FOCUSING ON
PRESSING ISSUES THAT THREATEN THE STRENGTH AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NPMHU
COTF members include: National President- Paul V. Hogrogian, Secretary-Treasurer- Timothy M. Dwyer; NEB Vice Presidents: Central RegionJune Harris, Southern Region- Lawrence B. Sapp, Western Region- Don Sneesby, Eastern Region- John A. Gibson and Northeastern RegionDavid E. Wilkin; Local Presidents: Pervous (Andy B) Badilishamwalimu- Local 310, Nick Mosezar- Local 318, Jeff Larsen- Local 323, J.R. MaconLocal 329, and Woody Hendrickson- Local 332; Bob Losi, Political and Legislative Director; Teresa Harmon, CAD Manager; and Michael Hora, Assistant to the NST and Executive Director MHBP
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or more than twenty years, NPMHU’s Committee on the Future has engaged in strategic planning over long-term issues that are likely to confront the Union over the coming months and years. The membership of the Committee is comprised of all members of the National Executive Board and various Local Union Presidents, currently including Pervous (Andy B) Badilishamwalimu of Local 310, Nick Mosezar of Local 318, Jeff Larsen of Local 323, J.R. Macon of Local 329, and Woody Hendrickson of Local 332. Also in attendance were Bob Losi, Political and Legislative Director; Teresa Harmon, CAD Manager; Michael Hora, Executive Director MHBP; and Bruce Lerner, General Counsel. The Committee focuses on five key issues facing the NPMHU: privatization of the Postal Service; the NPMHU’s 8 | National Postal Mail Handlers Union
legislative relations program; USPS automation and other technological changes; financial planning, especially at the Local level; and membership recruitment. The most recent meeting of the Committee took place during July 2017. As always, in addition to the general agenda that always frames the Committee’s deliberations, what the Committee also emphasizes is determined by current events. Moreover, because the Committee’s meetings have been reduced to one per year, the members of the Committee made special efforts to focus their efforts on the most pressing issues that threaten the strength and effectiveness of the Union over the next few years. The Committee started its discussions with a detailed, financial report from National Secretary-Treasurer Dwyer.