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Clarification on Election

  1. Here is a clarification on the signature requirements of the nominating petition available on the POPA.org website: e-signatures comprised of solely “/name/” are not permitted; but digital signatures, such as that available in Adobe, are acceptable. Petitions are due by September 15, 2023, 5:00 pm ET
  2. Candidates who wish to inspect the union’s membership list in advance of the election may schedule an appointment to do so by contacting Brianna Wenger, POPA Administrative Assistant, at bwenger@popa.org or 571-268-6896. You will need to view the membership list in the union’s offices, and you will not be permitted to copy the list.

Other election information will be posted on www.popa.org. 

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Kathy's Update

POPA and management have completed five weeks of CBA negotiations. To date, the articles we have
covered are work schedules (Article 24), leave (Articles 25-32), articles 1 and 2 (basic legal information),
dues-withholding (Article 11), pay-leave earnings statement (Article 23), probationary employees
(Article H), POPA additional proposals (Article M), and retirement counselling and planning (Article J).
Training has been partially discussed.

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