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Article 14, Section 1 establishes that management is responsible for maintaining safe working conditions in all current and future USPS facilities and for developing a safe working force. Safe working conditions that can be watched for include safe procedures and maintenance of equipment and workspaces being in sanitary conditions, including environmental and occupational health standards.Safety is the upmost priority and is to be taken seriously. PS Form 1767’s should be readily available on all postal properties and used by employees when any unsafe conditions are noticed or experienced. Supervisors are to address and ensure that the condition is remedied immediately after given a 1767.At the same time, the Union is obliged to cooperate and assist in carrying out these responsibilities. Article 14.2 creates a framework for employee involvement. Workers may file grievances if unsafe conditions aren’t addressed during their shift after filing a 1767 PS Form, and may report hazards in writing to local Safety & Health Committees. Installations with 50 or more employees are required to form joint Labor‑Management Safety and Health Committees, which meet at least quarterly and review safety reports, training records, accident prevention progress, and hazardous practices. These committees have the authority to conduct inspections and recommend corrective action, and management must respond within a reasonable period, or inform the committee and union of the reasons for inaction.Together, these provisions make Article 14 a central contract tool protecting postal employees’ safety rights and establishing joint oversight of workplace health and hazards. Our workplace can only be safely managed by each one of us actively participating in making sure these conditions are met. Never be afraid of reporting unsafe conditions to management.Whitney SparksSafety DirectorAPWU Local 133
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Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth "Liz" Powell has announced that the following union members have been certified as candidates for election to national office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution and Bylaws.
Each candidate in this unofficial listing has secured the necessary petitions required for nomination.
The official list will be announced after the drawing for ballot positions is held on June 27.
Incumbent officers are listed first and identified by (I) after their names. Where more than one non-incumbent has been certified, they are listed in alphabetical order. A list of uncontested national offices appears at the bottom.
Any candidate who wishes to withdraw from the ballot or whose name or local is misspelled or identified improperly, must notify APWU Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell immediately. Corrections and notifications must be received by her office in writing by 4 p.m. EST, Monday, June 23, 2025.
Download a printable copy of APWU News Service Bulletin with the list of nominations, here.
General and Administrative Officers
President
AJ Jones, Eastern Montgomery County PA Area Local (PA)
Jonathan Smith, New York Metro Area Postal Union (NY)Executive Vice-President
Debby Szeredy (I), Mid-Hudson New York Area Local (NY)
Vance Zimmerman, Greater Cincinnati Ohio Area Local (OH)Regional Coordinators
Southern Region
Al Davison, Houston Area Local (TX)
Tony D. McKinnon, Sr., Fayetteville Area Local (NC)
Mike “Sully” Sullivan, Suncoast Area Local (FL)
Samuel “Sam” Wood, Southwest Florida Area Local (FL)Clerk Division
National Business Agents, Central Region,
Chicago Region, (A)Eric Chornoby, 480-481 Area Local (MI)
Erika L. Williams, Northwest Illinois Area Local (IL)National Business Agents, Southern Region,
Atlanta Region, (B)Doris Orr-Richardson (I), Northeast Florida Area Local (FL)
Stacey Sabir Brown, Atlanta Metro Area Local (GA)Atlanta Region, (C)
Sandra Munoz Hernandez (I), Broward County Area Local (FL)
Keenan D. Anthony, Marietta Local (GA)Dallas Region, (C)
Diann Scurlark (I), Houston Area Local (TX)
Jenie Frazier, Northwest Louisiana Area Local (LA)National Business Agents, Western Region
Denver Region, (A)LaMont Green (I), Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)
Joyce Muhammad, Colorado Springs Area Local (CO)San Francisco Region, (A)
Matthew Labuda, Bakersfield Area Local (CA)
Joe Macias, California Area Local (CA)San Francisco Region, (C)
Fabiola Dominguez (I), California Area Local (CA)
Eric A. Van Dyke, Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA)Maintenance Divison
Assistant Director, (A)
Terry B. Martinez (I), Dallas Area Local (TX)
Curtis Walker, Flint Michigan Area Local (MI)National Business Agents, Maintenance Division
Central Region, (A)Kenny Carson, Lake County Area Local (IL)
John Hunt, Covington Area Local (KY)
Thomas Vlasek, William H. Burrus, Cleveland Area Local, #72 (OH)Eastern Region
Kenneth Lester (I), Philadelphia PA Area Local (PA)
Antonio Barner, Baltimore Francis “Stu” Filbey Area Local (MD)
Steven Duckworth, Trenton Metropolitan Area Local (NJ)Western Region, (B)
Louis M. Kingsley (I), California Area Local (CA)
Kyle Popek, Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)Motor Vehicle Service Division
National Business Agents, Central Region
Mark Krueger (I), Milwaukee Area Local (WI)
Michael Mize, Flint Michigan Area Local (MI)
Nigel Devon Thomas, Northwest Illinois Area Local (IL)National Business Agents, Eastern Region
Shana Parker (I), Philadelphia PA Area Local (PA)
John Minor, Trenton Metropolitan Area Local (NJ)Support Services Division
Director
Arrion Brown, Nation’s Capital Southern MD Area Local (MD)
Kimberly A. Maurer, Twin Cities PDC Local (MN)Retiree National Convention Delegates
Central Region
Patrick A. Chornoby, Detroit District Area Local (MI)
Bruce C. Jackson, William H. Burrus, Cleveland Area Local, #72 Retiree Chapter (OH)Western Region
Patricia A. Williams (I), Greater LA Area Local 64 Retiree Chapter (CA)
Don Cheney, Puget Sound Area Local (WA)Uncontested National Officers
General and Administrative Officers
Secretary-Treasurer
Elizabeth “Liz” Powell (I), Western Nassau New York Area Local (NY)
Industrial Relations Director
Charles “Charlie” Cash (I), Buffalo Local (NY)
Legislative/Political Director
Judy Beard (I), Detroit District Area Local (MI)
Human Relations Director
Daleo Freeman (I), William H. Burrus, Cleveland Area Local, #72 (OH)
Organization Director
Anna Smith (I), Portland Oregon Area Local (OR)
Research and Education Director
Joyce B. Robinson (I), Richmond Area Local (VA)
Health Plan Director
Sarah Jane Rodriguez (I), Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)
Regional Coordinators
Central Region
Amy Puhalski (I),Western Michigan Area Local (MI)
Eastern Region
Vince Tarducci, Philadelphia BMC Local (PA)
Northeast Region
Tiffany Foster (I), New York Metro Area Postal Union (NY)
Western Region
Omar M. Gonzalez (I), Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA)
Clerk Division
Director
Lamont A. Brooks (I), The Northern Virginia Area Local (VA)
Assistant Director (A)
Sam Lisenbe (I), Fort Worth Area Local (TX)
Assistant Director, (B)
Ashley Cargill, Oklahoma City Area Local (OK)
Assistant Director, (C)
Robert “Bob” Romanowski (I), New Jersey Shore Area Local (NJ)
National Business Agents, Central Region
Chicago Region, (B)
Devendra Rathore “D” (I), Fox Valley Local (IL)
Chicago Region, (C)
James Stevenson III (I), Detroit District Area Local (MI)
Cincinnati Region, (A)
Leo Kreyenbuhl (I), Cuyahoga Falls Local (OH)
Cincinnati Region, (B)
Michael W. Funk, Jr. (I), Greater Cincinnati Ohio Area Local (OH)
Minneapolis Region, (A)
Todd M. Elkerton (I), Saint Paul Area Local (MN)
Minneapolis Region, (B)
Gregory Becker, Milwaukee Area Local (WI)
St. Louis Region, (A)
Sharon L. Curtis (I), Greater Kansas City Metro Area Local (MO)
St. Louis Region, (B)
Daniel Skemp (I), Rapid Area Local (IA)
Wichita Region, (A)
Philip D. Thomas, Omaha Area Local (NE)
Wichita Region, (B)
Emily Lain Weber (I), Wichita Area Local (KS)
National Business Agents, Eastern Region
Philadelphia Region, (A)
Kim Miller (I), Keystone Area Local (PA)
Philadelphia Region, (B)
John Louis Jackson, Jr. (I), Philadelphia BMC Local (PA)
Philadelphia Region, (C)
James DeRidder, Philadelphia BMC Local (PA)
Washington DC Region, (A)
Rachel A. Walthall (I), Baltimore Francis "Stu" Filbey Area Local (MD)
Washington DC Region, (B)
Pamela R. Richardson (I), Lynchburg Area Local (VA)
National Business Agents, Northeast Region
New England Region, (A)
Bill Mazurowski (I), Hartford Local (CT)
New England Region, (B)
Scott M. Hoffman, Boston Metro Area Local (MA)
New England Region, (C)
Tom O'Brien (I), South Shore Area Local (MA)
New York Region, (A)
Pete Coradi (I), Brooklyn Local (NY)
New York Region, (B)
Elizabeth “Liz” Swigert (I), Queens Area Local (NY)
New York Region, (C)
Clifton W. Johnson, Long Island Area Local (NY)
National Business Agents, Southern Region
Atlanta Region, (A)
Jim DeMauro (I), Tampa Area Local (FL)
Dallas Region, (A)
Carlton Williams (I), Dallas Area Local (TX)
Dallas Region, (B)
Charles Tillman (I), Dallas Area Local (TX)
Memphis Region, (A)
Joe H. Jolley, Jr. (I), Nashville Area Local (TN)
Memphis Region, (B)
Pamela Smith (I), Birmingham Area Local (AL)
National Business Agents, Western Region
Denver Region, (B)
Joseph M. Zamenick, Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)
Northwest Region, (A)
Brian Dunsmore (I), Portland Oregon Area Local (OR)
Northwest Region, (B)
Morning Dunn (I), Portland Oregon Area Local (OR)
San Francisco Region, (B)
Mike Hetticher (I), Eureka Local (CA)
San Francisco Region, (D)
Chuck Locke (I), Sacramento Area Local (CA)
Maintenance Division
Director
Idowu Balogun (I), Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA)
Assistant Director, (B)
Jason Treier (I), Lancaster Area Local (PA)
National Business Agents, Maintenance Division
Central Region, (B)
Jeffrey Scott Beaton (I), Greater Kansas City Area Local (MO)
Central Region, (C)
Stephanie Logan (I), Saint Paul Area Local (MN)
Northeast Region
Dave Sarnacki (I), Springfield Mass Area Local (MA)
Southern Region, (A)
John Gearhard (I), Jacksonville BMC Local (FL)
Southern Region, (B)
Carlos Paz (I), Dallas Area Local (TX)
Southern Region, (C)
Joshua Montgomery (I), Lafayette Area Local (LA)
Western Region, (A)
Hector Baez (I), San Diego Area Local (CA)
Motor Vehicle Service Division
Director
Michael O. Foster (I), Detroit District Area Local (MI)
Assistant Director
Garrett C. Langley (I), Lancaster Area Local (PA)
National Business Agents, Motor Vehicle Service Division
Northeast Region,
Rick White (I), Boston Metro Area Local (MA)
Southern Region, Southeast Sub-Region
Bruce E. Amey (I), Atlanta Metro Area Local (GA)
Southern Region, Southwest Sub-Region
Dyrike Shaw (I), Dallas Area Local (TX)
Western Region
Jerome A. Pittman (I), San Francisco Local (CA)
Support Services Division
National Business Agent
Orlando L. Anderson, St. Louis Gateway District Area Local (MO)
All-Craft National Business Agents
Alaskan Area
Vacant
Caribbean Area
Samuel A. Hernàndez Algarin (I), Puerto Rico Area Local (PR)
Pacific Area
Michael C. Vitug, Leeward Oahu Area Local 6069 (HI)
Retirees Department
Director
Nancy E. Olumekor (I), Nation’s Capital Southern MD Area Local (MD)
Retiree National Convention Delegates
Eastern Region
Cynthia Nesmith (I), Philadelphia Area Local Retiree Chapter (PA)
Northeast Region
Leona Draper (I), Moe Biller/Eleanor Bailey Retiree Chapter (NY)
Southern Region
Patricia Ann McGriff (I), Northeast Florida Retiree Chapter (FL)
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Not a better time than NOW!
Summertime is finally here! Fresh cut grass, baseball, vacations, going swimming on a hot day and sitting on the front porch. All the things we look forward to when you can’t find the ice scraper on a ten-degree Monday morning in January.
Now that it finally is here, will it just be like those of the past or will you do something with purpose and reward? Just like the weather changes, so does your union. Retirement, health and personal issues affect us all, causing some of the normal faces to come and go. But the one thing that doesn’t change is the responsibility we have as officials to represent our members.
If you have had thoughts about becoming active in the union, there is not a better time than now. Whether attending a union meeting for the first time or wanting to become an alternate steward for your tour, rest assured, someone will be there if you need help or have questions. Assistant Clerk Craft Director Thompson holds basic steward training whenever new stewards or alternates step on board.
So, if you feel like it’s time for you to stand and fightfor the contract, yourself, coworkers and the future, please reach out to either Clerk Craft Director Kayla“Cuppy” Reynolds at kaylacuppy@apwu133.com or Maintenance Craft Director Tiffany Copley at tiffanycopley@apwu133.com and let them know you’re ready to fight.
Tim Holstein
Vice Pres. WV State APWU
Vice Pres. APWU Local 133
Charleston, WV
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I was asked to write a small notice to inform the members and distribute some information regarding some of the talks about the potential privatization of the post office. It is becoming a real possibility of privatization in the post office and our National APWU Legislative Director Judy Beard has put together some information. It is highly encouraged to call the phone number listed in the first picture will connect people to the proper senator for their residential zip code and they can leave a comment urging support for the following resolutions in the second picture. I have both listed there so people can read and get an understanding of both of the resolutions. They deal with anti-privatization and would be beneficial for all postal workers and all community members who receive mail to reach out. The phone number can be called by all community members not just postal workers so please feel free to share this information with friends, family, and communities.Thank you - Chase Dawson APWU Local #133 Legislative Director
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APWU Brothers and Sisters,
As you are aware, President Trump has recently made comments that concern the Postal Service. If these statements come to fruition, the Postal Service will be changed, in what the union believes, for the bad. The President has spokenmultiple times of potential privatization in the past statements. If this happens, it will degrade service standards even more as corporations would only look at the profit margin and not the service aspect, driving customers to our competitors.
Please join us March 20, 2025, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm at the Charleston Main Post Office 1002 Lee Street on the public sidewalk near the flagpole. APWU headquarters has requested simultaneous rallies across the nation during this time. We understand this time is not convenient for those scheduled to work, but if you are available during this time, we would greatly appreciate your participation. There will besigns, banners and pamphlets to pass out to the public. It is OUR job to inform OUR customers of the potential effects of President Trumps deliberations and how it will impact them.
Thank you,
Tim Holstein
Vice President APWU 133
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Federal Retirement Fairness Act Reintroduced!
On Feb. 24, 2025, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, or H.R. 1522, was reintroduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA-11) and Rep. David Valadao (R-CA-22). This bipartisan bill would allow temporary postal and federal employees who are promoted to career positions the option of “buying back” the time that they had worked as a non-career employee to use toward their retirement.
Temporary postal employees are non-career employees, such as postal support employees (PSEs), transitional employees, and casuals, who are unable to make contributions to their retirement benefits until they become USPS career employees.
Prior to 1989, postal workers were allowed to make retroactive “catch up” contributions to their retirement benefits, after they made career status, for all the time they worked as a temporary employee. Unfortunately, the authority to make retroactive payments expired on Jan. 1, 1989.
Under the proposed “buy back,” eligible postal workers and federal employees have the voluntary option to make a deposit equal to the amount that would have been contributed to their retirement benefits had they been career employees since their employment began. The calculation of the amount is determined by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). This legislation would help postal and federal employees retire earlier by counting the time they worked as a non-career employee toward their retirement. It would affect more than 100,000 APWU members who have converted from temporary to career positions.
As of March 3, 2025, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act has 25 cosponsors in the House of Representatives. Please keep an eye on apwu.org for future information on a Call to Action Day for the Federal Retirement Fairness Act. Remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. We are much stronger together in solidarity, so please help your fellow union members in this collective fight for full, on-time retirement benefits!
FERS LETTER
in National News
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1. FERS Letter Q&A's 04-09-2026.pdf