TO ALL NY METRO MEMBERS

BIDS

BOTH THE RESULTS OF THE LAST SET OF BIDS FOR THE NEWARK MAIL AND THE REGUALR BIDS WILL BE POSTED THIS WEEK, THESE AND ALL THE OTHER NEWARK BIDS WILL GO INTO EFFECT ON 10/29/06.

I AM WORKING TO GET MANAGEMENT TO HAVE 1 MORE SET OF BIDS THIS YEAR.

NEWARK EMPLOYEES

THE MEMBERS OF NORTH JERSEY THAT ARE BEING EXCEEDED ARE SCHEDULE TO REPORT TO DVD ON NOVEMBER 18,2006. I WANT YOU TO MAKE THESE EMPLOYEES TO FEEL WELCOMED HERE; THEY WILL BE PART OF THE DVD FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

MOTOR VEHICLE BIDS

NORMALLY THE BIDS WOULD BE POSTED BY THE END OF THE MONTH BUT BECAUSE WE ARE RECEIVING MAIL FROM NEWARK THE BIDS WILL DELAYED UNTIL THE END OF NOVEMBER. THE RUNS ARE BEING ADJUSTED BECAUSE THERE WILL NO LONGER A MAIN POST OFFICE STOP.

RALLY

ON OCTOBER 26, 2006, the NY Metro members will be joining the North Jersey Local in solidarity in a National Protest against the Consolidation of postal facilities. The picketing will start at 10 am until at 2 Federal Square Newark NJ; I hope to see you out their in support of our brothers and sisters from NJ. We are all aware that the Newark facility is not the only operation in NJ that is being affected, there are several facilities in this state that have been or are schedule for down sizing. In the NY Metro family we are facing losing the Bronx operation and to show support there the members form Manhattan will be gathering at the Bronx GPO on October 26, 2006.

MAILHANDLERS

THERE IS A LETTER FROM YOUR PRESIDENT POSTED ON YOUR BULLETIN BOARD WARNING YOU THAT APWU IS RAIDING YOU UNION. I WANT TO ENSURE YOU THAT NO ONE FORM NY METRO IS OR WILL BE TRYING TO RAID A LIUNA LOCAL. CONTACT ME IF ANY APWU STEWARD TALKS TO YOU ABOUT QUITTING LOCAL 300 AND JOINING NY METRO BECAUSE I WILL BE A STOP TO IT. I TRY TO WORK WITH YOU BRANCH PRESIDENT TO PRESENT A UNITED FRONT TO MANAGEMENT. WE ARE ALL NEGOTIATING A NEW CONTRACT WE BOTH DO NOT HAVE THE TIME OR RESOURCES TO BE FIGHTING AMONG OURSELVES.

STATION VISIT

ON OCTOBER 25, 2006 BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10PM AND 2AM EXECUTIVE SECRETARY MR. CHARLES BEMBRY WILL BE HERE TO ADDRESS YOU.

WE WILL ALSO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ALFAC TO PRESENT THIS NEW BENEFIT TO YOU. SORRY BUT THE DUCK WILL NOT BE ATTENDING.

STEWARD ELECTIONS

ON NOVEMBER 1^ST, I WILL BE POSTING THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR STEWARD ELECTIONS. ANYBODY THAT WILL BE INTERESTED IN RUNNING WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT A CERTIFIED LETTER TO THE NY OFFICE, THIS INCLUDES CURRENT STEWARDS. PLEASE WATCH AND READ THE BULLETIN BOARDS.