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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...
March 16, 2011
Rank-and-File Committee Approves Tentative Contract
The APWU Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory Committee voted unanimously on March 16 to approve a Tentative Agreement with the USPS for a new contract.
March 14, 2011
APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contract
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, union President Cliff Guffey annou...
February 24, 2011
Rank-and-File Bargaining Committee to Meet
APWU President Cliff Guffey has called the Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory Committee to Washington, DC for a briefing on contract negotiations, but...
January 28, 2011
With Slow Progress, Contract Talks Continue
“Although progress in contract negotiations is slow, bargaining is ongoing,” APWU President Cliff Guffey reported on Jan. 28. Representatives of the P...
January 10, 2011
Despite Mounting Frustration, Contract Talks Continue
Although the union is “increasingly frustrated” at the slow pace of contract negotiations, bargaining is continuing, APWU President Cliff Guffey has a...
January 3, 2011
Union Frustrated by Lack of Progress in Contract Talks
APWU President Cliff Guffey has summoned the union’s Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee to Washington, DC for an update on contract negotiati...
December 21, 2010
Negotiations to Continue During Holiday Week
Contract negotiations with the Postal Service are ongoing and will continue during the week between Christmas and New Years, APWU President Cliff Guff...
December 15, 2010
APWU, USPS Announce Freeze on Excessing
December 9, 2010
Bargaining Continues
Contract talks between the APWU and Postal Service have continued throughout the week and are ongoing, President Cliff Guffey has reported. “We are pu...
December 9, 2010
APWU IT/ASC Negotiations Begin
Negotiations between the APWU and the Postal Service for a new contract for Information Technology/Accounting Service Centers began Tuesday, Dec. 7.
December 7, 2010
The Washington Post: Wrong Again!
A recent Washington Post editorial is so riddled with inaccuracies that it’s hard to know where to begin to refute them. But one thing is clear: The...
December 6, 2010
Bargaining Over New Contract Continues
Negotiators for the APWU and the USPS met again on Monday, Dec. 6, in an effort to hammer out a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. At face-to-face m...
December 3, 2010
Negotiations Over New Contract Ongoing
Contract negotiations between the APWU and the USPS continued Thursday, Dec. 2, and Friday, Dec. 3, and union representatives will be meeting over the...
December 1, 2010
Contract Talks to Continue
The APWU and Postal Service will continue contract negotiations, and have agreed to extend the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement for a third t...
November 30, 2010
Contract Talks Approach Deadline
Union and management representatives continued bargaining Nov. 30, and will meet again on Dec. 1 — the day the contract is set to expire.
November 29, 2010
Contract Negotiations Resume
Contract negotiations between the APWU and the Postal Service resumed Nov. 29, with a Dec. 1 deadline fast approaching. Talks will continue on Nov. 30...
November 23, 2010
Operating Services Agreement Extended through Dec. 8
The APWU Operating Services Agreement typically terminates with the APWU National Agreement.
November 23, 2010
Contract Extended to Dec. 1
Negotiators for the union and the U.S. Postal Service have extended their Collective Bargaining Agreement for a second time, until Dec. 1, and will co...
November 21, 2010
Operating Services Agreement Extended through Nov. 30
The APWU and the Postal Service have agreed to extend the Operating Services agreement through Tuesday, Nov. 30, at noon ET, said APWU Support Service...
November 20, 2010
Negotiations Update
Negotiations between the APWU and the Postal Service are continuing throughout the day Saturday, with the contract set to expire at midnight on Nov. 2...
November 20, 2010
Contract Extended to Nov. 23; Union, USPS to Continue Talks
APWU President Cliff Guffey announced that the union and Postal Service have extended their Collective Bargaining Agreement through Tuesday, Nov. 23,...
November 18, 2010
Guffey: USPS Will Have to Do Better
Postal Service negotiators continue to express interest in APWU contract proposals, “but so far have failed to put anything in writing,” APWU Presiden...
November 17, 2010
Union Pushes for Job Security
APWU President Cliff Guffey briefed the union’s Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee on Wednesday morning, saying, “Our goal in these negotiati...
November 16, 2010
Guffey: ‘Real Efforts’ to Reach Agreement Begin
“Real efforts” to reach an agreement with the Postal Service on the terms of a new contract began Monday afternoon when the union’s top negotiators he...
November 15, 2010
APWU Negotiators Meet With Rank and File Committee
Union President Cliff Guffey and the other members of the APWU negotiating team briefed the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee on Monday morn...
November 12, 2010
Follow Contract Negotiations on Facebook, Twitter
With the Collective Bargaining Agreement scheduled to expire Nov. 20, the APWU will post frequent updates about the status of negotiations. To stay in...
November 12, 2010
Rank and File Bargaining Committee Scheduled to Arrive in Washington, DC
The union’s Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee is scheduled to arrive in Washington, DC on Nov. 14 to be on hand in the event of late-breakin...
November 10, 2010
Postmaster General Honors Burrus at the Bargaining Table
To commemorate retiring President William Burrus’ last day at contract negotiations — and his more than 50 years of postal employment — Postmaster Gen...
November 8, 2010
Guffey Pledges to Continue The Fight for Working Families
Speaking at swearing-in ceremonies in Washington, DC, newly elected APWU President Cliff Guffey pledged to continue to fight on behalf of postal worke...