Amy Puhalski

PO Box 2706

Grand Rapids, MI  49501

Work/Union:  (616) 776-1489

Cell:  (616) 822-3678

Fax:  (616) 776-1536

Per the Constitution of the Michigan Postal Workers Union (amended as of 2006) (Article 11, Section 6): 

Area Directors: Area Directors shall be responsible for grievances, organizational work and membership in their respective Areas. Area Directors are to be elected from established Areas, as outlined in Article 11, Section 2.

[A] It shall be the responsibility of the Director of Education to coordinate Area Assemblies in conjunction with Area Directors as to program content and dates of assembles. As a minimum, two (2) official Area Meetings shall be held in the State Constitution Convention year and one (1) official Area Meeting shall be held in the Educational Conference year (s). The area meetings will be rotated with three (3) areas to be determined numerically 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. At least 3 Area Directors shall coordinate such meetings. Plans for the Area Assemblies will be published in the Michigan Messenger, with dates, places and proposed programs. At least 4 weeks prior to their respective assembly, the usual publicity will be sent out to all Locals.

[B] Area Directors may appoint, as necessary, with the approval of the President, an Assistant Area Director, to assist in the functions of the Area Director’s office, and to be compensated at the same rate as other officers.

[C] Area Directors are responsible for reporting to their respective Areas, developments that concern them in other parts of the State. Area Directors are also responsible for representing the views and concerns of its respective Locals to the State. The duties of the Area Directors are to represent the MAL’s in their Area and equally represent their Local and Area to the State. The Area Directors duties are also to act as a liaison between the Area membership and the State President.

[D] The Area Directors shall be compensated for lost time and expenses in the same manner as other Officers, including convention attendance.

[E] Area Directors are responsible for ensuring that all the MAL’s and small offices, (with less than 20 employees) in their Areas, are provided with the information necessary to contact their Area Director, and the MPWU Officers. In addition, Area Directors shall be responsible for making contact by any means to each MAL and small office, (those not in Area Locals, and those with less than twenty (20) employees, each calendar year.) If no contact is possible, the Area Directors shall report promptly, such inability to make to the MPWU Executive Secretary. Area Directors shall also be responsible for visiting as many small offices within their Area as possible: during the calendar year, and shall report all such visits, in their convention reports. Failure to furnish contact and small office visit information in the Convention reports, shall result in denial of payment of Convention expenses for Area Directors involved.

Additionally,

All Officers of the MPWU, AFL-CIO will give a written report of their activities, to be printed and distributed to all delegates to the State Convention. All reports will be included in the Convention Officers Reports to the Convention Delegates, at the time of registration. These reports are to be given to the Executive Secretary thirty (30) days prior to the opening day of the Convention. Failure to comply with this provision will result in the Officer not having his/her Convention expenses paid unless excused by the Executive Board. Written notices will be sent by the Executive Secretary, reminding all Officers of their compliance with the provisions of Article 12, Section 8.

All Officers shall turn over all records, supplies, and equipment to his/her successor within twenty (20) days of the certification of the election results.