Ballot Placement for the National Election is SET! Two Officers from our local will be running for National Office: Thomas Vlasek, William H. Burrus, Cleveland Area Local, #72 (OH)-National Business Agents, Maintenance Division Central Region, (A) Bruce C. Jackson, William H.

We are excited to announce our very own Local & State Maintenance Director is running for: Maintenance National Business Agent Central Region  We are confident that the knowledge, expertise, and true activism that Maintenance Director Thomas Vlasek has will correlate at the National Level! Ballots have been sent out and will begin to arrive soon.

Summer Fun Discount Days at GREAT WOLF LODGE  A benefit of being a member of the William H. Burrus Cleveland Area Local 72, We have discounted rate days: July 14th and 15th, July 29th and July 30th.

Attached below is the Tentative Agreement! https://apwu.org/news/contract-contract-negotiations/big-news-apwu-usps-reach-tentative-agreement-new-union-contract Per National "It is expected that the American Arbitration Association will begin mailing ballots by June 16, 2025, with a return deadline of Thursday, July 10, 2025.

Attached is the list of Nominated Candidates for this year's National Election. An official list will be sent out by 6/27/25 Currently, Cleveland has two Officers in contested races.  Local & State Maintenance Director Thomas Vlasek Retirees Chapter President Bruce Jackson  Voting in this election is vital.

Congratulations to the 2025 Scholarship Recipients! Thank You, William H Burrus Cleveland Area Local 72 THE GLORIA J. BELVY SCHOLARSHIP WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE HELP OF THE GENEROUS MEMBERS OF THE WILLIAM H. BURRUS CLEVELAND AREA LOCAL 72 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION.  DONATED MONEY WAS USED TO ASSIST DESERVING STUDENTS WITH THEIR EDUCATION EXPENSES.

Breaking news Union Family, we have reached a tentative agreement for our contract!!!!! Click this link to read all the details: https://apwu.org/news/contract-contract-negotiations/big-news-apwu-usps-reach-tentative-agreement-new-union-contract What happens next? Members will be mailed out a vote for ratification, Yes OR No to the agreement.

Each and every Thursday, wear your Union Merch! Union Proud and Say it Loud! While we are still under contract negotiations, it is important that we show Union solidarity! Email your pictures to local72@clevelandapwu.org  So you can be featured on our website and in future publications.

Keep Calling Congress to Oppose Cuts to Postal and Federal Pensions!  We encourage APWU members and supporters to call our Legislative Hotline at 844-402-1001 and urge your House representative to OPPOSE any cuts to federal and postal pensions! Click the following links for more information: https://apwu.

William H Burrus Cleveland Area Local 72 Hosted the Ohio Postal Workers Convention the weekend off April 11th-13th at the Doubletree Hotel Lakeside. Local people from across Ohio gathered together to vote on constitutional changes and elected officers as well as to celebrate the retirement of State President Steve Charles and State Vice President Mary Sitko.