2006 APWU News Archives

Rank-and-File Committee Approves Tentative Contract
APWU Members to Vote on Proposed Agreement
(12/08/06) Tentative Agreement Linked; Craft Items Posted

Dec. 7, 2006 (APWU Web News Article 82-06) | HTML

Rank-and-File Bargaining Committee
Approves Tentative Contract Agreement
Union Members to Vote on Ratification

Dec. 6, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #81-06) | HTML

APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement
Rank-and-File Bargaining Committee to Review Contract Proposal

Dec. 4, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #80-06) |HTML

Negotiations Hotline Message
‘Substantial Progress’ Made in Contract Talks

Dec. 1, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #79-06)| HTML

Headquarters Seeks Local Presidents’ E-Mail Addresses

Nov. 29, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #78-06) | HTML

Negotiations Hotline Message
Talks Continue, But Union Instructs Lawyers to Prepare for Arbitration

Nov. 29, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #77-06) | HTML

OPM Opens Up Enrollment for Advanced Dental/Vision Benefits

Nov. 21, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #76-06) | HTML

Negotiations Hotline Message
Contract Talks to Resume After Thanksgiving Weekend

Nov. 21, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #75-06) | HTML

Negotiations Hotline Message
As Deadline Passes, Parties Agree to Continue Talks

Nov. 20, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #74-06) | HTML

APWU Wins Major Maintenance Arbitration Case

Nov. 19, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #73-06) | HTML

Negotiations Hotline Message
Burrus: Contract Agreement 'Possible'

Nov. 17, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #72-06) | HTML

Negotiations Hotline Message
Contract Deadline Looms

Nov. 17, 2006 (Burrus Update #17-06) | HTML

The Right Choice
Election Results Show the AFL-CIO Made a Wise Decision

Nov. 15, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #71-06) | HTML

Negotiations Hotline Message
Talks Continue at Discouraging Pace

Nov. 14, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #70-06) | HTML (members only)

Increase in PostalEASE Allotments
Makes It Easier to Give to COPA

Nov. 13, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #69-06) | HTML

The New Congress:
An Opportunity to Do Better for Workers

Nov. 13, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #68-06) | HTML

Negotiations Hotline Message:
Burrus: Little Progress Made on Union’s Priorities

Nov. 13, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #67-06) | HTML

Union Announces Negotiations Hotline

Nov. 9, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #66-06) | HTML

Union Headquarters Celebrates ‘Great Day for Democracy’

Nov. 9, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #65-06) | HTML

Portland APWU Rains on Potter’s Parade
Maine Elected Officials Honor Union Picket

Nov. 6, 2006 (APWU News Bulletin Vol. 36, No. 12) HTML | PDF

Union Presents Economic Proposals;
Burrus Assails ‘Lack of Progress’ in Talks

Nov. 3, 2006 (Burrus Update #16-06) | HTML

Contract Talks Take a Discouraging Turn

Nov. 1, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #64-06) | HTML

Union Urges Members: ‘Get Out the Vote!’

Oct. 30, 2006 (Burrus Update #15-06) | HTML

Negotiations 2006:
APWU Presses for Improved Conditions

Oct. 26, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #63-06) | HTML

Thousands of Postal Workers Protest Ill-Conceived USPS Plans

Oct. 25, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #62-06) | HTML

APWU Locals Prepare for Nationwide Day of Picketing

Oct. 23, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #61-06) | HTML

OIG Report Criticizes Pasadena Consolidation

Oct. 20, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #60-06) | HTML

Victims Remembered, Workers Honored
On Fifth Anniversary of Anthrax Attacks
Moment of Silence to Be Observed at USPS Facilities Oct. 21

Oct. 19, 2006 (APWU News Bulletin Vol. 36, No. 11) HTML | PDF

2007 APWU Health Plan
Don’t Cut Corners On Your Health Coverage — Just Cut Costs

Oct. 18, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #59-06) | HTML

Contract Talks Update

Oct. 17, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #58-06) | HTML

Pat Davis-Weeks Appointed NBA

Oct. 10, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #57-06) | HTML

Sullivan Approved as Southern Region Coordinator

Oct. 5, 2006 (APWU News Bulletin Vol. 36, No. 10) HTML | PDF

Nationwide Solidarity Display Set for Oct. 26
Day of Picketing to Expose Ill-Advised Consolidation Plans
National Contract Negotiations Update

Oct. 4, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #56-06) | HTML

Contract Negotiations Update

Oct. 3, 2006 (Burrus Update #14-06) | HTML

Congress Adjourns Without Passing Postal ‘Reform’
Postal Workers Avoid a Legislative Disaster

Oct. 2, 2006 (Burrus Update #13-06) | HTML

Southern Regional Coordinator Resigns

Sept. 28, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #55-06) | HTML

Union Sets Oct. 26 for Nationwide Day of Picketing

Sept. 25, 2006 (Burrus Update #12-06) | HTML

Enough Is Enough!

Sept. 22, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #54-06) | HTML

Contract Negotiations Update

Sept. 21, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #53-06) | HTML

APWU Asks U.S. Lawmakers to Support
Citizens’ Right to Be Heard on Consolidation

Sept. 14, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #52-06) | HTML

PRC Testimony:
USPS Rate Proposal Shifts Costs
From Major Mailers to Individual Customers

Sept. 8, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #51-06) | HTML

Negotiations Update

Sept. 7, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #50-06) | HTML

Postal Service Falls Short in Attempts
To Get Public Input on Consolidation

Aug. 29, 2006 (APWU News Bulletin Vol. 36, No. 9) HTML | PDF

National Negotiations Begin
Union Seeks 'Fair and Rewarding' Agreement

Aug. 28, 2006 (Burrus Update #11-06) HTML

The Union’s Role in Management, Mailer Issues

Aug. 23, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #49-06) HTML

Collective Bargaining Set to Begin Aug. 29

Aug. 21, 2006 (APWU Convention News Bulletin #5) HTML

Final Deliberations of the 2006 Convention

Aug. 18, 2006 (APWU Convention News Bulletin #4) HTML | PDF

Delegates Protest Consolidation
Nationwide Deterioration in Service Spurs Rally at Post Office
Constitution Committee Wraps Up Work
Auxiliary Convention Puts Spotlight on Community Service
Tradition: Delegates Love a Parade
ABA's Top Officers Installed
Credentials Committee Report
Convention Approves National Day of Protest Against Consolidation

Aug. 17, 2006 (APWU Convention News Bulletin #3) HTML | PDF

Delegates Express Frustration
Over Craft Jurisdictional Issues
Latest CPI Rise Will Yield $812 Annual Increase
POWER In Full Force
Seating Hard to Find at 'Search Seminar'
Delegates Debate Affiliations and More
Secretary-Treasurer Training Conference
NOT Made in the USA —
'Eagles' Returned to Vendor
Head Host Hard at Work
Top Per Capita COPA Contributors
Unconventional Theater
Credentials Committee Report

Aug. 16, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #48-06 | HTML

Latest CPI Rise Will Yield $812 Annual Increase

Aug. 16, 2006 (APWU 18th Biennial Convention News Bulletin #2) HTML | PDF

Delegates Debate,
Approve Resolutions in Preparation for USPS Contract Talks
Jurisdictional Process Sparks Debate
APWU Friends Call for Increased Activism
Spotlighting Union Human Relations Activism
‘COPA Patriots Night:’ Red, White, Blue — and Green
Top Per Capita COPA Contributors
Organizing Called Crucial to APWU Future
APWU Leadership Training Seminar
Workshop Registration
On Thursday, Wear ‘APWU Blue’
Credentials Committee Report

Aug. 15, 2006 (APWU 18th Biennial Convention News Bulletin #1) HTML | PDF

Celebrate: ‘100 Years of Progress’
A Rousing Welcome From the AFL-CIO:
Chavez-Thompson Urges
Rededication to Fight for Working Families
Delegates to Protest Decline in Service
Finally: The Polo Shirt
Burrus: ‘A Century of Progress:’
Highlights the State of the APWU
Craft Conferences Offer a Preview
Post-Convention Workshops
Credentials Committee Report

Aug. 15, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #47-06) | HTML

APWU Convention Delegates to Protest Decline in Service

Aug. 12, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #46-06) | HTML

APWU, USPS Reach Agreement on Transfer Opportunities

Aug. 4, 2006 (Burrus Update #10-06) | HTML

Fraudulent Document Circulated

Aug. 4, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #45-06) | HTML

Union, Management Agree to Restore Retirement Counseling

Aug. 2, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #44-06) | HTML

Postal Service Drops Plans to Consolidate Illinois Facility

July 31, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #43-06) | HTML

USPS Lists 139 Facilities as ‘Potential Candidates’ for Consolidation

July 26, 2006 (APWU News Bulletin Vol. 36, No. 8) HTML | PDF

Union Launches Ad Campaign to Combat Consolidation
APWU Firm in Opposition to Employee-Opinion Surveys

July 19, 2006 (Burrus Update #09-06) | HTML

Anti-Labor Provisions Threaten Postal ‘Reform’

July 14, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #42-06) | HTML

APWU Joins Workers’ Rights Demonstration at NLRB Headquarters

July 11, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #41-06) | HTML

Constitution Committee Begins Reviewing Convention Resolutions

July 10, 2006 (APWU News Bulletin #07-2006) HTML | PDF

Union President Condemns USPS Plans to Privatize AMCs

June 29, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #40-06) | HTML

Burrus Outlines Union’s Contract Goals
For Rank and File Bargaining Committee

June 28, 2006 (Burrus Update #08-06) | HTML

Victory Elusive in Postal ‘Reform’

June 26, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #39-06) | HTML

PERF Eligibility Criteria Modified

June 26, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #38-06) | HTML

Senior Florida Congressman
Challenges St. Petersburg Consolidation

June 23, 2006 (From the July/August 2006 APWU magazine) | HTML

Iowa’s U.S. Delegation Pushes USPS to ‘Get Its Act Together’

June 22, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #37-06) | HTML

Central KY Area Local President Richard Tobin Dies

June 20, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #36-06) | HTML

Committee Screens Convention Resolutions

June 19, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #35-06) | HTML

2006 ‘Ask a Working Woman’ Survey

June 14, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #34-06) | HTML

Goleta Victims' Funds To Be Distributed

June 5, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #33-06) | HTML

Dock Workers Dies Following Accident at Work

May 24, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #32-06) | HTML

Five Consolidations Cancelled
USPS: ‘No Significant Opportunities to Improve Service’

May 22 , 2006 (Burrus Update #07-06) | HTML

Burrus: Rate Proposal Would Hijack Postal Service

May 22, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #31-06) | HTML

APWU Creates ‘News Feed’

May 12, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #30-06) | HTML

APWU Mourns Bob Tunstall

May 4, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #29-06) | HMTL

19 Congressmen Express Concern about ‘Consolidation’

May 4, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #28-06) | HMTL

Dues Error to Be Corrected

April 25, 2006 (APWU News Bulletin Vol. 36, No. 6) HTML | PDF

APWU Asks District Court to Put Consolidation on Hold
Basic Arbitration Training Conference, June 18-25, Cleveland

April 19, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #27-06) | HMTL

MSPB Ruling to Benefit Retirees Who Were Injured on the Job

April 19, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #26-06) | HTML

Workers Memorial Day, Friday, April 28, 2006

April 11, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #25-06) | HTML

Members of Congress Ask GAO to Address Consolidation Concerns

April 6, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #24-06) | HTML

APWU Mourns Slaying in Oregon

April 6, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #23-06) | HTML

Five Consolidation Studies Put ‘On Hold’

April 5, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #22-06) | HTML

Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee Members Named

April 5, 2006 (Burrus Update #06-06) | HTML

A Stunning Reversal of USPS Dire Predictions

April 5, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #21-06) | HTML

‘Katrina’ Evacuees Encouraged to Vote in New Orleans Municipal Elections April 22

March 28, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #20-06) HTML

Postal Rate Commission Rejects USPS Proposal for Expedited Schedule

March 27, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #19-06) HTML

Union Asks Legislators to Support Public Input on USPS Consolidation

March 23, 2006 (APWU News Bulletin Vol. 36, No. 5) HTML | PDF

APWU Legislative Department Launches E-Mail Alert System
COPA Contributions Now Possible Online
TSP Participants Warned About Online ‘Phishing’ Scams

March 23, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #18-06) HTML (members only)

APWU Members Can Now Contribute to COPA Online

March 23, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #17-06) HTML

Employee Organizations Issue Joint Letter on Postal Reform

March 20, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #16-06) HTML

APWU Creates ‘e-Team’

March 10, 2006 (APWU News Bulletin Vol. 36, No. 4) HTML | PDF

National Executive Board Acts to Fight Network Consolidation
Dues Assessment Approved to Help Pay for Ad Campaign

March 3, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #15-06) HTML

Agreement Reached on Displaced ‘Katrina’ Employees

March 3, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #14-06) HTML

APWU Wins 5-Year Contracts at Two MTESCs

Feb. 27, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #13-06) HTML

APWU Members Win 5-Year Contract at Detroit MTESC
Employees at Pittsburgh Facility to Vote Feb. 28 on Similar Agreement

Feb. 22, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #12-06) HTML

Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Update

Feb. 15, 2006 (APWU News Bulletin Vol. 36, No. 3) HTML | PDF

USPS Briefs APWU on Plan to Realign Postal Network

Feb. 15, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #11-06) | HTML

USPS Briefs APWU on Plans to Realign Network

Feb. 14, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #10-06) | HTML

USPS Assigns Jurisdiction For ‘Enhanced’ AFSM-100 Machines

Feb. 10, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #09-06) | HTML

Bush Budget Proposal Addresses Postal Reform

Feb. 9, 2006 (APWU News Bulletin Vol. 36, No. 2) HTML | PDF

Senate Votes to Approve Postal Reform Measure
Conference Committee Will Decide Fate of Key Provisions

Feb. 8, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #08-06) | HTML

Union Wins Important Ruling for Private-Sector Truck Drivers

Feb. 7, 2006 (APWU News Bulletin Vol. 36, No. 1) HTML | PDF

APWU Establishes Fund For Shooting Victims’ Families

Feb. 3, 2006 (Burrus Update #05-06) | HTML

Solidarity With Santa Barbara

Feb. 1, 2006 (Burrus Update #04-06) | HTML

An Expression of Solidarity

Jan. 31, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #07b-06) | HTML

Postal Workers Mourn Shootings in Santa Barbara

Jan. 25, 2006 (Burrus Update #03-06) | HTML

Postal Reform: Positions Change as Legislation Evolves

Jan. 25, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #06-06) | HTML

USPS ‘Network Realignment’ Update
Public Supports Workers’ Efforts To Preserve Service, Postmarks, Jobs

Jan. 20, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #05-06) | HTML

Houston Office Now an Asset
Southern Region Has New Home

Jan. 20, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #04-06) | HTML

APWU, Serco Open Talks in Detroit Over New MTESC Agreement

Jan. 12, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #03-06) | HTML

Clerk Craft Upgrades Will Have Ripple Effect

Jan. 10, 2006 (Letter to the editor of the Christian Science Monitor) | HTML

Postal Workers' Pay Did Not Cause Stamp Rate Increase

Jan. 10, 2006 (Burrus Update #02-06) | HTML

Even USPS Doesn’t Blame Rate Increase on Workers

Jan. 9, 2006 (Burrus Update #01-06) | HTML

After 14 Years of Struggle, A Major Accomplishment

Jan. 5, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #2-06) | HTML

REC Site Dispute Resolved

Jan. 3, 2006 (APWU Web News Article #01-06) | HTML

Consumers, Postal Workers Express Concerns About 'Consolidation'

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