Omar Gonzalez

AT PRESS TIME LESS THAN 30,000 MEMBERS HAVE VOTED IN OUR UNION’S ELECTION. WHY? IT IS NOT REALLY A QUESTION OF APATHY! IT IS A MATTER OF DISENGAGEMENT! OUR MEMBERS HAVE NOT FULLY BOUGHT INTO WHAT IT MEANS TO BELONG TO A UNION THAT GRANTS THE RIGHT OF ONE MEMBER ONE VOTE.

THE DIRECT ELECTION OF UNION LEADERSHIP IS NOT UNIVERSALLY ENJOYED IN AMERICA. THE APWU PROVIDES FULL DEMOCRACY IN THE ELECTION OF OUR NATIONAL OFFICERS. APWU EVEN PAYS THE POSTAGE TO ALLOW POSTAL WORKERS THE FASTEST AND EASIEST MANNER IN WHICH TO EXERCISE THE POWER OF THEIR VOTE AND TO HELP SET THEIR DESTINY.

IN 8 DAYS IT WILL BE TOO LATE TO CAST THAT ALL IMPORTANT BALLOT. GIVEN THE STATE OF US MAIL DELIVERY STANDARDS THE BALLOT SHOULD BE MAILED NO LATER THAN THIS COMING FRIDAY AT THE MAIL BOX IN THE POST OFFICE WHERE EMPLOYEES WORK AND THAT IS CUTTING IT SHORT DEPENDING ON THE COLLECTION SCHEDULE.

LOCAL OFFICERS, STEWARDS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, NATIONAL OFFICERS AND CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE MUST MAKE A LAST DITCH EFFORT TO GET OUR MEMBERS TO VOTE.

ONE MORE SWEEP ON EACH TOUR, EACH CRAFT, EACH FACILITY OR POST OFFICE WILL GO A LONG WAY TO HELP BOOST THE LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT IN EXERCISING THIS MOST IMPORTANT OF UNION RIGHTS! ONE MORE BLAST ON SOCIAL MEDIA. ANOTHER ROUND OF PHONE CALLS AND E-MAILS.

HELP ENGAGE OUR MEMBERS. EDUCATE THEM ON THE CANDIDATES. TWO MORE DAYS…..TWO MORE DAYS TO GET THOSE VOTES IN. THE TWO TOP OFFICES IN OUR UNION ARE CONTESTED. DEPARTMENTS AND TWO CRITICAL CRAFTS HAVE CONTESTED RACES.

I AM PART OF THE MEMBERS’ UNITY TEAM AND URGE SUPPORT FOR OUR TEAM’S CANDIDATES. BUT WHO EVER YOU OR YOUR LOCAL ENDORSED WHAT GOOD IS THAT ENDORSEMENT IF YOU DON’T GET THE VOTES OUT.

THE OFFICE OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DIRECTOR IS IN DIRE NEED OF CHANGE. WE CANNOT AFFORD THREE MORE YEARS OF DO NOTHING BLOVIATING AND SELF TOOTING PROMOTION.

FIELD OFFICERS NEED TO HAVE A KNOWLEDGEABLE, RESPONSIVE AND SELFLESS UNIONIST TO CALL OR CONTACT ON CRITICAL ISSUES REQUIRING USEFUL RESPONSES REGARDING GRIEVANCE ADMINISTRATION, CONTRACT INTERPRETATION, WORKFLOOR SAFETY ENFORCEMENT.

TWO MORE DAYS LEFT TO ENSURE WE HAVE A RESPONSIVE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DIRECTOR. THREE MORE DAYS TO ENSURE THIS CRITICAL DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR ACTUALLY HELPS OUR PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT, CRAFT, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FIELD OFFICERS
BETTER SERVE THE MEMBERSHIP.

100,000 PLUS MEMBERS ARE ABOUT TO LET THEIR VOTE AND POWER ELAPSE. DON’T LET THAT JUST HAPPEN. ONE MORE DRIVE, ONE MORE EFFORT WILL GO A LONG WAY……BECAUSE IN 8 IT WILL BE TOO LATE*!

Respectfully yours,
Omar M. Gonzalez
Western Region Coordinator
*unless you are truly dedicated to getting out the vote that you send sealed ballots via Express Mail. Wouldn’t that be something?

First Name: Omar
Last Name: Gonzalez
Email: omgunion@aol.com
Union/Local: Greater L.A. Local 64
Office held if any: Western Regional Coordinator