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Ballot Placement Set for APWU Election of National Officers
Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth “Liz” Powell has certified the union members listed below as candidates for national union office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution and Bylaws.
A drawing was held on June 27 to determine the order candidates’ names will appear on the ballot.
APWU 2022 National Convention
WHEN: August 12, 2022 to August 18, 2022
WHERE: Gaylord National Harbor 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD
HOTEL RATE: $179/night (which includes the $22 resort fee) + tax.
Schedule:
Pre-Convention Workshops: August 12
Craft Division Conferences: August 13-14
National Convention begins August 15
BMC Conference will be August 19
Secretary-Treasurer’s Training August 19 & 20
Learn more & Register for the National Convention
Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop
The Research & Education Department is offering Twenty Pre-Convention Workshops on Friday, August 12, 2022, prior to the start of the craft conferences and national convention. Full day workshops will be offered from (10 am- 5:30 pm) and half- day workshops will be offered from (10 am-1 pm) and from (2:30 pm-5:30 pm).
Learn More & Register for the Pre-Convention Workshops
AFL-CIO Affirms the Right of Everyone to Make Their Own Health Care Decisions
Today’s decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade is a devastating blow to working women and families across this country. We strongly believe that everyone should have control over their own bodies, including decisions over their personal reproductive health care. At a time when we should be focused on expanding equity for all working people, particularly for marginalized communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, this ruling will only deepen racial and economic disparities. The burden of this decision will undoubtedly fall on low-income women and gender-oppressed people, and no one should be forced into financial insecurity because they have been denied reproductive health care. Our government also must prioritize overdue and necessary investments in our child care system, and family and medical paid leave; it must end the gender wage gap and increase access to jobs with high wages and good benefits.
This is just the latest in a harmful string of attacks on our fundamental rights, including the right to vote and to collectively bargain in the workplace, and points to an alarming trend that other well-settled rights like marriage equality may be taken away. The current conservative majority of the Supreme Court is bent on limiting bodily autonomy, freedom and self-determination to a select few, and that is fundamentally undemocratic. America’s unions remain committed to the fight for gender justice and economic equity for all people.
Arbitration Advocacy Training
WHEN: August 28th - September 4th, 2022
REGISTRATION DEADLINE - REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Objective and Prerequisite - The training is designed to provide an in-depth knowledge of the techniques needed to effectively prepare a case for arbitration. To attend the training, APWU members must provide, with this registration form, a letter from their local/state president (on local or state letterhead) authorizing their attendance.
Learn More about Arbitration Advocacy Training
Join a Collective Action Team
Collective Action Team (CAT) members educate, agitate, organize, and mobilize members and allies to build a culture of collective action and help members become a stronger part of all of the union’s campaigns. All workers in the APWU bargaining unit are encouraged to join their CAT to help build our power as a union.
Events
2022 National Convention
August 12, 2022 to August 18, 2022
Gaylord National Harbor
201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD
Hotel rate: $179/night (which includes the $22 resort fee) + tax.
New Union Contract Ratified with 94% YES Vote
The main Collective Bargaining Agreement (union contract) between the APWU and the USPS has been overwhelmingly ratified by the members. The contract was signed by APWU President Mark Dimondstein and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on February 28, 2022.
Ninety-Four percent (94%) of the members who voted, voted “Yes!” in favor of ratification. The vote tally was 36,632 votes for ratification and 2,290 against.
“I am ecstatic that the membership recognized the solid gains that this Agreement provides to the 165,000 APWU members from all crafts,” President and lead negotiator Mark Dimondstein stated. “Every member should be very proud of this huge accomplishment. Our power at the bargaining table begins with each of you, the foundation of our union.”