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| Web-site last updated on 3/8/2010 |
| If you have any questions about or something to add to this website please contact Michelle Nielsen at nielsenmm@bresnan.net |
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| MPWU Members-at-Large - we need your Small Office Survey!!! Have you sent yours in? If not, please do it today!! We need your assistance in documenting the amount of work your postmaster/supervisors are performing. Why is this so important? Is your paycheck shrinking? Is this because your PM and/or supervisor is performing your work? If your postmaster or supervisor has historically only worked, for example, 2 hours of craft work each day - they are not allowed to increase this amount to say 3 hours of craft work each day. The E-board of the MPWU cannot see how many hours of craft work your PM is performing. We need you to document it with written, signed statements and by having you and as many of your fellow office employees complete Small Office Surveys. It is imperative that you participate in protecting your work. Click HERE for a survey. Each MPWU member that returns a survey will receive an MPWU t-shirt. One free t-shirt per person. If you have non-members in your office that complete a Small Office Survey and they mail it in I will make sure they receive something as well. |
| For a listing of all MPWU E-board members and their email address, phone number, etc., please click here: MPWU E-board. |
| NOTICE: This page just kept getting longer and longer so I have moved some items to a 2nd page. Please click HERE for Page 2. |
| Educate yourself - know your rights: For an online copy of the 2006-2010 National contract please click HERE. For a copy of the 2007 Joint Contract Interpretation Manual please click HERE. |
| For more information on the MPWU Auxiliary and to learn how you or a family member can join - please click HERE. |
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| The Great Falls Local now has a new website - check it out - www.mpwu208.org |
| For a list of upcoming events - please click HERE. |
| 2010 Northwest Region Multi-state Convention April 28-May 1, 2010 in Missoula, Montana 12/1/09 - The cost of registration and the registration deadline have been changed. For the most up-to-date information for this event - please click HERE. Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington participants - please contact your state president for a registration sheet. Human Relations project at the Multi-state - items needed by the Auxiliary - please click HERE. Deadlines to keep in mind: February 26, 2010 - When we signed the contract with the hotel we committed to a 150-room block. If we do not meet 80% of our room block - the MPWU could possibly incur large penalties. We asked for the right to revisit our room block and the hotel agreed to let us do that up until February 26. Please make your room reservations no later than February 26. On this date the MPWU may be reducing our room block and you may not be able to get a room at the event hotel. March 29: - Deadline for cheaper $35.00 NW Region Multi-state registration. For a list of items this $35.00 registration fee covers - please click HERE. We will also be having a banquet at the convention on Friday evening (4/30). The additional cost of this banquet will be $37.00. What are we having for dinner? - please click HERE. NOTICE - the costs here are strictly what the MPWU needs for registration and the convention banquet - your Local or state may have additional fees - please contact your Local president and/or state president for further information. March 29:- Event hotel room block will be released after this date. You may still be able to get a room at the event hotel - but it may cost you more as our negotiated rate is good only through March 29th. March 30: Late registration - fee is $50.00 April 14 - if you have registered but cannot attend - deadline to get a refund |
| MPWU Scholarship 2010 Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2010 For Rules and Regulations - please click HERE For an application - please click HERE |
| A new Memorandum of Understanding has been negotiated for APWU represented employees in small offices.For more information please click HERE. |
| MPWU t-shirts are in!! |
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| For more information on how to get a tshirt, please click HERE. |
| NOTICE: Due to a scheduling conflict the OWCP and NRP classes at the Northwest Region Multi-state Convention will be instructed by Richard Boutwell. National Human Relations Director, Sue Carney, will address convention delegates on Wednesday, April 28 and will be available later that day to meet individually with delegates concerning their OWCP and/or NPR issues. |