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SAP Crew Room Coverage in April

Returning Voluntary Furloughees - Sign up for Required Training

Workers Memorial Day On April 28

NALC 10th Annual National Food Drive, Saturday, May 11

The Company has agreed to allow SAP Specialists in the Crew Room for the PIT and CLT domiciles in April for the June bid month.  Due to flight attendants returning from the Voluntary Furlough (6-month) the Company agreed with AFA that this service was needed.  Although AFA requested coverage for all crew bases, the Company cited staffing shortages in the majority of bases in deciding to authorize SAP Specialists for PIT and CLT only.

The Crew Room will be staffed with one SAP Specialist for one shift during the days when SAP is open.

PIT: APRIL 23 - 29
CLT: APRIL 23 - 30

If you are returning from a Voluntary Furlough be sure to contact Training Administration (1-800-327-0117, prompt 1, 8) by April 23rd to determine whether you need any training in order to fly. If you need recurrent training before flying, you must sign up prior to April 23, 2002, tomorrow, or you will be assigned.

AFA members and leaders will take part in memorial activities around the country.  Join your flying partners at the following events:

Springfield, IL 
Wednesday, April 24
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Illinois State Capitol at the Lincoln Statue 2nd  Capitol Streets.

Guest speakers include Dianna Rushing, AFA UAL Council 8 President.

For more information, contact the Illinois State AFL-CIO at 217-544-4014 or visit http://www.ilafl-cio.org

Philadelphia 
Friday, April 26 
Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.
Sheetmetal Workers Hall 1301 South Columbus Blvd.
Guest speakers include Lucy Shannon, AFA UAL Council 23 President.

Boston 
Friday, April 26 
12 noon to 1:15 p.m.
James Sartori Memorial Stadium (football field, East Boston) at Logan Airport Near Airport T stop, parking available.

Guest speakers will include Barbara Servis, Legislative Affairs Chair for AFA UAL Council 27 and Vice President of the Greater Boston Central Labor Council.

For more information, call 617-825-7233 ext. 15 or ext. 19, or visit http://www.masscosh.org

National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), AFL-CIO
10th Annual National Food Drive
Saturday, May 11, 2002

On the second Saturday in May, Letter Carriers in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America will do more than deliver mail when they walk and drive along their postal routes.  They will also collect the goodness and compassion of their postal customers participating in the 10th annual National Association of Letter Carriers National Food Drive who donate nonperishable food donations left by their mailboxes and in post offices.

Letter Carriers will collect nonperishable food donations left by mailboxes and in post offices and deliver them to local community food banks, pantries and shelters.  More than 1,500 local NALC branches in all 50 states and U.S. jurisdictions are involved in the drive.

The effort by members of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), AFL-CIO, and other volunteers is the largest one-day food drive in the nation.  It has resulted in delivery of more than 462.4 million pounds of donations to community food banks and pantries over the past nine years.

Co-sponsors of the drive are the U.S. Postal Service, local United Way chapters, and the AFL-CIO, along with support from the United Auto Workers/Saturn Partnership Initiative and Saturn retailers.

In New York City, postal customers are asked to take donations to their local post offices during the week of May 6-11.  Persons who have any questions about their community's participation in the drive should ask their letter carrier or contact their local post office.

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