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MESSENGER Turney Talk INSIDE THIS ISSUE Legislative Director ................Page 2 Editor’s Report ......................Page 3 AFL-CIO US Congress Endorsements ...................Page 3 Veterans Report .....................Page 4 AFL-CIO State House Michigan Endorsements ...................Page 4 MichiganMichiganMichiganMichigan Clerk Craft Director ...............Page 5 Volume 43, Number 174 Area 10 Director ....................Page 6 September-October, 2014 Area 4 Director .....................Page 6 MESSENGER Turney Talk .........................Page 7 Affiliated with: American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, APWU Postal Press Association, Michigan State AFL-CIO & Michigan Labor Press Fast Food Protesters Arrested ...Page 8 President’s Message by Jesus M. Gonzales, President Get Out And Vote ourselves on the issues, and understand Party Chairman Lon Johnson, and the per- get 3.5 million Democratic voters to why our labor agreements are important sistence from MPWU Legislative Director vote. Greetings fellow Union Brothers and now and for years to come, and how Roscoe Woods, MPWU State Editor Paul Sisters. In less than five weeks, we shall important it is that we elect people to our Felton, and myself were able to obtain The key issues we faced are the taxation see the face and direction of the future State Legislature, and Halls of Congress the full support of the MDP to support of our Retiree pensions, with an increase of our State Government, as well as the that assure us the best possible future. our National APWU campaign on “Stop in property taxes. Also, the Republicans in course of Congress. We have the best Staples”. Thanks to all their commitment, the Michigan’s State Legislature passed an opportunity during this year’s mid-term Please review the 4 lists of Candidates this was a big victory in this ongoing anti-choice bill on women’s reproductive election to have a huge impact from in this issue of the Messenger who were battle to bring this issue to the forefront, health. Along with a cut in public school the labor workforce so long as we “get endorsed by the AFL-CIO. Per our and continued pressure from our fellow education by over $1 Billion Dollars. Not out and vote”. The National AFL- resolution passed at this year’s MPWU Unions to also support this boycott. to mention the “right to work” legislation. CIO endorsed campaign for our Labor State Convention, we are aligning our Movement called: “Workers Voice” key endorsements with the Michigan This year’s plan from the MDP is These are just a few of the issues we and the “Labor 2014” campaign is in AFL-CIO. Each candidate goes through to aggressively reach those voters who face, and they work themselves up to our full swing. We need volunteers to assist extensive questioning from most of the have been reluctant to vote, and have US Congressional Leaders. This trend has in phone banking and walk canvasses to Labor Unions, and is addressed in great identified themselves as Democratic to be stopped, and this is our opportunity continue to build on a positive outlook to detail with the MI AFL-CIO leadership. supporters. The trend lines show in to send a message both here at home and put labor friendly representatives in our mid-term elections, most Democratic to Congress, we will not tolerate this any government (see page 4 for information Reach out to these Candidates in your supporters don’t vote. This is our op- more. about where you can volunteer). There communities and have a conversation portunity to change this trend. With are just over seven million voters in with them, and see for yourself if we are absentee ballots going out shortly, we We can no longer afford the current Michigan, and almost 1.5 million are supporting the right people to represent have time to reach our retirees and oth- direction this MI Republican controlled labor households. It will take a majority the Labor Workforce and our Labor ers that vote via absentee ballot. Since Legislature and Republican controlled of our Union brothers and sisters and Movement. The Michigan Postal Work- 2000 we managed to get on average Congress. Understand that the future is all of our voting strength to change this ers Union represents almost every inch of about 2 million out of the 7 million eli- in our hands with our right to hold these course and direction we are currently this state, and this is our opportunity to gible voters out to support Democratic elected officials accountable and vote them facing. have these conversations with our elected candidates. This year’s projection is to out of office. officials, and let them know we are well There were many attempts in this 2013- informed. 2014 US Congress on our retirement ben- AFL-CIO Top Of Ticket Endorsements efits and pensions, and were only staved Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) off by the great divide in the US House After an extensive collaboration with Governor ....................... Mark Schauer - Endorsed March, 2014 and Senate. We need more labor friendly the Michigan State AFL-CIO President U.S. Senator ......................Gary Peters - Endorsed March, 2014 candidates, or we have a greater chance of Karla Swift, MI AFL-CIO Legislative Lieutenant Governor ............................................Lisa Brown losing these safety nets. We must educate Director Fran Brennan, MI Democratic Secretary of State .......................................... Godfrey Dillard Attorney General ............................................... Mark Totten SUPREME COURT CANDIDATES Richard Bernstein (Full Term) Supreme Court Judge William Murphy (Full Term) Judge Deborah Thomas (2 Year Term) State Board of Education ..............................Cassandra Ulbrich State Board of Education ................................... Pamela Smith UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Board of Regents .............................................Kathryn White Board of Regents ...............................................Michael Behm WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY Board of Governors ........................................Dana Thompson Board of Governors ............................................ Marilyn Kelly MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Board of Trustees .............................................. George Perles Board of Trustees ..............................................Faylene Owen Mark Schauer, our next Governor, in Detroit on Labor Day. Page 2 Michigan Messenger September-October, 2014 MichiganMichigan Legislative Report MESSENGER Affiliated with: American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, APWU Postal Press Association, Michigan State AFL-CIO & Michigan Labor Press President .................................... Jesus Gonzales by Roscoe W: (517) 337-8753; C: (517) 528-9980 e-Mail: [email protected] Woods, Taking A Stand Executive Secretary .........................Michael Long Legislative U: (616) 977-1050; C: (616) 302-1409 Director Yes you read that right! The Michi- for Democrats is nothing new. I am e-Mail: [email protected] gan Democratic Party has adopted as sure many of you have your reasons for Secretary-Treasurer ........................ Darren Joyce W: (810) 257-1530; U: (810) 239-0931; Hello from sunny SE Michigan. part of its platform a resolution that voting against you own professional in- FAX: (810) 239-6879 shows support for the thousands of hard terest, but as your Legislative Director e-Mail: [email protected] Yes you heard me right – here it working postal employees all across the I do believe this time it is different. The Dir. of Edca. & Research ................ Lucy Morton is late September and the horrors of state of Michigan who are engaged in a Republicans and the Tea Party have U: (248) 543-3262; C: (248) 660-3139 impending winter have yet to show fight to save this service from the forces clearly shown they want us destroyed. e-Mail: [email protected] themselves! Editor .............................................Paul Felton who want to parse it out to the lowest U: (248) 543-3262 bidder! I wanted to begin this article with a The House of Representatives has e-Mail: [email protected] copy and paste from the www.apwu. refused to consider any legislation Legislative Director ........................Roscoe Woods I urge you all to cut this out and post that will help the USPS and you and W: (248) 543-3262 org home page . e-Mail: [email protected] on your bulletin boards in your offices your family. The House leadership has Michigan Democratic Party Endorses HR/Injury Comp. Director ............... Ron Krumrie no matter how large or how small. clearly learned that they can destroy this U: (231) 933-1020; C: (231) 409-4906 Staples Boycott Urges Candidates to service by simply doing nothing. e-Mail: [email protected] Avoid the Office-Supply Store Michigan is the first to have its state Clerk Craft Director ..................Thomas Lothamer 09/25/2014 - The Michigan Demo- Democratic Party step up and endorse I believe that when you have the U: (517) 677-6198; H: (517) 639-4873 cratic Party voted to support the Staples e-Mail: [email protected] our struggle against the forces of priva- Democrats here in the state of Michigan boycott at a special meeting of the Maintenance Craft Director ............Sterling Bouier tization in such a manner and I believe it stepping up and showing us such hard W: (313) 964-1398; U: (313) 226-8685 Executive Committee on Sept. 23 and is important that you – as employees of core public support we owe them to e-Mail: [email protected] urged all candidates for public office the USPS and members of the MPWU/ return the favor. 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