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Mail Handlers Union Endorses
Joe Biden For President

Paul Hogrogian National President

"NPMHU members are facing unprecedented times. Despite the USPS being the most trusted federal agency, often it feels as if our work is undervalued and unappreciated by elected officials. We’ve seen attacks against our rights as workers, the service we provide, and the constitutionally protected institution we work for. We need a leader who will stand with us. We need Joe Biden.
Over the past four years, NPMHU members have faced direct threats on their livelihood from the Trump Administration. We saw a White House Postal Task Force that attacked postal labor, recommended taking away our collective bargaining rights and increasing the cost of our retirement benefits. The Task Force also made efforts to undermine the Postal Service itself, calling for moving away from a six-day delivery; expanding third-party partnership, which could lead to privatization; and, increasing postal rates, pricing customers out of the market.
President Trump further attacked the Postal Service in the media, calling it a “joke.” Our union knows how dedicated mail handlers and all postal employees are to their jobs; we take our work seriously. We ensure that every single American household and business receive their mail. We deliver needed medication to the elderly and our veterans. We make sure Social Security and Medicare checks get out on time. We deliver home goods to the house-bound during the pandemic. We keep family and friends connected.
Joe Biden has a history of supporting the United States Postal Service and postal workers and has committed to supporting the dedicated men and women of USPS. As a Senator, he fought against privatization; spoke out on the need for a six-day delivery; and has committed to protecting the universal service obligation, ensuring that every American, regardless if they are in urban, suburban, or rural areas, gets the same quality service. Joe Biden will support putting the Postal Service on a sustainable path forward and will ensure quality service continues.
Additionally, Joe Biden is a proven advocate for members of the labor movement, understanding its value to the growth of the middle class with the development of paid-leave, health and retirement benefit provisions, and the 40-hour work week. In contrast to the Trump Administration’s attacks on collective bargaining rights through the use of executive orders, Joe Biden will be a leader who will support and protect the men and women of labor.
Furthermore, Joe Biden picked a pro-postal, pro-labor running mate with Senator Kamala Harris. Currently, she’s the co-sponsor of several pieces of legislation protecting USPS from privatization; supporting the organization rights of public sector employees; and aiding the Postal Service through emergency appropriations in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
We’re facing a turning point in postal history. We need strong leadership that will have our backs. I urge every member of NPMHU to support Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, just as they’ll support us." - Paul Hogrogian

Local Union Council Meets

Shelby Root, Brian Carson, Gene Jones, Mike Rembelinsky, Bob Glycenfer, Sean Craig, John Gibson, Chris Lee, Barrie Bowens, George Gohr, Joe Zelenenki, Matt Matteis, Brian Clark

Local 308's Union Council gathered for its annual meeting over a two-day period beginning September 24th in Local Union Headquarters. A review and proposed modifications to the By-Laws occurred in addition to a number of insightful discussions regarding our collective effort to protect and enhance the rights of mail handlers in the three districts under the Local's jurisdiction. The Council also engaged in informational seminars covering the 2019-2022 National Agreement and an overview of rights under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act and OWCP.

LIUNA Endorses Joe Biden for President

Washington, D.C. (September 7, 2020) – Terry O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – made the following statement today:
After discussions with our leaders and members, the General Executive Board of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) unanimously, enthusiastically, and proudly endorses Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris for President and Vice President of the United States of America. As we celebrate Labor Day 2020, and remember the strife and struggle of those who came before us, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris stand out as the blue-collar candidates.

Vice President Biden never forgets where he came from; never forgets the value of hard work and those who do it; and never forgets that the greatest asset of our country are its working men and women. During these challenging times, our nation desperately needs the steady hand and strong, inclusive leadership that Joe Biden will provide. As we face a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, the worst economic downturn in decades, and widespread social unrest, Joe will bring all Americans together to solve these problems and move forward as one united republic, with liberty and justice for all.

Joe Biden is one of us; he knows, first hand, the trials and tribulations faced by working men and women across this country. For more than 40 years, he has been a strong and steadfast working-class warrior who knows that we can never back up, never back down, never retreat, and never surrender in the ongoing battle for labor rights, civil rights, and human rights. As both a Senator and Vice President, he has been there with us, and for us, time and time again. He is a true friend of both LIUNA and the entire Trade Union Movement, and we know that as President, he will see every issue that crosses his desk, and every decision he must make, through the eyes of working families.

Senator Kamala Harris is the proud child of decent, hard-working immigrants who, like so many of our ancestors, came to this great land to build a better life for themselves and their children. Throughout her career as an elected official in California, and as a United States Senator, she has stood shoulder-to-shoulder with working people and the unions that represent them. We know that she will make a great Vice President, and she will help Joe advance a truly pro-labor, pro-union, and pro-worker agenda.
This election is nothing less than a battle for the soul of our nation and the future of the trade union movement. As President, Joe Biden will lead our great country out of the darkness of the pandemic, rebuild and restore our economy, and pursue our highest ideals and aspirations. We can count on him to stand with us on issues of critical importance to LIUNA members and their families, including infrastructure investment, prevailing wages and collective bargaining, pension and immigration reform, protecting federal and public sector workers, strengthening the U.S. Postal Service, and a comprehensive energy policy.

Over the crucial next few months, the 500,000 strong, proud, and united men and women of LIUNA will be on the front lines relentlessly working to elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and leading the way to fulfill their mantra of “Build Back Better.

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Updated Questions & Answers
Families First Coronavirus Response Act

HR 8015 Passes the House

Here's How They Voted

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ACTIVISM!
Sisters and Brothers,
Because many of you engaged in political activism to Save the Service we have been successful in the first hurdle in getting some of the relief we deserve as essential employees through the passage of HR 815 in the House. Let's keep up the pressure and reach out to your Senators and let me them know that we are all watching. Senators Toomey and Casey in Pennsylvania, Senators Menendez and Booker in New Jersey, and Senators Carper and Coons in Delaware. Help make it happen! (202) 224-3121)

DELIVERING FOR AMERICA ACT
HR 8015

NPMHU Statement on HR 8015

HR. 6800 The Heroes Act

Urge you congressional representatives to support the Heroes Act. Contact your Senator by simply clicking the link for your State below for contact information. Put your voting power to work now by calling your Senator's office and again at the ballot box in the fall. Make the folks on Capitol Hill accountable for their actions or inaction in these critical times for the United States Postal Service.

HR. 2 The Moving Forward Act

Support HR. 2 The Moving Forward Act. Contact you Representative ask them to support this important modernization bill. You can also copy and paste the attached letter in an e-mail and send it to your elected representative. Don't know your rep, don't worry check the link immediately below.

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Liberal Leave Policy
and COVID MOU's Extended

Procedures to Return to Work after COVID

Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Q's & A's

Emergency Sick Leave
Supervisor Checklist

Expended Family Medical Leave
Supervisor Checklist

EXTRA SICK LEAVE & EXPANDED FMLA
FOR ALL

Frequently Asked Questions

Extra Sick Leave &
Expanded FMLA Rights
Timekeeping Reference

USPS Issues
COVID-19 Q's and A's

Return to Work Criteria
COVID related Absence

Liberal Leave Policy & Other Memoranda Extended

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DUES INCREASE

Effective this pay, a ONE-TIME increase of $21 appeared on earnings statements taking dues deduction to $46.50. This is not a permanent increase and will return to $25.50 in the checks for PP 20-20. The $21 increase is directly related to the negotiated contractual raise effective in PP 25-19. Whenever we receive a contractual raise dues go up $1. The Postal Service did not start taking it out until this pay period so increased every member's dues deduction by $21 to account for dues back to PP 25-19. The Local Union will research those who may have been overcharged and reimburse them directly. To assist, if you were overcharged please notify your Union representative who will forward your information to Union Headquarters. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact any Union Rep or Local Head Quarters at your convenience.

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