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September 23, 2013
Relief Grants Available From Postal Employees Relief Fund, Union Plus
September 20, 2013
Union Plus Disaster Relief Grants Available to Colorado Flood Victims
Union members who participate in Union Plus programs and are facing hardships due to the recent flooding in Colorado may be eligible for financial assistance, the AFL-CIO benefit program announced Sept. 20. Union Plus D...
September 19, 2013
Second Day of Hearings On USPS ‘POStPlan’
A second day of arbitration hearings was held Sept. 19 on the APWU’s grievance protesting management’s “POStPlan.” The first day of hearings was May 1, when union presented its case. The union charges that the plan, whi...
September 19, 2013
In Senate Testimony, Guffey Blasts Carper-Coburn Bill
APWU President Cliff Guffey told a Senate panel on Sept. 19 that the postal bill introduced by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) is “fatally flawed.”
September 17, 2013
Ballot Corrections
September 16, 2013
Guffey to Testify Before Senate Committee
September 12, 2013
AFL-CIO Adopts Pro-Postal Resolution
On the final day of the AFL-CIO convention, postal unions joined forces to win passage of a resolution favoring “Innovation and Growth, Not Downsizing and Decline” for the U.S. Postal Service. The resolution was adopted...
September 12, 2013
Private-Sector APWU Members at Salmon & Sons Ratify Tentative Agreement
APWU members who are truck drivers and mechanics working for Pat Salmon & Sons voted to ratify a tentative contract by a vote of 82-34 on Sept. 10. The new contract will affect 283 drivers and mechanics who are represent...
September 11, 2013
Ballots Mailed in Election of National Union Officers
Ballots for the 2013 Election of APWU National Officers are being mailed Tuesday, Sept. 10, to Friday, Sept. 13. Every member in good standing as of June 15, 2013, will receive a ballot. ALSO: Incentives Offered to Local...
September 5, 2013
APWU Files Charges With Postal Regulatory Commission
The APWU filed a complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on Sept. 5 charging that the USPS is failing to comply with its own service standards and is depriving individuals, small businesses and organization...
September 2, 2013
Retirees Say: ‘Break the Chained CPI!’
APWU retirees across the country turned out in huge numbers on July 2 to protest the “Chained CPI,” a proposal to change the way cost-of-living adjustments are calculated that will result in lower COLAs for seniors. The...
August 31, 2013
1934: Southern Workers Spark Massive Textile Strike
In 1934, thousands of workers in Southern textile mills walked off the job seeking better pay and working conditions. The job actions they launched spread to New England and the Mid-Atlantic states and became one of the...
August 20, 2013
GAO: USPS Healthcare Plan Would Hurt Medicare, Postal Workers
A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirms it: The Postal Service’s proposal to take postal workers out of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program would weaken Medicare and would result in redu...
August 16, 2013
PSEs Overtime Adjustment Postponed to Pay Period 19
The USPS has notified the APWU that it failed to complete back-pay adjustments for PSE overtime hours, which were expected in Pay Period 17. The adjustments will be made in Pay Period 19, management says.
August 16, 2013
First 399 Clerk Craft PSEs to be Converted to Career Status
In response to demands from the APWU, the Postal Service agreed on Aug. 14 to convert 399 Clerk Craft Postal Support Employees (PSEs) to career status. The conversions will be the first in mail processing.
August 15, 2013
$937 Cost-of-Living Raise Set for September
Career APWU members will receive a $937 annual increase in pay in September, APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced. “This substantial raise is the result of the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, which preser...
August 14, 2013
APWU, USPS Agreement Strengthens, Clarifies PSE Seniority
The American Postal Workers Union achieved a significant victory on Aug. 13, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that strengthens and clarifies the seniority rights of Postal Support Employees (PSEs),...
August 12, 2013
OWCP Suspends USPS Access to Electronic Data
In a bold step to protect the privacy rights of injured workers, the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) has indefinitely suspended the Postal Service’s ability to review, receive, and transfer Federal Employ...
August 12, 2013
Candidates’ Online Statements Updated
August 9, 2013
USPS Issues Stamps Honoring Workers, But What About Its Own?
The Postal Service’s release on Aug. 8 of a series stamps featuring iconic images of the workers who built the nation’s bridges, railways, and skyscrapers almost a century ago is more than a little ironic, the APWU noted...
August 9, 2013
e-Team Report, Aug. 9, 2013
APWU, Postal Unions: Carper-Coburn Bill an Assault on Postal Employee Benefits Sen. Bernie Sanders Says S. 1486 Backtracks on Postal Reform, “Makes no Sense” Postal Customers Get it - Why Can’t Some Members of Congress?...
August 6, 2013
Senate Postal Bill Jeopardizes Healthcare, Retirement Benefits
A bill introduced by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) on Aug. 1 would jeopardize the healthcare and retirement benefits of postal employees by giving arbitrators the authority to remove them from the Fed...
August 5, 2013
In Letter to Senate Majority Leader, Postal Unions Seethe Over Carper-Coburn Bill
The four postal unions sent a joint letter to Senate Majority Harry Reid on Aug. 5 expressing “utter dismay” at the introduction of S. 1486, the postal bill co-sponsored by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-...
August 5, 2013
Next Step in APWU’s TV Ad Campaign
The APWU has launched the next phase of its television ad campaign, with spots airing on NBC Nightly News, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. ALSO: As a result of the recent Supreme Court decision that overturned the Defense of M...
August 2, 2013
Arbitrator: MOU Requires Union Agreement When Exceptions to PSE Wage Rates are Needed
In a victory for the APWU, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued an award on July 25 that will help protect our members’ interests if the Postal Service proposes to increase hourly rates for Postal Support Employees (PSEs)...
August 2, 2013
Update on August Actions
As Congress begins its August recess, President Guffey is reminding APWU state and local presidents to meet with their legislators to urge them to co-sponsor the Postal Service Protection Act (H.R. 630 in the House / S....
August 2, 2013
APWU: Senate Postal Bill Betrays Workers, American People
The leaders of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), introduced postal legislation on Aug. 1, just before Congress adjourned for a five-wee...
July 25, 2013
Save Historic Post Offices From the Auction Block
As part of the union’s ongoing struggle to save the Postal Service, the APWU has distributed information and guidance to local and state leaders who are engaged in efforts to stop the Postal Service from selling historic...
July 25, 2013
House Panel Approves Rep. Issa’s Postal Bill
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform approved a postal bill introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) by a vote of 22 to 17 on July 24. ALSO: Take Action Now!
July 24, 2013
House Panel Approves Issa Bill
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform approved a postal bill introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) on July 24, by a vote of 22 to 17. The vote was along party lines, with all Republicans voting in favor...