American Postal Workers Union
Springfield Mass Area Local 497
Member AFL-CIO

ATTENTION!!
Members of Local 497

2024
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
process has begun

Candidates
Rifle Election Edition
Article Criteria
here


Ballots mailed in April
Officers sworn in June 1, 2024

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APWU Local 497
Election Notification
Click Here

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Western Mass Area
Labor Federation
WMALF
Delegate Solicitation
here

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Local Constitution
Article X

Section 3. Nominations for all elective offices shall be made during the nomination period which begins fifteen (15) days prior to the nomination meeting and ends at adjournment of the nomination meeting in the year the election takes place.
   A.  Members may nominate themselves by mail. The deadline to receive nominations and all necessary signed forms by mail is the one (1) hour prior to the beginning of the nomination meeting. Any member may nominate another member from the floor. Any member wishing to seek elective office shall sign all necessary forms and submit his or her name to the Election committee prior to the nomination period deadline.

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Important!!
Please notify the Local
if your address has changed

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AFL-CIO
Apprenticeships
Benefit Workers

information here


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Caution Logging into
LiteBlue
more here

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Update your contact info
with APWU National
https://apwu.org/contact-us

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National Labor Relations
Board
Announcement regarding
Union Activity in the
Workplace.

ARTICLE 7 NLRB
Employees have the right to unionize. That's the key take-away from the National Labor Relations Act Section 7.
Even if a company's workers don't belong to a union,
they have the right to "concerted activity," to improve their work environment or their situation as employees.
The National Labor Relations Board investigates employers who deny workers their rights.

Official Notification
here
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APWU Recommends
NOT TO USE
Postal website
to callout
unscheduled leave
Due to privacy issue

more info

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Emergency/Snow Hotline
1-888-363-7462
Enter 011
For BMC/PDC

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From the first paragraph
of the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
"The United States Postal Service shall be operated as a basic and fundamental service provided to the people by the Government of the United States, authorized by the Constitution, created by Act of Congress, and supported by the people. The Postal Service shall have as its basic function the obligation to provide postal services to bind the Nation together through the personal, educational, literary, and business correspondence of the people. It shall provide prompt, reliable, and efficient services to patrons in all areas and shall render postal services to all communities. The costs of establishing and maintaining the Postal Service shall not be apportioned to impair the overall value of such service to the people."

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Membership Meeting
Schedule 2024

April 18
May 16
June 20
September 19
October 17
November 21

6:30 pm

1124 Berkshire Ave.
Springfield Mass.

Call Our Business Office
To Arrange For Special Services
413 543-1146

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2016-2018
Local Memorandum
of Understanding
between the
APWU Local #497
and
USPS Springfield Mass.

LMOU 2016-2018

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Call Our Office at 413 543-1146

Stewards Office
413 543-1199
1124 Berkshire Ave.
Springfield Mass. 01151
Email

apwu497@
gmail.com
Copyright SAL 497
2016