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October 2, 2025
Historic Settlement Reached on TACS Duties
June 22, 2025
Second Payment of $15 Million Settlement for Part-time Regular Workers Announced
The second payment of the Part-time Regular settlement is now being processed and payments will begin in July.
April 11, 2025
April 11 Update: Maintenance Division Part-Time Regular Settlement Payments
Most eligible recipients of the Maintenance Craft Part-Time Regular (PTR) settlement distribution have received their first payments. Some employees had payments rejected because management was unable to match them to So...
January 14, 2025
Maintenance PTR Payment Distribution Is on the Way
BREAKING NEWS: Your share of the PTR payment distribution is on the way
December 16, 2024
Maintenance PTR Settlement Payout 2024 -2025
The Maintenance PTR Settlement Payout for 2024-2025 will be disbursed to eligible maintenance PTR employees. Provide your EIN to check your eligibility.
September 23, 2024
APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement Agreement
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a national dispute regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), specifically concerning the 2.5 percent cap on...
June 16, 2022
MVS Division Settles Two National Disputes with USPS Management
The Motor Vehicle Division recently settled two national disputes that had significant impact on MVS members. USPS/APWU Case Q15V-4Q-C 19224673/HQTV20190130 addressed the pay anomalies that can occur when a Postal Suppor...
November 12, 2021
The Wheels of Justice Often Turn Slowly
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) After over a year of discussions on the Step 4 grievances highlighted in this magazine, the APWU National and the USPS H...
September 11, 2019
New MS-1 Settlement and Implementation
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On Aug. 8, the Maintenance Craft reached a settlement with the USPS regarding Handbook MS-1, TL-5 and TL-6 Revisio...
November 2, 2018
Most Regressive Demands Ever
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By MVS Division Director Michael O. Foster As the parties reached the Sept. 20th contract deadline, the USPS prop...
September 10, 2018
Clerk Craft Settles 4 National Disputes with USPS
The Clerk Craft recently settled four (4) Step 4 National Disputes with the Postal Service that (1.) address the assignment of injured on duty employees in USPS “pilot” or experimental programs, (2.) Lead Clerk duties an...
August 8, 2018
APWU Arbitration Award Restores Rules for Employees Using Leave Without Pay to Campaign
APWU members can continue to volunteer in political campaigns under the long-standing leave-without-pay rules in the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM). A national arbitrator rejected changes the Postal Service m...
July 24, 2018
Can We Trust USPS Management?
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors Can we ever trust USPS management to live up to their agreements and obligatio...
March 28, 2018
National Reassessment Program Discriminated Against Injured Workers
The time is now for all current and former permanent-rehabilitation and limited-duty postal employees who were subjected to the USPS National Reassessment Process (NRP) between May 5, 2006 and July 1, 2011 to file a time...
March 1, 2018
Here We Go Again!
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors To quote the famous New York Yankee legend Yogi Berra, “It’s déjà vu all over...
February 13, 2018
APWU and Postal Service Extend Moratorium on Private Retail Outlets
In an effort to protect against further contracting out of retail operations and defend the integrity of customer service and our jobs, the APWU secured a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the 2015 Collective Bargaini...
February 5, 2018
MVS New Hire Salary Dispute Settled
On Jan. 26, the MVS Division and the USPS settled Class Action Grievance USPS NO. Q15V-4Q-C17473798/APWU No. HQTV20170179. In the settlement, the parties agreed that when an external posting to hire contains an incorrect...
January 16, 2018
Clerk Craft and USPS Agree on $36 Million Remedy Settlement for Violations Regarding Sales Retention Teams
The Clerk Craft and the USPS agreed on a $36 million remedy settlement for the Postal Service’s violations regarding the Sales Retention Team (SRT) Pilot Program. The money will be distributed among Clerk Craft employees...
December 12, 2017
Clerk Craft Successfully Stops “End of Day” Button
In an award issued December 8, 2017, Das found that the “End of Day” button – a function the Postal Service added into the Retail System Software (RSS) point-of-sale system allowing postmasters to enter and exit the syst...
December 11, 2017
National Dispute Settlement Protects Intervening Party Rights
December 11, 2017
DSI Dispute Settled with Position Upgrade and Payment
September 28, 2017
Postal Vehicle Service Scanning Duty Settlement Reached
On August 31, the APWU Motor Vehicle Service Craft Division and the USPS came to a settlement for case numbers Q10V-4Q-C 16466169/HQTV20160275, Q10V-4Q-C 15300453/HQTV20150846 and Q10V-4Q-C 16466163/A19V20160276.
September 21, 2017
Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg Issues Award in MS-1 Handbook Dispute
In his award dated September 13, 2017, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued his decision in the MS-1 Handbook case no. Q10T-4Q-C 14171644/Q10T- 4Q- C 16481407.
July 6, 2017
Maintenance Defines Custodial Staffing in POStPlan Clusters
On June 30, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued a national award for Case No. Q10T-4Q-C 15206030 concerning custodial staffing in POStPlan office clusters (a group of postal facilities consisting of at least one Remotely...
June 22, 2017
Arbitrator Das Solidifies Administrative Leave for Caucus Voting
On June 21, Arbitrator Shyam Das issued a national award in the arbitration between the United States Postal Service (USPS) and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), with APWU and the National Postal Mail H...
June 16, 2017
National Agreement Provides Uniform Allowance for Clerks in POStPlan Offices
On June 14, the APWU and the Postal Service reached an agreement resolving a Step 4 National Dispute that career Clerk Craft employees assigned to a POStPlan office are entitled to a uniform allowance. The parties agree...
June 7, 2017
APWU Wins Another National Level Arbitration Award
The APWU scores another victory today, defending postal employees in the union’s bargaining unit. Arbitrator Goldberg issued an award in a national-level case over what remedy was due for the Postal Service’s failure to...
May 24, 2017
NLRB Ruling Strikes Down Unfair USPS Policies
In a united fight for the protection of all Postal employees, the APWU, National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) were victorious over USPS policies in six consolidate...
April 24, 2017
APWU Receives Favorable Arbitration Ruling
Arbitrator Goldberg ruled that the Postal Service failed to make a good faith effort to return 362 administrative and technical jobs to the Clerk Craft. The arbitration award was issued on April 21, 2017 and settles a lo...
March 1, 2017
Starting 2017 with a Bang!
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman I was never a more proud member of the American Postal Workers Union (A...