Update # 06-04                  May 3, 2004    

National Site ‘De-Links’ Locals
During APWU Election Period  

May 1 was the first day of the 2004 APWU national election period. Just over five months from now, on Oct. 5, the counting of the ballots will commence.  

The complete rules for the election of nearly 90 APWU national officers, as prepared by the 2004 APWU National Election Committee, appeared in the March/April issue of The American Postal Worker. Other rules governing the conduct of union elections are promulgated by the Department of Labor.  

Effective May 1, the national APWU Web site “de-linked” all local and state Web sites for the duration of the 2004 union election campaign.   

We took this action to avoid problems that could result if any locals or state organizations used their Web sites in a way that could be interpreted as supporting the candidacy of an individual or group in the union election.  The use of union Web sites in this manner could lead to charges that Department of Labor regulations were violated.