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REPORT OF DISTRICT 5

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER

PERCY SMITH, JR.

I would like to first welcome all of the delegates to the 2011 Florida State Convention and to the beautiful city of St. Petersburg, Florida. I hope that you will enjoy the convention and the many attractions in St. Petersburg while you are here.

I want to thank all the members of District 5 for allowing me to serve as your Chairman for the past 2 years. I appreciate you having the confidence in me to represent your district. I would like to say that it has been a privilege to represent the 16 branches within District 5.

During the past two years we have encountered much. We have accepted all the challenges that have concerned the United States Postal Service, Our Jobs, and the financial difficulties that the Postal Service has been encountering. This coupled with the continued challenges, such as withholding of carriers positions, the Hostile Work Environments, DOIS, and now the New Flat Sorting machines that the Postal Service believes will also help eliminate carrier’s positions due to automation. We will continue to meet these challenges head on and be successful in our endeavors of protecting our jobs.

During this past 2 years I have made visits to branches within my district and have held district meetings to share information legislatively and contractually with the members of this district. I have been assisted by the State President Matty Rose who provided that latest information concerning bills on Capitol Hill that that affect our way of living and working conditions and National Business Agent Judy Willoughby whose office provided excellent training material and instructions during our meetings. Sign up drives for E-Activist and COLCPE were conducted to get carriers involved and to have them ready when called upon to contact their Senators and Representatives of Congress.

Again due to the recent attempts by the Postal Service to eliminate routes based on their Route Inspections, classes were given to branches within District 5 enabling them with the knowledge to protect their routes and jobs. I want to again thank Judy Willoughby, National Business Agent, her staff and FSALC President Matty Rose for all their fine support and training they have provided in our area.

I want to again welcome all of you and wish you a great convention.

Percy Smith, Jr

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