can convince you that harmful actions that are really only good for a chosen few are good for you too! We will provide you with the places to look and let you make your own conclusions!

We believe that if this is done, we will expose the truth! We feel if the truth is exposed that the majority of working class people will agree, we need to stick together, and we need to be heard loud and clear! Legislators are elected to serve us, not us to serve them; if they fail to get that message we will not let them fool us again!

Sincerely,
The Minneapolis Area Local legislative Committee.

We Are One: March For The Middle Class.
April 4, 2011. 5:00pm, Cathedral Park, St. Paul.

Minneapolis Area Local members along with their families and friends participate in the
We Are One Solidarity Rally at the State Capitol on April 4, 2011.
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