Summer 2014
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6 The Quarterly Publication of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union
President’s Report Read National President Hegarty’s report on important issues such as the Postal Union’s coordinated efforts to combat the recently announced closures and consolidations Secretary-Treasurer’s Report Read National Secretary-Treasurer Gardner’s report on the recent calculation of wages within the terms of the Fishgold Arbitration Decision and application of the Consumer Price Index
8 1937 MAIL HANDLERS Hard at Work
Summer 2014
Semi-Annual Meeting of the Local Unions NPMHU Leadership Convenes in the Nation’s Capital to address major issues facing today’s mail handlers
On the Cover: Alfredo de Giorgio Crimi Post Office Work Room, 1937 William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, D.C. Carol M. Highsmith Photography Courtesy of the U.S. General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, Fine Arts Collection The cover is reproduced in its entirety on pages 16 & 17
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NPMHU Hosts Comprehensive MHA Training Session
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Scholarship Awards Meet the fifteen winners in this year’s Arthur S. Vallone Scholarship Program
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PAC Incentive Awards for 2014
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Charter Member MHAs describe their first year with the USPS Mail Handler Assistants Royale Vance and Courtney Retter offer their reflection and perspective on the inaugural year as a MHA.
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Mail Handlers Across the Country See pictures of various meetings and functions across the country