Welcome to The Central Jersey Record, official newsletter of the Central Jersey Area Local #149, American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO.

The Central Jersey Area Local serves over 500 members in the Kilmer P&DC, Kilmer VMF, Dayton, Highland Park, Keasbey, Milltown, Monmouth Junction, New Brunswick, North Brunswick & South River Post Offices.

Red Bank APWU Local host’s Bus Trip to Washington DC to Meet with Congressional Leaders and Attend Postal Regulatory Commission Meeting

     On Wednesday, March 14th 2012, President Hank Anderson and other officers of CJAL, met with the Red Bank Local at the Monmouth P&DC. There, we along with members from other Area Locals, even New York, boarded busses to go to Washington DC.
Our first stop was the Postal Regulatory Commission. We attended their Regular Meeting where it seemed the purpose of the meeting was to pass out kudos to themselves. At the end of the meeting the Commissioners allowed a total of 10 (ten) minutes for comments. As time ran out, they heard enough from postal workers and asked if "anyone in a suit and tie" had comments. You can hear the FULL meeting at PRC.gov. Click on New items, then audio cast for 3/14/2012. To summarize the Commission's duties, they take input, offer suggestions, and meet periodically.

      We left the PRC and went to the Hart Building to meet with Senators Menendez and Lautenberg. To my understanding, they were contacted before our trip to let them know we were coming. Both Senators were NOT available. Sen. Menendez's aides did meet with us in what they said was a more suitable place (not the Senators office or corridor). This was the building lobby, an open to the public location. As we completed our conversations and concerns with Sen. Menendez's aides we were met by and aide from Sen. C. Schumer's office, he did not know we were coming.
As you might expect, what we heard was nothing new. No commitments or concrete suggestions from our elected congressmen in Washington.

in Solidarity,

Howard Polner