We represent about 300 Clerk and Maintenance employees at the Manasota Processing and Distribution Center.

We are the Manasota Branch Local of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union Local #318.

We represent 77 Mail Handlers at the Manasota P&DC.

The Manasota P&DC is located adjacent to the Sarasota/Bradenton Airport in Sarasota, FL, but is in Manatee County.

The employees at the Manasota P&DC not only work in our community, we live here too. 85% of us live in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

As postal workers and citizens of this community, we are proud of our record of good service. We want our record of good service to continue.

The contacts for the Manasota Local APWU are:

Jim DeMauro, Local President (941) 518-3544

Glenn Hayes, Local Vice-Pres. (813) 245-1969

The contact for the Manasota Branch NPMHU is:

JeanMax Clairjeune, Branch President (941) 286-9891

APWU
The American Postal Workers Union is the world's largest postal union, representing more than 330,000 USPS employees and retirees, and nearly 2,000 private-sector mail workers.

For more than three decades, APWU has fought for dignity and respect on the job for the workers we represent, as well as for decent pay and benefits and safe working conditions. As an AFL-CIO affiliate, the APWU supports the struggle for social and economic justice for all working families.

Depending on their occupation, APWU members belong to the Clerk, Maintenance, Motor Vehicle, or Support Services divisions.

Our union is a democratic organization comprised of dues-paying members who belong to approximately 1,600 state and local unions and retiree chapters in every state and territory. APWU officers are directly elected by union members.

The union's state and local affiliates are autonomous organizations that rely on the national union to represent their interests in contract negotiations and in national-level grievances. The union negotiates a national Collective Bargaining Agreement and fights for our members' interests on Capitol Hill. The APWU also has many Retiree and Auxiliary chapters so that former postal workers and postal families can remain active in union affairs.

The APWU is headquartered at 1300 L St. NW, Washington, DC 20005. The President of the APWU is William Burrus. Officers and staff can be reached at 202-842-4200.

NPMHU
The National Postal Mail Handlers Union is a progressive labor union representing more than 50,000 Mail Handler craft members in postal facilities across the United States.

The NPMHU is a national organization of employees dedicated to advancing the interests of its members and their families. The primary purpose of the Union is to negotiate and enforce a National Agreement with the U.S. Postal Service, a contract that establishes wages, cost-of-living adjustments and other pay increases, working conditions, and fringe benefits for all workers within its jurisdiction.

The Union also protects workers’ rights by representing them in day-to-day problems on the job, like discipline, violations of seniority, discrimination, or other management abuse, and addresses such work-place concerns as safety, health, and the impact of technological change.

The National President of the NPMHU is John F. Hegarty. Officers and Staff can be reached at (202) 833-9095.