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APWU National Presidential Candidates Debate |
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If it comes to be that the USPS would agree to extend our CBA status with the single demand that we negotiate away our precious no layoff provision would you reject the notion and subject the CBA to impasse arbitration or conditionally accept and receive what in return. What are your plans to increase the membership of the APWU and what is your position on private sector organizing. |
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| How do you think our Union should respond to the upcoming cuts proposed by the USPS, and apparently supported by the Board of Governors? Pickets, protests, or just letter writing? The National APWU now pays 50% of the cost for states and locals to belong to their state AFL-CIO organizations. When you become President will you continue this policy? | |
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Considering the
recent opening of the Newark, NJ Pitney Bowes facility, and the loss
of APWU bargaining work to the private sector sweatshop, does our
National Union under your leadership need to aggressively pursue
private sector in the presort industry? As
elected President do you feel you have the right number of elected
officers, please explain. |
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| In 2005 the National
APWU spent approximately 2.5 million dollars on the National
officers and employees retirement program and in 2009 the monies
spent for the retirement program exceeded 8.2 million dollars.
National per capita dues never exceeded 49 million dollars in any
given year according to the LM reports. Given the fact that only a
few hundred people are under these programs what, if anything, are
your plans to deal with this significant expenditure of Union funds?
Do you have any intention of moving to a complete 401k retirement
program and freezing the current officers and employees retirement
program. I understand the legal obligation to fund the program, but
if no changes are contemplated, how do you justify such a
significant expenditure of Union monies to so few going into the
future given our declining membership? |
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| Explain your position
on pursuing USPS employment of veterans? What is Your opinion of the
MVS Pilot MOU? What effect, if any, do you think this MOU will have
on the Clerk Craft? |
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| What do you feel is out greatest weakness and what steps do you intend to take to correct this? Would you consider an extension of our current CBA, why or why not? | |
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| What major do you suggest that the APWU take to eliminate it's financial liabilities caused by local improprieties? How would you attempt to rectify the unintended consequences that have arisen by providing FTR the option to revert to PTR in lieu of Article 12 reassignment? | |
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| Open discussion by the candidates | |