regular bids will be posted this week. All other Newark bids will become

effective on 10-29-06. I am negotiating with Management to have one more

The members of the North Jersey APWU Local that are being

employees should be made to feel welcome here at DVD since they will

Normally the bids would be posted by the end of October but since we

are receiving mail from Newark the bids will be delayed until the end of

November, 2006. The runs must be adjusted since the Newark Main Office

Many NY Metro Area Postal Union members domiciled in NJ will be

picketing in solidarity with the North Jersey Area Local against the

consolidation of postal facilities on Thursday, 10126106 from loam to 2pm

Union bulletin boards. Our fellow postal brothers and sisters desperately

seek our support on this issue. The Newark postal facility is not the only

postal operation in NJ that will be affected by consolidation. Several other

NJ postal facilities are scheduled for downsizing. The NY Metro Area Postal

Union also faces losing the Bronx operation. NY Metro members from

Manhattan and the Bronx also plan to picket at the Bronx GPO from 9am to

5pm on 10-26-06. Please take time to support these workers.

There is a letter posted on the LIUNA Local 300 bulletin board.

President Bermudez warns you that APWU plans to raid your Union. I want

to ensure you that the NY Metro Area Postal Union Local 10 voted this issue

down at the National Convention. We do not agree with the National on this

issue and will not participate in this effort. If any DVD shop steward

approaches you on this issue please notify me immediately. My goal as

Director is to work with Branch President Bermudez to present a united front to

Management. The last thing we as workers need during the current national

contract negotiations is to be fighting amongst ourselves. This serves no

positive purpose.

Executive Secretary, Charles Bembry, will be here @ DVD on

Wednesday, 10-25-06 from 10 pm to 2 am to address you. He will be

accompanied by a representative from AFLAC to discuss the new benefits

available to you, the member! Sorry, the duck will not be attending.

Announcements for the NY Metro Area Postal Union Shop Steward

Elections will be posted in early November, 2006. Any Union member

interested in running must submit a certified letter to the NY Metro Area

Postal Union main office. This also applies to incumbent stewards. Please

read the Union bulletin board for further information.

Please click onto the National APWU web site (www.apwu.org) for

all updates concerning the current negotiations.