Union Office

@

Grand Rapids
Main Office Facility

225 Michigan Ave NW

(616) 776-1489

(616) 776-1535

Fax:  (616) 776-1536

Western Michigan Area Local #281 

Union Office

@

Grand Rapids
P-Campus (Annex) Facility

3500 (3550) Patterson Ave SE

(616) 977-1050
FAX: (616) 977-1020

Come out and Join Us at Berlin Raceway on May 31st.  RSVPs must be received by May 16th.  Please respond with your choice of food (the one with the most votes will be selected.  They are only allowing us to choose only one selection for the whole group).  RSVP by emailing or calling the union office (will need to use CashApp to pay deposit) or mail check ($20 per person) and RSVP to the local - RSVP - Berlin Outing; PO Box 2706; Grand Rapids, MI 49501.
2025 Berlin OutingChoose Only ONE choice for the event
 

Local Officers and Stewards

(Click here for the latest Steward's Designation for GR)
Bids & Awards
for Grand Rapids Installation
Local Constitution
&
Local Policies/By-Laws
General Membership
Meeting Minutes

Next Meeting -
june 5, 2025 @ 6:00 p.m
.
Labor Management Meeting Minutes Office of Workers Compensation (OWCP) Info
(Injured On-the-Job)
Locally Represented Offices
&
Local Memorandums of Understanding
(LMOUs)
Union Forms Scholarships
Union Hall Rental
Information

NOTE: Effective 1/1/25, New Rental Rates go into Effect
(WMPW, Inc.)
Light Duty
(Injured Off-the-Job)
Various Links
Maintenance Issues Signing Up for the Union National Agreement

National JCIM
PSE Specific Information FMLA Information Grand Rapids Installation
Clerk Seniority Roster
& PSE Relative Standing

(Updated April 1, 2025)
PTF & PSE Canvassing Opportunities
(Posted twice a month)
WMAL Voice
Newsletters
Covid-19
Information You Can Use
 
Are you a Union Member?  Specifically, are you an active Retired union Member?  When you retired, did you join the Retiree Department (either for $36 a year, or as a Full-Dues-Paying member)?  The mailing list for the WMAL Voice now reflects only dues-paying retiree members.  We have started putting the Voice on the website to view as well.  If you still want a copy of the Voice sent to you directly, click here or contact Ray Novakoski (local Retiree President) to sign-up!
 
If you have not received your new union T-Shirt yet, please click here to email the local President to get yours shipped to you.  If you are in an Associate Office, please ask your fellow union members if they have received theirs so we can make one shipment or deliver them to you all at the same time.  Thank you.
Stay up-to-date, informed, and engaged - Check Out and join our on Facebook page!
 
April's 2nd Canvassing for Full-Time and Part Time postions are now available (However, there are NO positions available within 50 miles of the locals' area).  This is only open from April 15 - April 25, 2025. This is open to PTF & PSEs as well! 

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The canvasses will open on the 1st and 15th of each month and will remain open for 10 days. Employees are to use their EIN and password to login to eReassign.usps.com and search the My 50-Mile Canvass section. If offices are posted within a 50-mile radius of an employee’s current office, they will be allowed to apply for that specific canvass. At that point, the PTF and/or PSE will be able to apply and then be required to follow the remaining steps in eReassign to complete the process."