National President Paul Hogrogian recently made two additional appointments to the NPMHU’s Committee on the Future: Pervous (Andy B.) Badilishamwalimu, President of Local 310, and Jeff Larsen, President of Local 323, will be joining the Committee. “We are in tumultuous times, and everything is at risk. To solidify our future, we must remain prepared to react to renewed threats of closures and consolidations, the never ending attempts to subcontract craft work, the threat of harmful legislation, and complex jurisdictional battles,” said Hogrogian.

Pervous Badilishamwalimu and Jeff Larsen bring a host of experience and knowledge to the table and are a welcome addition to the Committee. The next meeting of the Committee will be in January 2016. The NPMHU is confident that the addition of Brothers Badilishamwalimu and Larsen will invigorate the forward-thinking capabilities of the Committee into 2016 and beyond.

Pervous Badilishamwalimu, also warmly known by friends as “Andy B,” began his postal career in Atlanta, Georgia in 1987. He became a shop steward in 1994, and then in 2002 was elected Branch President for the Atlanta P&DC and L&DC, a position he held for six years. In 2005, Andy secured a seat on Local 310’s Executive Board as Vice President, a position he held until being duly elected Local President in 2011. Andy is currently serving his second term as Local President.

Andy has served as an elected delegate in four consecutive NPMHU Conventions, serving on the Constitution Committee in 2012. He has received extensive training in matters of Contract Administration, Safety & Health, applications of Article 12 and Regional Instruction 399. Andy also is a skilled arbitration advocate, proficient in matters contractual and jurisdictional, before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and in the Merit System Protection Board. In addition, Andy will sit on the Field Negotiating Committee in preparation for the upcoming round of national negotiations.

Jeff Larsen began his career with the Postal Service in 1984 and brings 25 years of union experience in various capacities. During that time, Brother Larsen worked his way up from alternate steward, to chief steward, to Vice President in 1996. In 1999, Jeff was elected Local 323 President, a position he has held for six consecutive terms.

Having been elected delegate to five consecutive NPMHU Conventions, Jeff has had the occasion to serve the membership on the Credentials Committee in 2000 and 2004, the Rules Committee in 2008, and the Constitution Committee in 2012. In addition, Larsen represented the members of Local 323 as a delegate to the LIUNA Convention in 2001. Jeff is a third generation Union Member, with a plethora of experience in matters related to contract enforcement and the administration and management of a Local Union. In addition, Jeff has enjoyed additional success when attending advocacy and leadership training at the University of Minnesota’s Union Leadership Academy. Jeff has also served as a member of the Field Negotiating Committee preparing the NPMHU position for national bargaining in 2006 and 2011; he also will sit on the committee later this year.

Please join the NPMHU in congratulating both of the deserving appointees.