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Branch 9 election results are as follows:
President:
Joe Rian 528
Scott Bultena 237
Executive Vice President:
Chris Pennock 519
Will Mathes 234
Recording Secretary:
Andrew Hagan 471
Robb Petersburg 278
Director of Retirees:
Joe Tanner 407
Darrell Maus 357
The following motion was passed at the 12/10/24 General Membership Meeting
55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are on strike against Canada Post all across Canada for 26 days. They’re fighting to maintain good jobs and benefits, to provide decent and safe working conditions to their members. They’re also pushing to expand services to help sustain Canada’s public post office, and to meet the modern needs of people and their communities.
They’re asking for solidarity, and specifically for people to tell Canada Post CEO Doug Ettinger that you support CUPW in negotiations, that the post office cannot cut its way to growth, and that it must agree to solutions that benefit everyone – including workers.
Be it resolved that Branch 9 pass this solidarity motion in support of striking Canada Post workers and that we link to their web page sending the email to the Canada Post CEO on our Facebook page and Branch 9 website.
https://www.cupw.ca/en/campaign/resources/support-cupw-negotiations-canada-post
The following motion was passed by the active carriers in attendance, no retirees voted, at the 11/26/2024 GMM. The passing of this motion is a recommendation and does not require Branch 9 members to vote either yes or no.
Whereas, the tentative agreement between the NALC and USPS for 2023-2026:
Fails to achieve an all-career workforce,
Fails to achieve a single paychart, migrating all carriers into Table 1,
Fails to provide a living wage for all carriers particularly entry-level carriers,
Fails to provide full cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for carriers at all steps of the paychart,
Fails to provide a general wage increase above the 1.3% mark,
Fails to increase the USPS share of rising health insurance premiums,
Fails to advance step increases for carriers at Steps C-O,
Fails to address the lack of hazard pay to carriers who worked through COVID and possible future pandemics or national emergencies,
Fails to secure adequate compensation for increased risk carriers face due to criminal violence and crimes perpetrated against letter carriers,
Fails to secure substantial reform to the out-of-control uniform costs; preventing carriers from being able to be properly and safely uniformed in all climates and locations,
Fails to adequately protect carriers from unwanted mandatory overtime and the right to an 8 hour work day and 40 hour work week,
Be it resolved that the active members of Branch 9 voting at the 11/26/2024 general membership meeting recommend a “No” vote on the 2023-2026 proposed tentative agreement.
If the tentative agreement is not ratified, Branch 9 will hold a contact rally within 15 days of the vote being finalized, Members of the incoming Branch 9 executive board will be responsible for organizing the rally.
This motion will be posted online on the Branch 9 website and Facebook pages.
Carrier Vacancy Bid Sheet
12/4/24
Ron St. Clair MDA Bowl-A-Thon
The Branch 9 MDA Bowl-A-Thon was a huge success. It was so great to see that we had a higher turnout than the previous year. Also we had the privilege of having two MDA Ambassadors and their families join us for the night of bowling. Abby and Jordan have previously attended this event and were so excited to be back again this year.
Above and Beyond
Minneapolis Letter Carrier Tesfaye Deyasso helps trapped motorist in burning vehicle on his way home from work.
https://www.fox9.com/video/1444088
https://www.nalc.org/news/bulletin/pdf2024/Bulletin-24-01.pdf
https://www.fox9.com/news/st-paul-man-faces-federal-charges-in-mail-carrier-robberies
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/01/08/postal-workers-rally-in-minneapolis-against-senseless-crimes-targeting-mail-carriers
Dear Brothers and Sisters of Branch 9,
Last weekend two letter carriers in the Minneapolis Installation were robbed at gun point while delivering their routes.
The most important thing to note is both carriers were not physically harmed. Please read the Street Safety letter above on how to deal with similar situations, if they happen to you.
Safety Agreement
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/04/02/minn-postal-workers-rally-for-better-wages-more-staffing
Bylaws-2024
Branch 9 NALC Muscle Walk – Fundraising For Muscular Dystrophy Association
https://mda.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=21285
Tools to Build a Better You Your Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers resources designed to help you overcome life challenges that affect your health, family life or job performance. The following tools can help you and your loved ones begin to address those challenges:
800-327-4968
TTY: 877-492-7341 (800-EAP-4YOU)
