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Volume 61 Issue 2
Official Publication of the APWU Canton OH Area Local 524
The Hall of Fame City News
Inside this issue:
From the Prez 1
Local Officers
Congressional Contacts
Condolences
2
From the V-P 3
Minutes of March
Membership Meeting
4 - 6
Hanley Wheeler &
Dan Halter
Scholarship Applications
7 - 9
King/Valliere Scholarship
Instruction & Application
10-11
Next Meeting 12
Pro Football Hall of Fame
March/April 2012
From the President — By Clint Langman
Brother and Sisters,
In the next couple of months much will
be decided about the future of the US Postal Service and the Canton P&DF. The Senate will
begin debating and voting on Postal Bill
(S.1789) in the next few weeks, that will determine the future of the Post Office and its
employees.
Senate bill 1789, as it currently is written, will not go far enough to provide relief
to the agency and to keep it solvent for decades
to come. Specifically, the bill will not protect
against the reduction of delivery days and will
not protect the closing of thousands of post
offices and processing plants.
Management cannot close 220 plants,
3600 post offices, or excess employees if they do
not get Congress or the PRC to go from 6
delivery days to 5 or to reduce the service
standards of delivery.
Call your Congressmen and express
your support of the amendments to Senate bill
1789.
In the past month, I’ve met or talked
with Congressmen, congressional aides, radio,
and the newspaper media, in an attempt to get
our opinion and views expressed to the public.
We’ve asked the members to view their
opinions about this bill to our Congressmen and
what we need to have in the bill to save our jobs
and our plant. We need to continue that fight on
an everyday basis and keep the pressure on
Congress as they debate and ultimately vote on
our future.
At no time in the past 30 years has the
future of the USPS and its employees been in
such a fragile state. Express your opinions and
do everything you can to save your job and our
plant.
As many of you are aware, management
at the Canton Plant and elsewhere are proposing
changes to jobs and how and when the mail is
run.
These “changes” are just rumors.
Management expresses a lot of ideas to
employees and the Union that never come to
fruition and I’m sure some of them are leaked
out just to get the members upset. Don’t let
management create a hostile or stressful
environment. If any of these “rumors” and
“changes” take shape to the point of actual
implementation, the Union will notify all
affected parties and will provide you with all the
rights afforded to you under the CBA.
In closing, I want to thank the officers
and stewards of this Local in their continued
support and hard work. Being an officer or
steward is not an easy assignment and given
what we walked into three months ago we are
making great strides and doing an excellent job.
Keep up the good work!
In Union Solidarity,
Clint Langman
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The Hall of Fame City News is the Official Publication of the
APWU Canton OH Area Local 524
1720 Navarre RD SW Canton OH 44706-1667
and is published bi-monthly.
Phone: 330-452-5346 Fax: 330-438-0118
Members in good standing contact:
[email protected] (330) 907-8465
Local Executive Board
Clint Langman
President
(330) 907-8465
Mark Canale
Executive Vice President
(330) 935-2311
Sharon Gray
Secretary-Treasurer
Robert Haney
Director Clerk Craft
Randy Gusky
Director Maintenance Craft
Vacant
Director MVS Craft
John Hadbavny
Sergeant At Arms
Stewards
Todd Cook
Bob Haney
Tour 1
Clint Langman
Tour 2
Clint Langman
Tour 3
Randy Gusky
Maintenance Craft
Don Turner
MVS Craft
Shawn Haney
VMF Craft
Mark Canale
446 Associate Offices
Karen Maierhofer
Massillon
Clint Langman
Mark Canale
City Stations
Randy Gusky
Editor
Clint Langman
John Hadbavny
Associate Editors
Auxiliary Officers
Barb Bartchy
President
Jean Shaffer
Secretary
Val Argyle
Treasurer
The opinions expressed in the:
Hall of Fame City News are solely of the writers and may not reflect the
views of the newsletter staff, Executive Board or the
Union. All members are welcome to submit articles
and news items of interest to our membership for
publication. All articles are subject to be edited for
and may be omitted entirely. Submitted articles must demonstrate discretion and
deal primarily with issues, not specific individuals
or groups. Articles must be 100 to 200 words in text
format (not PDF) and must be e-mailed directly to:
[email protected] The DEADLINE for articles is immediate after
each Union meeting or 3rd Wednesday of each
month (i.e. February, April, etc.).
The Hall of Fame City News
Elected Officials
President Barack Obama (D-US) Website: www.whitehouse.gov
Washington Office: The White House,
District of Columbia 20500
Phone: (202) 456-1414 Fax: (202) 456-2461
Governor John Kasich (R-OH) Website: www.governor.ohio.gov
Columbus Office:
Ohio 43215 Phone: (614) 466-3555
Fax: (614) 466-9354
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) Website: portman.senate.gov
Washington, D.C. Office: 338 Russell Senate Office Building ,
District of Columbia 20510-3504
Phone: (202) 224-3353 Fax: (202) 224-9075
Columbus Office: 37 West Broad Street, Suite 300 Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 469-6774
Fax:
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Website: brown.senate.gov
Washington, D.C. Office: 713 Hart Senate Office Building,
District of Columbia 20510-3503 Phone: (202) 224-2315
Fax: (202) 228-6321
Cleveland Office: 1301 East Ninth Street, Suite 1710
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Phone: (216) 522-7272 Fax: (216) 522-2239
Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH 16th Dist.) Website: renacci.house.gov
Washington, D.C. Office: 130 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515-3516
Phone: (202) 225-3876
Fax: (202) 225-3059
Canton Office:
4150 Belden Village Street, NW, #408
Canton, Ohio 44718 Phone: (330) 489-4414
Fax: (330) 489-4448
Condolences
Mark Canale’s Mother
American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO
GET WELL wishes
Sam Smitley
Larry bucklew
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From the Executive Vice President — By Mark Canale
First of all I would like to thank President Langman
and all the members of the Canton Ohio Area Local who have
supported me not only for the last election but for all the years
of support that they have provided me.
I am very confident that I will play a big role in assisting Clint and any member with all issues we face today
and in the future. I have always made myself available in
assisting stewards and officers, current and past that had
questions.
I am very confident that with the current Executive
Board, we will be able to fix the current problems we face
today and move forward with issues that we will be facing in
the near future. I would like to insure that every member of this
local is now in good hands. Have faith and patience, but please
do ask questions. You do have a voice and you will be heard.
Since becoming your Executive Vice President, I was
assigned the task to get the Local Memorandum of Understandings from all the offices that we represent. We had
approximately 8 offices that never completed there LMOU.
The time limits for negotiating a Local Memorandum
Of Understanding expired September 30, 2011. That’s right, 6
months ago, and we just received the last Local Memorandum
of Understanding last week. (Wooster)
We had five Offices that just flat out refused to provide the Union a copy of the LMOU. After talking daily to
the members of the USPS negotiating team, the locals were
finally sent to us.
However, when we received these Local
Memorandum of Understandings , four (4) offices: Sebring,
Bolivar, Malvern and Sugarcreek took it upon themselves, like
a pack of desert buzzards, to change the LMOU for their
offices and NOT tell the Union or their own negotiating team.
While we were reviewing these local agreements, we
noticed items were changed that we knew that not even the
worst Union President would agree to.
While we were reading these LMOU’s from these
four (4) offices, it was not just a NO WAY! but a OH, HELL
NO!!!
The first red flag that Clint noticed was that nobody
could sign up for prime time vacation in the month of JULY,
I know, no way. That was the biggest red flag. Then no
vacation in the months of November, December, January,
February, and March, and you say again no way, I know!!
Then it was changed to allow anybody to perform
clerk work: custodians, rural carriers, city carriers, etc. Again,
No way!!!
So, there was no way that President Langman would
sign these LMOU’s as they were sent to us, even if they were
negotiated in good faith, but I doubt it. Why weren’t they
signed before the September 31, 2011 deadline? Who knows!
Keep in mind, the Union had no copies of these
LMOU’s in the office. Everything was taken out of the office
and there were no computer disks.
After I interviewed all members of the Negotiating
Team for the USPS, they were all in agreement that these items
were NOT negotiated as sent to the Union, at least not by
them.
With that, the items were then changed in the Local
Memorandum of Understandings and were then signed by
President Langman and the Postmasters.
We now have a Local Memorandum of
Understanding for every office we represent.
This is just one of the issues that we inherited and we
will fix any and all issues that we inherited and move forward.
Any member that would like to receive a copy of their
Local Memorandum of Understanding for their office, can
e-mail or call me and I will send you one out via e-mail.
It is also very important that everybody supply the
Union with an e-mail address so that you may receive valuable
and not so valuable information as we receive it.
In Solidarity
Mark R Canale
Executive Vice President
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MEMBERS MEETING
3/18/2012 MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 PM BY PRESIDENT CLINT LANGMAN
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: LANGMAN, CANALE, GUSKY, GRAY PRESENT. HANEY EXCUSED
CLINT:
MEMBERS NEED TO KEEP UP PRESSURE ON CONGRESSMEN.
NOTICE OF REVERSION OF LORI STEVENS’ JOB
ACCOUNTANT HAS FINISHED BRINGING US INTO COMPLIANCE
ALL AO LMOU’S ARE DONE
MARK:
THANKS FOR THE APPOINTMENT AS VICE PRESIDENT. WITH ALL THE ISSUES COMING UP I FEEL
WE HAVE A GOOD BOARD IN PLACE. TIME TO MOVE FORWARD LMOU’S - SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE SEPTEMBER 2011. SIGNED OUR LAST ONE ON THURSDAY
3/15/2012. FOUR LMOU’S POSTMASTERS WOULD NOT SIGN. WE TALKED TO THE TEAM AND
STRAIGHTENED OUT CONCERNS AND NOW THEY ARE SIGNED FOR BOLIVAR, SEBRING,
MALVERN AND SUGARCREEK.
THANKS TO RANDY. THE WEBSITE IS AMAZING.
RANDY:
WEBSITE IS UP AND RUNNING @CANTONAREALOCAL.COM. SOME LINKS ARE NOT FINALIZED
YET. WORKING ON THIS. ALL ARTICLES ARE LISTED ON SITE
MAINTAINENCE - COVERING VACANT POSITIONS. GRIEVANCES ARE GOING UP.
REVAMPED MAINTAINENCE SELECTION TEST - THE ET’S ARE ALREADY CONCERNED ABOUT
EXCESSING. NATIONAL SAYS THEY SHOULD TAKE THE NEW TEST. THE TEST IS NEW AND
UPDATED AND THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THEY WILL MAINTAIN ET POSITIONS
THERE IS NO TRAINING GOING ON IN OKLAHOMA. CHECKING INTO THIS BECAUSE SOME
PEOPLE NEED THEIR TRAINING TO BE READY FOR EXCESSING
WE WERE GIVEN THE WRONG INFO ON GETTING THE JB JOB BACK. 1500 JOBS ARE TARGETED
TO GET BACK WORK. JB WAS NOT ON THAT LIST. WERE TOLD THIS HAD BEEN PRE-ARBED IN
NOV. BUT FOUND OUT IT HASN’T EVEN MADE IT TO ARBITRATION YET
CLINT-MVS:
SUBCONTRACTING 1½ HOUR OFF RUN TO AKRON. THIS HAS BEEN IN ARBITRATION FOR 10
YEARS. HEARING WAS LAST WEEK.
THERE WERE 2 CASES FILED IN 2011 THAT WERE SENT BACK AND WE LOST BOTH: 1ST RANDY
GOODEN’S JOB REVERSION - 2ND DSI
SHARON:
APPLICATION FOR NEW MEMBER: ERIKA SFAKIANOS, MOTIONED BY TERRY GRANT, SECONDED
BY MIKE GARRETT. M/C MOTION TO ACCEPT MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 2012 MEMBERS MEETING AS READ. MOTIONED BY
JOHN HADBAVNY. SECONDED BY TERRY GRANT. M/C
ACCOUNTANT FINISHED ALL 2010 AND 2011 TAX REPORTS. WERE SIGNED AND MAILED ON
THURSDAY 3/15. NOW WE MUST WAIT FOR IRS AND D.O.L. TO ACCESS PENALTIES SO THAT WE
CAN TRY TO GET ALL ABATED. TERRY GRANT MENTIONED THAT YEARS AGO THIS HAD
HAPPENED AT STATE LEVEL AND THEY MANAGED TO GET A MAJORITY OF THE FEES AND
PENALTIES ABATED. JUST WRITE LETTER OFFERING EXPLANTION OF WHAT HAPPENED.
BALANCE IN THE CHECKBOOK AS OF 3/18/2012 IS $8001.12, PLUS $10,000 SAVINGS
COMMITTEES:
CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE HAS 26 PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTION. TONIGHT IS
THE LAST NIGHT TO OFFER PROPOSED CHANGES.
OLD BUSINESS:
NONE
NEW BUSINESS:
JEFF- IS IT TRUE THEY ARE GOING TO REPOST ALL JOBS AFTER THEY DECIDE WHICH ONES
THEY ARE KEEPING?
CLINT- CALLED BOB FRANCIS WHO IS WORKING ON THE JOBS WITH CINDY HORGER, RANDY IS
NOT SAYING ANYTHING RIGHT NOW. WE ARE HEARING TWO STORIES, ONE BEING THAT SOME
OF MANSFIELD’S AND AKRON’S DPS MAY BE COMING TO CANTON AND THE OTHER BEING
THAT MANAGEMENT WANTS TO MAJOR CHANGE EVERYONE’S JOB. START TIMES AND DAYS
OFF. IT IS IMPROPER TO REPOST THE JOBS IF THEY ARE WITHOUT CHANGES.
JEFF- WHY DO THIS IF WE ARE CLOSING?
CLINT - CINDY HORGER GIVEN DIRECTIVE TO POST JOBS. WE ARE TRYING TO PREVENT
POSTING, GRIEVING AND REPOSTING
RANDY- IF JOBS ON T-2 ARE POSTED, WOULD PEOPLE WHO LOST JOBS ON T-2 GET JOBS FIRST?
CLINT- YES, BUT WE THINK THAT LIST HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF
LINDA - NO EXCESSING FROM PLANT?
CLINT- WE ARE PHASE II, END OF SEPTEMBER. WITH THE MORATORIUM, IT HAS TO BE DONE
BEFORE SEPT. WOULD HAVE TO POST NEW JOBS THEN. SO ARE TRYING TO PREVENT 2
BIDDINGS
LINDA- ANYTHING ON AN EARLY OUT?
CLINT- SUPPOSED TO COME OUT FRIDAY. ALL WE HAVE ARE RUMORS BUT NOTHING IN
WRITING RANDY- LITE BLUE HAS INFO ON SITE, WORK CONNECTION LINK, DID WORK BUT NOW IS GONE.
MAY POST INFO THERE WHEN THEY HAVE IT.
CLINT- IF THERE IS GOING TO BE AN EARLY OUT WE WILL HAVE A MEETING TO EDUCATE
EVERYONE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE EDUCATED DECISIONS.
TERRY- PLEASE LET EVERYONE KNOW HOW SCREWED UP SHARED SERVICES IS
CLINT- MOTION ON EXEC BOARD TO BEGIN PROCESS TO RESTART RETIREE CHAPTER WHICH
WAS SHUT DOWN IN 2010
JEFF - WHAT IS INVOLVED?
CLINT- FIRST A MOTION FROM THE EXEC BOARD. SECOND, A MOTION ON THE MEMBERSHIP
MEETING FLOOR AND THIRD WE PUT A CALL INTO NATIONAL AND THEY SEND US THE PAPERS
JEFF - WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE RETIREE CHAPTER? CLINT- WELL, FIRST THEY LAID OUR FOUNDATION. THEY DO A LOT OF WORK FOR THE LOCAL:
PICKETS, PHONE CALLS. TERRY- A CERTAIN PORTION OF THEIR DUES COME BACK TO THE LOCAL CHAPTER, THEREFORE
THEIR CHAPTER WILL BE SELF FUNDED
TERRY MADE A MOTION, KAREN SECONDED. M/C
LARRY CASTO - NEW BOSS HAD A MANDATORY MEETING ABOUT GARAGE BEING EXCESSED TO
AKRON. MECHANICS WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A L-9 CREATED BUT NONE WAS CREATED IN
CANTON. CAN WE FIND OUT ABOUT CANTON’S L-9?
CLINT- WILL LOOK INTO WHY THEY HAVEN’T ADDED MORE L-9 JOBS
JEFF - IS STATION A ON LIST TO BE CLOSED?
CLINT- YES
JEFF - ANY OTHER STATIONS TO BE CLOSED?
CLINT- NOT AS OF THIS DATE
KAREN - CAN A PERSON ON LIGHT DUTY BE OVERLOOKED FOR OVERTIME?
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CLINT- CANNOT BE BYPASSED IF THE OVERTIME WORK IS WITHIN HIS/HER RESTRICTIONS
KAREN- IS MASSILLON ONLY STATION WITH A PSE?
CLINT- NO
KAREN- ARE THEY TREATING NTFT’S LIKE PTF’S?
CLINT- YES
KAREN - NTFT’S CANNOT BE PULLED FROM JOB?
CLINT- NO
KAREN - DO THEY HAVE A SET LUNCHTIME?
CLINT- NO, MUST TAKE LUNCH WITHIN 6 HOURS
KAREN - CAN THEY JUST WALK UP TO THEM AND TELL THEM TO GO TO LUNCH?
CLINT- YES, BUT THEY CANNOT HAVE LONGER THAN 1 HOUR
THERE WAS A DISCUSSION AS TO WHEN OVERTIME ACTUALLY KICKS IN FOR A NTFT
LINDA - HOW IS THE $6000 BEING TAKEN CARE OF?
CLINT- NOT EVERYTHING IS BACK YET SO NOTHING IS BEING DONE. BUT IT WILL BE TAKEN
CARE OF. WAITING FOR THE FINAL REPORT FROM ACCOUNTANT
SHARON - I’M SORRY, I MISPOKE, SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION
SHARON MADE A MOTION TO DONATE $100 TO McKINLEY’S SOFTBALL, SECONDED BY JOHN
HADBAVNY
MARK - THAT’S A HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM, WE COVER 21 LOCALS, ABOUT 30 SCHOOLS
SO WE MUST BE PREPARED TO DONATE TO ALL OF THEM
FOR-5 AGAINST-14 MOTION DEFEATED
PAULINE LAWRENCE - OVERTIME AT MASSILLON FOR THE FIRST QUARTER. NO NTFT’S SIGNED UP ONLY 2 FULL TIME SIGNED UP. THE GRIEVANCE THAT WAS FILED, WHO WILL GET PAID? THE
PEOPLE FILING OR THE PEOPLE ON THE LIST?
CLINT- THE PEOPLE ON THE LIST IN PROPER ROTATION
MARK - WE NEED TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT GRIEVANCES MUST BE ACTUAL VIOLATIONS OF
THE CONTRACT. MUCH MONEY AND TIME HAS BEEN SPENT ON ISSUES THAT WERE NOT ACTUAL
GRIEVANCES. WE MUST FILE ONLY ON VIOLATIONS
MOTION MADE BY EXEC BOARD TO CHANGE APRIL MEETING FROM WED 4/18/2012 TO SUN
4/15/2012 AT 6:30 PM. MOTION MADE BY JOHN HADBAVNY, SECONDED BY MIKE GARRETT. M/C
DOOR PRIZE - KAREN MAIERHOFER
NO COPA DRAWING
MEETING ADJOURNED @ 8:26PM
CLINT LANGMAN, PRESIDENT SHARON M GRAY, SEC/TREAS
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*** Canton Ohio Area Local ***
Hanley H. Wheeler Scholarship
&
Daniel B. Halter Memorial Scholarship
RULES AND REGULATIONS
The Scholarship program is open to all Union Members. All rules and
regulations are stated below and must be met by applicants.
1. Applicant must be a member in good standing of the Canton Ohio Area Local 524 (as defined in the Constitution and Bylaws of the APWU, reference Article 3) and must be a member in good standing for at least 1 year preceding the application deadline. 2. Scholarship recipient must be a Union member or the son, daughter, stepchild or legal adopted child of the Canton Ohio Area Local Union member. Auxiliary and/or Retiree members and their sons and/or daughters are also eligible to apply. 3. Applications must be submitted no later than May 01, 2012 and should be sent to the Canton Ohio Area Local 524, 1720 NAVARRE RD SW, CANTON OH 44706- 1667 (to be eligible for the drawing). 4. At least (1) one drawing of a $500.00 scholarship will be awarded annually. Additional scholarships will be awarded. Providing private funds are solicited and available. 5. Scholarship must be used no later than (1) one year from being awarded. 6. Scholarship recipients must attend an accredited college, university or vocational school of his/her choice as a full time student or enroll in a degree program. Applicants must make their own application, to the school of their choice. Undergraduate and graduate studies qualify. 7. Scholarship funds will be deposited to the school selected by the winner. A check in the amount of $500.00 will be sent to the business office, to be applied to the cost of tuition, fees, room & board or the purchasing of books to be determined by the student. 8. A drawing to determine the winner will be held at the regular scheduled Canton Ohio Area Local 524 Union meeting in May of 2012.
9. The Canton Ohio Area Local has the right to discontinue the awarding of scholarships, but once a recipient has been chosen, the scholarship will be awarded.
Page 8 March/April 2012 The Hall of Fame City News
Canton Ohio Area Local
Hanley H. Wheeler
Scholarship
**THIS APPLICATION MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN MAY 01, 2012**
APPLICATION DATE RECEIVED___________________
FOR For Office Use Only
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Your Name (Print) _______________________________________ SS#_____________
Mailing Address__________________________________________________________
City _________________________ State ____ Zip___________
Residence Address (if different from mailing address)
_______________________________________________________________________
City _________________________ State ____ Zip ___________
Age ____ Date of Birth ___________________ Home Phone# ( ) ___________________
Father’s Name _____________________ Occupation _____________ Living? Yes ___No___
Mother’s Name _____________________ Occupation _____________ Living? Yes ___No___
Local Union Member’s Name ____________________________ Relationship _________
Auxiliary/Retiree Member’s Name ________________________ Relationship _________
***********************************************************************
This is to certify that ______________________________is a member in good standing in the
Canton Ohio Area Local or a current Auxiliary and/or Retiree member and has been a member for at
least 1 year immediately preceding application deadline (or deceased, for one year immediately prior to
death).
This member is in the ____________Craft working at the________________ Branch/Office/AO.
Finance Number_______________
Signed ____________________________ Date_________ President or Treasurer
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Canton Ohio Area Local
Daniel B. Halter
Scholarship
**THIS APPLICATION MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN MAY 01, 2012**
APPLICATION DATE RECEIVED___________________
FOR For Office Use Only
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Your Name (Print) _______________________________________ SS#_____________
Mailing Address__________________________________________________________
City _________________________ State ____ Zip___________
Residence Address (if different from mailing address)
_______________________________________________________________________
City _________________________ State ____ Zip ___________
Age ____ Date of Birth ___________________ Home Phone# ( ) ___________________
Father’s Name _____________________ Occupation _____________ Living? Yes ___No___
Mother’s Name _____________________ Occupation _____________ Living? Yes ___No___
Local Union Member’s Name ____________________________ Relationship _________
Auxiliary/Retiree Member’s Name ________________________ Relationship _________
***********************************************************************
This is to certify that ______________________________is a member in good standing in the
Canton Ohio Area Local or a current Auxiliary and/or Retiree member and has been a member for at
least 1 year immediately preceding application deadline (or deceased, for one year immediately prior to
death).
This member is in the ____________Craft working at the________________ Branch/Office/AO.
Finance Number_______________
Signed ____________________________ Date_________ President or Treasurer
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Ohio Postal Workers Union
AFL-CIO
“Proud & Positive”
King/Valliere Scholarship
2012
We are pleased to announce the 2012 King/Valliere Scholarship Program. The application filing period will last until April 25
th.
A completed application must be received at the office of the Ohio Postal Workers Union by that date. The application must include a signed verification showing the applicant is a son, daughter or legal ward of a member in good standing. To be eligible an applicant must be a graduating high school senior or a current student in a college, university, or technical school. The winner(s) of the one-time only five hundred dollar ($500.00) scholarship will be drawn during the OPWU Off-Year Conference in Toledo on May 4
th. Each winner
will be notified and will have to complete a short biography for use in our newspaper. They will also be required to submit final information on where they will continue their education. All awards will be sent directly to the school of their choice. The only way to keep this program alive is by donations from our locals and members. I sincerely hope that each local in the OPWU will donate funds to support the scholarship program. Donations can be accepted through April 30, 2012. Please send a check or money order to the King/Valliere Scholarship, 1811 Clearview NW, Canton, Ohio 44708. We continue to honor the memory of two of our most beloved members, Willie King of Cincinnati and Ted Valliere of Canton. They stood for what we insist of our award winners:
Honesty, Sincerity, and Dedication
Terry Grant President OPWU 1811 Clearview NW Canton, Ohio 44708
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O h i o P o s ta l Wo r k e r s U n i o n
A F L - C I O
K i n g / Va l l i e r e S ch o l a r s h i p
Name: _______________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________
City________________________________State:_____________Zip:_______________
Telephone_________________________________Email:_______________________________
I will graduate from____________________________________________ High School, located
in_____________________________________________________________________ (City)
on__________________________ (Month & Year).
I will attend or currently attend:
_____________________________________________________________ (College, University
or Technical School) in _____________________________________________ (City & State).
I will be enrolled for the_________________________________ (term) of ___________ (year).
My mother, father or legal guardian is a member in good standing in a local of the OPWU or is a
member-at-large.
Name of parent: ________________________________________________________________
Name of local: _________________________________________________________________
Signature of Applicant ___________________________________________________________
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This is certification that: _____________________________is a member in good standing in the
___________________________________________________________ APWU/OPWU local.
For members-at-large, the certification will be completed by the state president.
Date: ______________________ Signed: __________________________________________
President or Secretary of Local
Send all applications to: Terry Grant, President OPWU, 1811 Clearview NW, Canton, Ohio
44708.
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Union Tentative Meeting Dates for 2012:
MAY 16th 7:30 PM SEPT 19th 11:00 AM
OCT 17th 7:30 PM NOV 21st 11:00 AM
NON-PROFIT ORG
US POSTAGE
PAID
CANTON, OH
PERMIT NO. 524
Canton OH Area Local
APWU AFL-CIO
1720 NAVARRE RD SW
CANTON OH 44706-1667
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
We have a Website
Join our Website at:
www.cantonarealocal.com
Next Meeting:
*** SUNDAY *** APRIL 15th @ 6:30pm
