Site updated
September 30, 2007

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Social Calendar

The Texas Hold'em Tournament scheduled for October 7, 2007 HAS BEEN CANCELLED

For more information, call Branch 9.


View Updated Steward / Station Directory

Steward list updated 4/22/07


Read portions of Steward Election’s
2006 NALC Branch 9 By-Laws

Article III Officers, Duties, Pay and Expenses:

SECTION 15. Effective January 1, 2000, the Steward of any station, branch or section of Branch 9 shall be paid the sum equivalent to 4 hours of top grade letter
carrier pay each month...

Read this part of the By-law


Article VI. D Preparation of ballots and post election procedures:

SECTION 9. Election of Shop Stewards shall be held following the election of Branch officers at each associate office, branch, station or section, commencing on December 1st...

Read this part of the By-law

 


Recent Headlines

11/3/06 Cindy Larson Named new Minneapolis Postmaster... for more information...

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The Route Bidding procedure is in the process of being changed...for more information...

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The election results are in...

NALC President Bill Young reflects on the
mid-term elections

"I want to thank all of our members who went to work during the elections to support candidates who support letter carriers..."

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At the October General Membership Meeting, elections of National and State Convention Delegates will take place.

Tuesday October 16, 2007, 7:00 pm at the Ballentine VFW, 2916 Lyndale Ave South, Minneapolis


Monday October 8th

Don Anderson Memorial Golf Tournament / Columbia Golf Course, 3300 Central Ave. NE, Minneapolis

Registration: 8:15 / Start 9:00


NEWS BY NINE

September 27, 2007

Information on the lump sum COLA and more

 

Branch 9 News September 2007

Download September Paper

In the September Issue...

Several opinions on the importance of membership in the Union

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Plenty of photos from the Branch picnic / softball game and the State Fair

And more

 

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Congratulations to the 2007 GMM Scholarship Drawing winners!

CLICK TO VIEW A LIST OF THE WINNERS


Contribute to COLCPE!

(COLCPE is the political action fund of the National Association of Letter Carriers)

New Links

Why is COLCPE Important?

How to sign up

How to sign up using PostalEase

Retirees... contribute directly from your annuity

New contests for the "Gimme 5" Program / Learn how you can enter to win free roundtrip airline tickets or Super Bowl Tickets


Special note about dogs...

Dogs have bitten 16 letters carriers this year. The Minneapolis Postmaster has stated this simple rule. If there is a dog loose or the dog is impeding your attempts to deliver the mail, DO NOT attempt delivery. Return the mail to the office and notify your supervisor


National Contract Update...

National agreement resets Bid Limits... read more


Delivering After Dark

There is no blanket policy regarding Delivery after Dark because the very core issue to contend with is whether a particular carrier on a particular route can SAFELY make mail delivery. Bottom line, each carrier must weigh their individual circumstances...
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Branch 9 News


This past Dec.10 (2005) was the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which lists the fundamental human freedoms, including the right of workers to form unions. But in America, that fundamental freedom is at risk. Click here to download The Silent War: The Assault on Workers’ Freedom to Choose a Union and Bargain Collectively in the United States (an AFL CIO publication)

Know of any employees overseas? Let us know.


 

     

Links

NALC (national site)

AFL-CIO

Legislative Alert


Contribute to COLCPE
NALCs Political Action Fund helps elect friends of letter carriers
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE


The Photo Page has been updated

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Contact Your Legislator

Click here for Email addresses and other contact information for State and local Legislators


National President Bill Young / The Latest on Contract negotiations...

Between now and the scheduled end of the current round of collective bargaining, we want to use our e-Activist network to provide periodic updates on the status of our contract negotiations with the United States Postal Service. Over the past several weeks bargaining activity has accelerated as the Executive Council works to achieve a negotiated settlement.

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