I have been recently laid off from Paxar Corporation and I saw your listing in the Daily Postal News. I am very interested in the position of labor organizer and administrative assistant.

My mother, who was a long-time union member and our family, enjoyed the many benefits that the union affiliation provided, including health care, discounted eye care, and dental care. In addition, my mother’s union was active in helping needy families within the union family and worked hard to gain 100 per cent employment ratings for many years running. As the only girl in the family, I accompanied my mother to work on a number of occasions and saw that the work was very hard but also very rewarding. It was obvious that my mother appreciated the friendships that she made while in the union.

Many people today are anti-union and one of the biggest reasons is misunderstanding. They see only the higher wages normally earned by union workers, whereas they do not see that non-union workers who earn less only make it possible for their boss owners to reap even more profit. This is because union contracts are not appreciably higher than non-union contracts. I am also very cognizant of the quality that union work brings because of the rigorous training and adherence to codes and standards. By the time a union worker is fully integrated into the union, his experience and education equals a college education.

As a former union worker myself, I assisted in developing a newsletter that went out to all union families. This method of communication turned into an excellent way of people helping people through the harder times. This was an unpaid duty of a Labor Organizer/Administrative Assistant.

Thank you for considering my application.

Sincerely,