Michael Thomas Zagaros
Anoka, MN 55303p
adczhg@r.postjobfree.com
DOB 08/27/1958
Interested in security positions
Current Work Status - Retired
Last Employed – March 27, 2020
Jerome J. Keating Branch 9 National Association of Letter Carriers
2408 Central Avenue NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418
Elected positions held – President 2011-2020; Executive Vice President 2007-2011; Branch Nine News Editor 1997- 2000; Branch 9 Treasurer 1987 – 2004; Steward 1986 – 1989; and other appointed positions Regional Administrative Assistant, Local Business Agent, Organizer, and other positions
Duties: Elected full-time representative (President and Executive Vice President) for 1400 active and 800 retired city letter carriers in the following areas:
Advocated in all levels of the Grievance/Arbitration Procedure for contract compliance from: initial filings at Informal Step A; Formal Step A; Step B and through the final step of presenting before a neutral arbitrator. 20 years of local contract negotiations, along with other Labor/Management areas
Aid members in the Federal Workers’ Compensation primarily through the appeals process.
Served as a Trainer at the Branch, State, District and Regional levels in a variety of topics. Most of the training was developed by me.
Administered the daily operations of the Union office with an annual budget of $1,000,000.
Previous Employers
United States Postal Service
100 South First Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401
5/15/1984 – 6/30/2019 (Retired)
City Letter Carrier, Dispute Resolution Team, Union Management Pairs
1981 – 1983
Cody and Sons
Maple Grove, MN
Grain Material Handling
Went out business in Feb 1984
Education
Blaine High School
Blaine MN 55434
Graduated 1976
Some College
Anoka Ramsey Community College
Military Service
United States Navy
1976 – 1980
CTI 3
Russian Analyst, Top Secret Security Clearance.
References upon request