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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.

Awards and Settlements, Part-Time Regulars

February 3, 2025

Maintenance Part-Time Regular Payout Update (February 2025)

Maintenance Director Idowu Balogun provides an update on the Maintenance PTR Settlement Payout as of February 2025.

Part-Time Regulars

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 Barg...

Awards and Settlements, Part-Time Regulars

August 27, 2024

2024 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period

The "Penalty Overtime Exclusion" period for calendar year 2024 will begin Pay Period 26-2024, Week 1 (November 30, 2024) and end Pay Period 01-2025, W...

Contract Enforcement, Holiday Clerk Assistants, Memos to the Field, Part-Time Flexibles, Part-Time Regulars, Pay and Benefits, Staffing

April 2, 2019

Clerk Craft Updates

(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Division Director Clint Burelson Nationa...

Contract Enforcement, Part-Time Flexibles, Part-Time Regulars, Postal Support Employees

November 13, 2018

2018 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period

Reminder, in accordance with Article 8, sections 4 and 5, of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, penalty overtime rules are not applicable for a cons...

Arbitration Awards & Settlements, Contract Enforcement, Holiday Clerk Assistants, Jobs, Memos to the Field, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Part-Time Flexibles, Part-Time Regulars, Pay and Benefits, Postal Support Employees, Staffing

February 23, 2018

First 2018 COLA Increase Announced

In accordance with the 2015-2018 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a 25 cent per hour cost-of-liv...

Bargaining Unit Work, Legislation, Part-Time Flexibles, Part-Time Regulars, Pay and Benefits, Postal Support Employees, Union Administration

February 16, 2018

First COLA Increase of 2018

In accordance with the 2015-2018 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a 25 cent per hour cost-of-liv...

Bargaining Unit Work, Part-Time Flexibles, Part-Time Regulars, Pay and Benefits, Postal Support Employees, Union Administration

November 23, 2017

2017 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period

This year, the December period begins December 2, 2017 (Pay Period 25-17- Week 2) and ends December 29, 2017 (Pay Period 01-18 - Week 1).

Arbitration Awards & Settlements, Bargaining Unit Work, Contract Enforcement, Holiday Clerk Assistants, Jobs, Memos to the Field, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Part-Time Flexibles, Part-Time Regulars, Pay and Benefits, Postal Support Employees, Staffing

August 25, 2017

2017 Peak Season Exception Period MOU Reached

The APWU and the USPS recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), RE: Peak Season Exception Periods – 2017 Date Changes, modifying the Peak S...

Bargaining Unit Work, Contract Enforcement, Holiday Clerk Assistants, Jobs, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Part-Time Flexibles, Part-Time Regulars, Pay and Benefits, Postal Support Employees, Small Offices, Staffing, Union Administration, USPS Policies & Programs

February 13, 2017

2015-2018 Contract Available to Order

The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the United States Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union has been sent to the printer...

2010-2015 Contract, Contract Enforcement, Contract Negotiations, Grievance Procedure, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Part-Time Flexibles, Part-Time Regulars, Pay and Benefits, Postal Support Employees, Young Workers

August 16, 2016

COLA Increase

Career employees represented by the APWU will receive a one-cent per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) effective Sept. 3, in accordance with the 2...

2010-2015 Contract, Contract Negotiations, Part-Time Flexibles, Part-Time Regulars, Pay and Benefits

August 16, 2016

COLA Increase

Career employees represented by the APWU will receive a one-cent per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) effective Sept. 3, in accordance with the 2...

2010-2015 Contract, Contract Negotiations, Part-Time Flexibles, Part-Time Regulars, Pay and Benefits

August 25, 2011

Thousands of Part-Timers To Be Converted Aug. 27

Thousands of Part-Time Flexibles and Part-Time Regulars in the Clerk and Motor Vehicle Crafts will be converted to regular Aug. 27 under the terms of...

Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Part-Time Flexibles, Part-Time Regulars, Residual Vacancies

April 28, 2011

Additional Questions and Answers About the Tentative Agreement

Questions have been posed on the APWU's Facebook page about the Tentative Agreement for a new contract. Below, union officers address some recent ques...

2010-2015 Contract, Contract, Contract Negotiations, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Part-Time Regulars

March 16, 2011

Some Questions – and Answers – On the Tentative Agreement

Several questions have been posed on the APWU’s Facebook page regarding the Tentative Agreement for a new contract. Union officers address questions r...

2010-2015 Contract, Contract, Contract Negotiations, Excessing, National Professional Postal Nurses, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Part-Time Flexibles, Part-Time Regulars