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Arkansas AFL-CIO Special Convention

You are invited to a Special Convention of the Arkansas AFL-CIO to be held March 27th, 2010 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The purpose of the convention will be to take action on recommendations of State COPE concerning candidates who will be running for office in the May 18th Preferential Primaries. Your credentials will be mailed to you soon if eligible. The registration fee is $50.00 per delegate, alternate, and guest. The one-day convention will convene at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday March 27th, 2010

Arkansas Postal Workers Union

2010 Conventions are going to be held at;

Summer Meeting
June 3-4-5, 2010
Fort Smith, AR
to be held at Fort Smith, Arkansas
at the
Aspen Hotel
1-800-627-9417
"Arkansas Postal Workers"
Rooms $99.00 +tax
Thursday - Friday, June 3-4-5, 2010
6-8 Sign-in at Registration Table on Thurs.

REGISTRATION $50.00 MAIL TO:

APWU LOCAL #1211
ATTENTION: REGISTRATION
P.O. BOX 11196
Fort Smith, AR 72917-1196

Aspen Link

APWU National Convention

Aug. 23 2010 - Aug. 27 2010

Detroit, MI

Fall Convention
October 7-8-9, 2010
Little Rock, AR

APWU Urges Members
To Support Six-Day Mail Delivery

APWU Web News Article 019-2010, March 8, 2010

Click here to ask your U.S. representative to support House Resolution 173.

The APWU is asking union members to contact their U.S. Representatives and encourage them to co-sponsor House Resolution 173, which urges the Postal Service to continue to provide mail delivery six days per week.

The resolution, which was introduced by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO),

expresses the “sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its six-day mail delivery service.” The Postal Service is asking Congress to reduce the number of mail delivery days required by law from six days per week to five.

In a message to legislative activists, Legislative and Political Director Myke Reid warns that, if accepted by Congress, five-day delivery would begin a “death spiral” for the USPS. “In addition to the thousands of jobs lost, there will undoubtedly be an erosion of confidence in the Postal Service’s ability to provide the services the public relies on.”

“Mail delivery is not only a vital part of the national economy, but also provides the timely delivery of needed goods and services to all segments of society,” the message notes.

“People currently depend on the Postal Service to provide those services, and if we don’t, they will find someone else who will,” Reid cautions.

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