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National Association of Letter Carriers Non-Profit Org. Joseph P. Considine Branch 34 AFL-CIO U.S. Postage Vote For Your Future! 400 West Cummings Park, Suite 3950 PAID Woburn, MA 01801-6396 Boston, MA Permit No. 54631 Make Sure You Hit the Polls Address Service Requested on Tuesday, November 6th! Polls Open 7:00 am-8:00 pm ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Volume XLI, Number 3 • October-November 2012 The Award-Winning Newspaper of Joseph P. Considine Branch 34 NALC, AFL-CIO Branch 34’s CLANCLANNational Association of Letter Carriers 122 Years of Proud Union Participation and Accomplishments ★ 1890 - 2012 President’s Corner Branch 34 Official “Our Fight, Our Future!” his special edition of “Branch 34’s CLAN” is dedicated our standard of living. Election Notice Tto the upcoming Presidential and the Massachusetts US We need to vote and vote Senatorial and Congressional elections. for our jobs, period! I hear the Our Fight, Our Future! That was the mantra from this derogatory remarks, “Nana” Robert A. Lind OFFICERS th past summer’s NALC’s 68 Biennial Convention. The in reference to Elizabeth President The election of officers for Branch 34, message was plain and simple; we can’t rely on anyone Warren. My response to that Boston will be held at the March 2013 but ourselves to get the job done. If the postal service is is did your grandmother look out for your well being? You branch meeting. The successful candidates to be saved it will have to be saved by letter carriers. That bet she did! If that’s someone’s shallow perception well for the offices of president, executive vice being said what’s the plan? Do we have one? then there’s their answer. president, vice president, secretary-treasurer, This is “Our Fight, Our Future!” Scott Brown on the other hand is financial secretary, editor, sergeant-at-arms, Not mine, not hers, not his but “Our This is “Our Fight, Our out there professing to be a union guy, clerk, NSBA-MBA, health benefit officer, Fight, Our Future!” We can’t leave it up NOT! Not even close! He voted against three trustees and four area stewards will to anyone else, especially management. Future!” Not mine, not us seventy-five percent of the time serve from April 1, 2013 through March We can only depend on each other. First hers, not his but “Our Fight, (he also co-wrote S.1789). Elizabeth 31, 2016. ante up by contributing to COLCPE Our Future!” We can’t Warren is labor-friendly and will fight which is our political action fund. We for our future, not destroy it. AFL-CIO Nominations will be taken from the floor need to help out our legislative friends leave it up to anyone else, National President Richard Trumka at the January 2013 branch meeting. There who in turn can help our cause. That’s especially management. said it best when he said, “We need a will be no nomination papers necessary how politics works, like it or not! We can only depend on Warrior fighting for us all the time, not to run in this election. Any potential Next, we need to help out our NALC each other. First ante up by 25 % of the time. We need Elizabeth nominees who cannot be in attendance must endorsed candidates (see page 7 for the Warren in the US Senate.” submit a letter of acceptance at the time of NALC/MA AFL-CIO endorsed candi- contributing to COLCPE I’ve met with Elizabeth Warren nominations. The names of all nominees dates) anyway we can. Phone banks, which is our political action and she gets it! She knows the dire will be read off by the close of the meeting. labor walks, holding signs are merely fund. We need to help out situation we’re in and vows to fight to The election will take place at the March a few ways to get involved. If we all our legislative friends who rectify it but we must elect her first. 2013 branch meeting. All officers must be pull together it’s not a heavy lift. I’m We also have to elect our present well aware of our many outside com- in turn can help our cause. and future (Joe Kennedy III) Con- elected by a plurality vote. The vote shall be That’s how politics works, counted and tabulated at that time. mitments (spouse working, football, gressional supporters and President hockey, fall baseball, etc…) but if each like it or not! Barack Obama as well. We support of us make alternate arrangements and them and they support us; that’s how DELEGATES attend one organized labor event we’ll get the job done eas- it works. The NALC and the AFL-CIO have collaborated The election of delegates to the ily. “Our Fight, Our Future!” Let’s take care of business. to get certain NALC members released to help get out the Massachusetts State Convention will be These elections will shape our future and when I say vote for our candidates. It’s that important. This isn’t just held at the December Branch 34 Meeting. “our” I mean the postal service. What do we have riding another ho-hum election; it’s our future at stake. Nominations will be taken from the floor at on this election? Job security, health benefits, pensions and (continued on page 2) the November Branch 34 Meeting. There will be no nomination papers necessary to run in Branch 34 Upcoming INSIDE this election. Any potential nominees who Branch 34’s CLAN cannot be in attendance must submit a letter Membership Meetings CLAN of acceptance at the time of nominations. Tuesdays at 7:00 pm The names of all nominees will be read off Vote to Protect by the close of the meeting. If necessary, November 13, 2012 Your Job! at the Sons of Italy Hall the election will take place at the December Page 3 Branch 34 Meeting. All delegates must be 120 Quarry Street, Quincy elected by a plurality vote. The vote shall be NALC’s Effort in counted and tabulated at that time. December 11, 2012 at the Boston Lodge of Elks #10 Delegates to the Massachusetts State Spring Street, West Roxbury Massachusetts Conventions will not receive financial Page 4 assistance unless they attend 16 to 24 January 8, 2013 meetings in the prior two years. Alternates at the Malden Moose Hall NALC/MA AFL-CIO will not be entitled to financial assistance Check 582 Broadway (Rte. 99), Out These unless they become delegates. The sergeant- Malden Endorsements at-arms will validate proof of attendance Dates & Locations Page 7 with the regular monthly meeting signature book. Branch 34 – John Baginsky, Chair, Tel. / 781-281-1133 2013 Calendar Election Committee, Branch 34 Fax / 781-281-1127 Page 12 www.nalcbranch34.com “Our Fight, Our Future!” (continued from page 1) Massachusetts I don’t think we need to discuss Mitt Romney and the 41.3.0 Congressional Republican Party’s stance on the future of the postal service. t the September Branch 34 Monthly Meeting the results Their platform is to dismantle it. They went on record as Aof the recent vote concerning 41.3.0 was announced. The Delegation equating us as antiquated as the pony express. He’ll create results were as followed: U.S. SENATE jobs all right, low pay, no benefits after he destroys good union Cohasset .......................... Yes (2) No (0) The Honorable John F. Kerry working class jobs. Hingham/Hull ................ Yes (16) No (1) Russell Senate Office Bldg., Rm. 218 Once our candidates are elected, we need to concentrate on Cambridge ..................... No (30) Yes (24) Washington, D.C. 20510 getting the job done legislatively. We get them elected then we Woburn ........................... No (30) Yes (7) 202-224-2742 Fax: 202-224-8525 demand performance and we only let up when the job is done. Medfield .......................... No (2) Yes (0) kerry.senate.gov We have to accomplish this task because the alternative is we Scituate ........................... No (6) Yes (4) The Honorable Scott Brown lose. We have to fight to win but that can’t be done sitting on Boston ............................. Yes (398) No (360) Russell Senate Office Bldg., Rm. 317 Disqualified Votes: 3 with town only Washington, D.C. 20510 the sidelines. This is your fight, my fight so let’s get to work. 202-224-4543 Fax: 202-224-2417 COLCPE donations are imperative. I just don’t understand (yes or no not checked off) scottbrown.senate.gov the lack of involvement from our membership. A few dollars 1 who cares U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a pay-period helps protect our future employment. Everyone 1 with every category checked off First Congressional District should be donating and it shouldn’t be left up to the other 17 - yes with no installation checked off The Honorable John W. Olver guy, sign up today! Again this isn’t just my, his or her fight; 19 - no with no installation checked off Longworth House Office Bldg., Rm. 1111 it’s OUR fight! Total = 921 Washington, D.C. 20515 Let’s get the word out immediately to friends, family and 202-225-5335 Fax: 202-226-1224 There seems to be some confusion in regards to when www.house.gov/olver acquaintances. Don’t let anyone get hoodwinked again like the last Senate election. We’ve got a few short days before 41.3.0 will take effect. First the National Agreement must be Second Congressional District th resolved then the branch will open local negotiations con- The Honorable Richard E.
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