Dear Members

Dear Members, I want to take this opportunity to thank you in selecting me with your overwhelming votes to the Branch President Position. I am excited and look forward to representing the membership and its concerns as we move forward with the issues at hand. I am excited to start my new position this week , June 25 th , and I appreciate everyone for trusting me with this opportunity, and I will do my best to excel in this position, once again thank you .

John Martinez Branch President Denver ,GMF

SAFETY

John Martinez Branch President Denver ,GMF/CFS

AS YOU ALL KNOW BY NOW THE POSTAL SERVICE HAS IMPLEMENTED A “COVID-19 FACILITY INSPECTIONS”, AND THESE ARE TO BE DONE DAILY ON EACH TOUR.THIS HAS BEEN HANDED DOWN FROM HUMAN RESOURCES /WESTERN AREA AND BELIEVE ME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE POSTAL SERVICE IS TAKING A POSITIVE/PROACTIVE APPROACH TO THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF ITS EMPLOYEES,BY IMPLEMENTING THIS PROCEDURE.

I KNOW SOME OF YOU FEEL THE UNION HAS MADE AN AGREEMENT TO MAKE THE MAILHANDLERS WEAR A MASK, THIS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE WE WERE ASKED TO JOIN IN THE WALK THROUGH AND WITNESS THE PROCESS IN WHICH THERE IS CRITERIA THAT THEY ARE TRY ING TO FOLLOW WHICH CONSISTS OF:

1) THE USE OF FACIAL COVERINGS AND MASKS,

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3)

4)

ARE THE EMPOYEES PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING,

THE AVAILABILTY OF HAND SANITIZER,

BARRIERS, FLOOR MARKINGS, AND SIGNAGE ARE IN PLACE AND IN GOOD ORDER, JUST TO NAME A FEW OF THE ITEMS ON THE CHECKLIST, TO IDENTIFY DEFICIANCIES AND IMMEDIATELY GET THEM CORRECTED!

BROTHERS AND SISTERS ALL THE UNION OFFICIALS WERE INVITED TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS AND TO THIS DATE THE APWU HAS NOT WANTED TO GET INVOLVED,BUT THAT IS THEIR CHOICE -THE UNION IS NOT IN THIS WALK THROUGH TO

TELL YOU TO WEAR A MASK WE ARE JOINING IN ON THIS TO SEE THAT THE RULE IS IMPLEMENTED FAIRLY AND EQUITABLY, TO ALL, THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE 100% COMPLIANCE AND WE ALSO WANT TO BE INVOLVED SO, IF MANAGEMENT DOESN’T LIKE SOME OF THE PUSHBACK THAT SOME OF THE MAILHANDLERS GIVE,AND WE DON;’T WANT TO GET OURSELVES PUT OUT THE BUILDING, WE ARE THEIR TO PROTECT OUR MEMBERS AND TO SEE IF THE COMPLIANCE IS 100%.

THESE INSPECTIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT JULY AND ALL THROUGH THE MONTH OF AUGUST UNTIL AUGUST 30 TH AND MAYBE BEYOND THE MESSAGE READS “IT WILL BE REVISED AS CIRCUMSTANCES WARRANT” SO THIS MAY CONTINUE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. SO, BROTHERS AND SISTERS PLEASE BEAR WITH US DURING THIS PANDEMIC AND DO YOUR PART TO BE SAFEAND HEALTHY “WEAR YOUR MASK”.

STATE OF THE UNION

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