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March 15, 2023
Meeting Annual Report Deadlines
To ensure local and state union officials meet Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax deadlines, the Secretary-Treasurer’s department provides training on how to complete and electronically file...
March 15, 2023
Who is Keeping Track of Bullying, Sexual Harassment, and Hostile Work Environments?
The USPS has never put forth its best effort to protect postal workers from hostile work environments. Employees often experience management failures to resolve cases. They watch management harassers move from one postal...
March 15, 2023
Tax Season is Upon Us. But Who Pays Taxes? And How Are They Spent?
Working people, including postal workers, routinely pay taxes. We don’t have massive write-offs, offshore tax havens, untaxed stock incomes, tax avoidance trust funds, or high-priced lawyers. But the billionaire U.S. oli...
January 23, 2023
Questions and Answers: In-Service Examinations, Register & Eligibility Ratings
On Jan. 18, 2023, the parties signed off on national Questions & Answers on the In-Service Examinations, Register and Eligibility Ratings MOU. As a reminder, on an annual basis during the month of March, all career emplo...
January 17, 2023
Welcome to National Center for Employee Development & Full Per Diem Implementation
In an effort to be proactive and understand firsthand how the union contract’s per diem provisions were being implemented, APWU headquarters maintenance officers traveled to the National Center for Employee Development (...
January 17, 2023
Pay Anomalies Continue
The best intentions often have unintended consequences. Past contract negotiations have resulted in various changes to the pay tables in Article 9 for various groups of employees. These achievements were intended to impr...
January 17, 2023
Burnout: Signs, Symptoms, and Prevention
The last few years dealing with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many people to become overwhelmed and experience burnout. However, many either don’t recognize its symptoms or even know what it is. Burnout...
January 17, 2023
Optimism and Action in 2023
I hope our future in 2023 will be blessed with optimism and action. Our continued growth will depend on how we work together to build our locals and states with union activists who are a force to be reckoned with.
January 17, 2023
New Year, New Officers, Same Commitment!
I am humbled and honored to have been elected Support Services Division Director. My name is Arrion Brown, and I was the Support Services craft director for the Nation’s Capital Southern Maryland Area Local. I will be se...
January 17, 2023
Monsters Do Exist…
This new year we re-focus on the harassment and bullying by postal monsters. It takes a postal village to take them on. Every part of our union must pursue these beasts!
January 17, 2023
Renew Our Commitment to APWU
The 118th Congress began on Jan. 3, 2023. We must keep up the pressure on our congressional representatives to achieve our legislative priorities and to protect our federal pensions, benefits, and the Postal Service.
January 17, 2023
Start 2023 Off Right With a Commitment to Your Health
There are so many things that keep us busy every day, such as work, kids, family, and even illnesses, that it’s sometimes difficult to think of anything else. We tend to put our health on the back burner while we look af...
January 17, 2023
Starting the Year in Good Financial Shape is the Key
Every new year brings new challenges – nothing we are not able to handle, some larger than we would like. However, we prevail and persevere nonetheless. Starting the new year ensuring all financial and legal requirements...
January 17, 2023
Santa’s Elves are Union Proud – Let’s Spread the Word!
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! I want to thank all of you for once again being the “elves” that brought millions of smiles to people around the world! I say world because residents of the...
January 17, 2023
Bulk Mail Tech and Mailer Requirement Clerk MOU & Higher-Level National Dispute
On Nov. 4, 2022, the parties agreed to extend the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Re: Bulk Mail Tech (BMT) and Mailing Requirements Clerk (MRC) Position Qualification. APWU has also filed a national dispute making the...
January 17, 2023
A Year In Review: A Look Back at 2022 and Looking Forward to 2023
Happy New Year, union family! As the 118th Congress begins, Legislative & Political Director Beard takes a moment to reflect on some notable legislative accomplishments of the APWU in the last Congress.
January 17, 2023
Together, Let’s Keep Rolling the Union On!
It was a tremendous honor to be installed into office on November 16 with all of the elected national officers. I share a few of my edited remarks below, including a brief “12-point platform,” as we look forward to the n...
January 9, 2023
Updated 2022 APWU Constitution Posted
The updated APWU Constitution & Bylaws has been posted.
November 7, 2022
Clerk Division Initiates National Dispute on USPS Failure to Allow/Display Voter Registration Forms in Post Offices
The issues and facts involved in this dispute are as follows: The practice of allowing access to blank voter-registration cards at Unites States Postal Service (USPS) locations is long-standing, in accordance with 52 U.S...
November 7, 2022
The Importance of Good Oral Hygiene
COVID-19 restrictions are starting to ease up and we can finally get back to our normal routines, and that means getting back to the dentist for your checkups. Unfortunately, the pandemic forced many us to put our health...
November 7, 2022
A Fond Farewell From Support Services Division Director Brooks
Support Services Director Steve Brooks is retiring effective Nov. 18, 2022. In his farewell message, he reflects on the many changes that have taken place in the Support Services Division, including: successfully defendi...
November 7, 2022
Human Relations Rolls Out Regional Resource Assistant Training Program for OWCP
Thanks to you, the membership, for electing me to the position of Human Relations Director. I am honored and humbled by your vote of confidence. I will endeavor to accomplish the goals that I set out to you while I was s...
November 7, 2022
Central Region Update: Article 12, COVID-19 and Safety
Former Central Region Coordinator Sharyn Stone provides a regional update while discussing Article 12, COVID-19 and safety protocols at work.
November 7, 2022
Still Fighting for Justice: Congress is in Session
Retirees and postal workers, we can still do the work to protect our federal pensions, benefits, and the U.S. Postal Service. It is not too late to let Congress know that we expect them to protect our hard-earned benefit...
November 7, 2022
Employee Rights During Interrogation by the OIG/Postal Inspectors
Postal employees are subject to investigation by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and/or U.S. Postal Inspection Service for on and off-duty offenses. Off-duty non-postal offenses include: serious acts of criminal vi...
November 7, 2022
Field Maintenance Operation Management Restructuring
The Postal Service notified the APWU on June 20, 2022 that they are going to be realigning the Field Maintenance Operation (FMO) reporting structure from Maintenance to Retail and Post Office Operations to better positio...
November 7, 2022
Good Tidings and Union Cheer for “Holiday PSEs”
It’s that time of year again when the USPS increases the hiring of new employees. The Organization Department fields a lot of questions during this time regarding new employee orientations. One issue that seems to come u...
November 7, 2022
Retro Pay and Our Union Contract
Finally! The retroactive payments owed under the 2021-2022 National Agreement (union contract) have been processed. The payment, commonly known as “retro pay” or “backpay” was included in paychecks dated Oct. 28, 2022 -...
November 1, 2022
Be There for Your APWU Family
It is the holiday season and our postal workers will be stretched to their limit. Then we add a hostile work environment, long hours, and short staffing. Postal workers worry about their health, how to meet their family...
November 1, 2022
Commercial Crime Policy Bond Coverage
Bond coverage was renewed for three years, effective July 1, 2022. Local and state affiliates should remember that a bond is a guarantee to protect unions from financial loss arising from fraudulent or dishonest acts in...