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July 10, 2025

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APWU Members Ratify 2024-2027 National Agreement!

95% of Voters Say ‘YES!’ to New Union Contract “Today, APWU members overwhelmingly voted in favor of ratifying the 2024-2027 National Collective Barga...

June 10, 2025

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Join “APWU Live: Contract Townhall” on Wednesday June 11 at 7 p.m. EST

Join APWU President Mark Dimondstein and members of the National Negotiations Committee  on Wednesday, June 11 at 7 p.m. EST for an update on the rece...

June 6, 2025

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Big News!! APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on New Union Contract!

The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), announced APWU President...

February 27, 2024

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2024 Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee Appointed

With national contract negotiations set to begin on June 25, President Mark Dimondstein has announced the names of the APWU members who will serve on...

January 5, 2023

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JCIM is Available: Order Yours Today!

The 2023 Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (JCIM), a resource for the administration of the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), is now...

September 16, 2022

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Agreement Reached on the 2021-2024 Contract Period Workyear Designations List

On September 16, 2022, the APWU and the Postal Service reached agreement on the workyear designations list. Each time a new contract is established, t...

August 5, 2022

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After Pressure, Management Sets Retroactive Pay Date!

Last week we announced the APWU was preparing collective actions in response to the unacceptable delay in retroactive payments won in the 2021-2024 Co...

July 29, 2022

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The Battle for Retroactive Pay is On!

This is an important update on our retroactive pay from the 2021-24 contract and a call to action on securing your hard-earned pay at the earliest pos...

July 13, 2022

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Q&A For Clerks on New Collective Bargaining Agreement

(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) 1. Question: Does a Postal Support Employee (PSE) h...

June 24, 2022

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The Official and Final Version of the 2021-2024 APWU-USPS Collective Bargaining Agreement Has Been Published

The official and final version of the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement  has been completed. The linked PDF is being made available for immedi...

June 21, 2022

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Update on Management Implementation of Pay Provisions of the 2021-2024 National Agreement

On June 4, 2022, many of the pay provisions of the 2021-2024 National Agreement were scheduled to be implemented. Over the weekend it became apparent...

April 28, 2022

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Implementation of CBA Moves Ahead

The implementation of the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement is moving forward. With ratification of the agreement on February 28, the provisio...

March 24, 2022

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What…did you not vote on the CBA?

By now the fate of the contract is decided. You either exercised the power of your membership or let it go to waste. If you voted, thanks, because for...

March 17, 2022

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Implementation Dates for Pay Increases in New Contract Confirmed

On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, the Postal Service confirmed to the APWU important dates for implementation of the pay provisions of the 2021-2024 Natio...

February 20, 2022

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Tentative Contract Agreement Ratification Ballot Count Extended to 2/28

In response to reports received of mail delivery delays in multiple cities and the fact Monday is a holiday, the American Arbitration Association (AAA...

January 21, 2022

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IT/AS Tentative Agreement Extension Reached!

The American Postal Workers and the United States Postal Service have reached a Tentative Extension Agreement for the Information Technology/Accountin...

January 6, 2022

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APWU Members Instrumental in Securing a Strong Tentative Agreement

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As the APWU National Negotiations Committee (N...

January 6, 2022

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New Memorandum of Understanding on Discrimination in Tentative Agreement

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Our new Tentative Agreement has a Memorandum o...

December 11, 2021

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Summary of the 2021-2024 Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement

The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) announced APWU...

December 10, 2021

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APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement

The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), announced APW...

September 1, 2021

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Contract Update: Union & Management “Locking Down” Ahead of September 20 Expiration

Beginning September 7, the National Negotiations Committee (NNC) will lock down with postal management for a week of intense contract negotiations as...

August 27, 2021

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Contract Negotiations Update

(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU and postal management have now been engag...

August 27, 2021

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Contract Update

(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) APWU Is “Locking Down” With Management On Septembe...

July 9, 2021

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APWU National Negotiations Committee Holds Virtual Town Hall Calls Ahead of Contract Negotiations

(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 15, the APWU National Negotiations Committe...

July 9, 2021

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APWU Members Deserve a Good Contract That Rewards Your Sacrifices

(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On September 20, 2021, the current collective barga...

July 9, 2021

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Contract Negotiations Begin

(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 22, contract negotiations began with openin...