Shirtedra was elected to the position of Sergeant at Arms in 2022. Shirtedra began her carrier as a Letter Carrier and proud Branch 36 Union member in 2005. From the beginning of her postal career, Shitedra has pushed her coworkers to get involved and protect themselves. Shirtedra’s pragmatic abilities led her to be elected Shop Steward by her peers. In 2018, Shirtedra became a Customer Connect Coordinator and in 2019 she assisted on the route adjustment team. Uplifting all carriers and job protection has always been her goal during her career. In 2020 Shirtedra’s talents were called upon to become a Formal A Representative and an on-the-job instructor. Shirtedra took those positions and continued to make strides. In 2022, Shirtedra put her organizing ability to the test when she was selected to co-chair the Food Drive by President Charlie Heege. Shirtedra is proud to represent the Letter Carriers of Branch 36 as the Sergeant at Arms.

Annual Food Drive

I would like to thank the Executive Board for electing me as a Food Drive Chairperson, along with Charles Kinard. The NALC 32nd Annual Food Drive is an ongoing success. I would like to issue a special thank you to President Charlie Heege, Melinda Wilkerson and Jose Henriquez. With their tremendous support, we were able to sell food drive T-shirts at all Bronx and Manhattan stations.
The Kickoff Event on May 10 was a huge success as well. I would like to extend our thanks to Ellen Granger, the representative from City Harvest, and Rachel Laibson, the representative from the Westside Campaign Against Hunger. We are also grateful for Takeya Fuller and Margale Eustache, the representatives from the United States Postal Service, and our Area Manager Anthony Carlo as well. We are very appreciative of the inspiring messages from Branch 36’s Executive Vice President Pascual Ortiz, 1st Vice President Sonny Guadalupe and Recording Secretary Melinda Wilkerson.
Lastly, I would like to thank all the shop stewards who helped sell the food drive t-shirts and collect non-perishable food items. It was so great seeing all of the Bronx and Manhattan Stations in their food drive pictures wearing their t-shirts on May 11, 2024. It demonstrated great appreciation for our efforts to help the NYC/Bronx communities. We all know that you don’t have to be homeless to be hungry. During this event we were able to provide food items for numerous people.
This year we did it a little different, we chose to go with pink shirts. We would like everyone to wear their shirts during the month of October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness. We have sold out of the small, medium, large and 3XL size shirts, but for those interested, we still have XL and 2XL shirts. We have other colors as well and they are available for $16 each. We value everyone’s participation and the much-needed continued support. We look forward to doing this great event again next year!