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May 20, 2024
National Dispute on Safety, and Management’s Use of Freight Brokerages
Support Services Director Arrion Brown discusses the National Disputes on workplace safety, and addresses the controversial use of freight brokerages...
May 20, 2024
Final and Binding?
MVS Director Michael Foster discusses the grievance procedure and the difficulties in obtaining the award after an arbitration decision is rendered. R...
May 15, 2024
In a Needed Step to Improve Service, Postal Management to Slow Down Consolidations
In response to union, community, and political pressure, Postmaster General (PMG) DeJoy, in a letter to Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), has agreed to paus...
May 14, 2024
GSA Per Diem Rate Now Covers Daily Cost at NCED Eatery Effective March 15, 2024.
The General Services Administration Per Diem Rate of $59 Now Covers Daily Cost of Meals at National Center for Employee Development’s “3 Squares Eater...
April 16, 2024
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds Hearing on Oversight of the USPS
On 4/16, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing to conduct oversight of the USPS. The purpose of the hearing,...
April 11, 2024
Grievance Moratorium will be in Effect Due to 2024 National Convention
The APWU and the Postal Service have agreed to a moratorium on grievances, disciplinary actions and arbitration hearings at the national, regional, st...
April 4, 2024
“Building Union Power” National Organizing Campaign Underway
On June 25, the APWU will begin negotiations with postal management for a new union contract covering 200,000 postal workers. Negotiations are never e...
April 4, 2024
Clerk Division Fills Two NBA Vacancies
By unanimous approval of the Clerk Division NEC, Morning Dunn was selected to fill the vacancy of NBA, Northwest Region and Carlton Williams was chose...
April 1, 2024
Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop!
Research & Education Director Joyce B. Robinson shares the list of Pre-Convention workshops ahead of the 27th Biennial APWU National Convention.
March 26, 2024
Union Contract Survey: Open Now through April 16, 2024
APWU has opened our contract survey so that you can let us know what your priorities are for a new union contract. Please fill out the survey by visit...
March 22, 2024
March 22, 2024
Albuquerque Truckers Vote “Union Yes” to Join the APWU
Drivers for Albuquerque Mail Service (AMS), a private freight company that provides contract mail hauling services in Albuquerque, NM, voted to join t...
March 20, 2024
How to Report Hazards, Unsafe Conditions or Practices with PS Form 1767
Take a look around your workspaces – do you see anything unsafe? If so, nd the nearest PS Form 1767, Report of Hazard, Unsafe Condition or Practice.
March 19, 2024
Stress Less for a Healthier Heart
Stress happens. You can’t always prevent or avoid it, but you can change how you respond to it. Try these tips. You may feel better—and have a healthi...
March 19, 2024
Continue Your APWU Activism, Become a Retiree Member!
APWU family, an important part of our fight to protect and secure our hard-earned benefits and to help to preserve the Postal Service includes the con...
March 19, 2024
In Unity: Civil Rights and the Labor Movement
Historically, the intertwining narratives of the civil rights movement and the labor movement stand as powerful testaments to the resilience of the hu...
March 19, 2024
Network Modernization – Local Transportation Optimization
As part of the Postmaster General’s Delivering for America (DFA) "network modernization" plan, the Postal Service is now implementing a new transporta...
March 19, 2024
Labor History: APWU Helped Usher in the End of Apartheid in South Africa
This month in Labor History, we look back at Apartheid in South Africa and the role APWU played in helping South Africans cast their first-ever votes...
March 19, 2024
The Benefits of “Being Union”
“Being union” is understanding that we, the workers, band together to stand up to our employer and demand safe working conditions, livable wages, and...
March 19, 2024
Federal Retirement Fairness Act Reintroduced!
Legislative Director Judy Beard summarizes the reintroduced Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 5995), advertises the Legislative events at the upco...
March 19, 2024
Interview: How Postal Banking Makes a Difference Around the World
The American Postal Worker recently spoke with Cornelia Berger, the Head of Post and Logistics for Uni Global Union, about the role postal banking pla...
March 19, 2024
Pay Your Taxes, not a Big Tech Company
This year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is rolling out a pilot program across 12 states that will allow many working class people to file their...
March 19, 2024
Stand Up for Service
We’re currently experiencing the largest changes in the history of postal operations. Many of these changes have failed to demonstrate that they are i...
March 19, 2024
Tentative Agreements Reached!
Support Services Director Arrion Brown announces the tentative agreements reached for 10 Roads Express Des Moines/Kansas City drivers, and for the Nat...
March 19, 2024
The Future Is Here
MVS Director Michael Foster provides his initial thoughts of the fully electric Next Generation Delivery Vehicles meant to replace the aging postal fl...
March 19, 2024
Clerk Division Continues RI-399 Training and Staffing
The Clerk Division has ramped up our training of clerk craft jurisdiction/machine staffing advocates for the Regional Instruction (RI)-399 process.
March 19, 2024
Shining a Light on Safety for Workers’ Memorial Day
Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash shines a light on safety for Workers’ Memorial Day, and the steps postal workers can take to insure safe co...
March 19, 2024
Workers’ Compensation Insurance and Why it is Required!
One of the legal requirements that local and state presidents and treasurers must comply with is obtaining workers’ compensation insurance. Since loca...
March 19, 2024
I Believe Our Postal Service is Quickly Changing into a Failing Business Model and Our Universal Service Obligation to America is Disappearing.
The Postmaster General (PMG) has degraded our Service Standards and he isn’t stopping. His business plan is destroying us and has lost the confidence...
March 19, 2024
“The Only Constant is Change”
Postal management’s network “modernization” plan, mostly driven by changing communications and advancing technology, is underway. Members are legitima...