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August 21, 2012
Rep. Danny Davis: If We Fight, We Win!
In an inspirational speech Aug. 19, Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL) urged union members to fight back against “evil-doers” who would destroy the Postal Service and send the nation back to a dark time when most workers had no...
August 20, 2012
President Cliff Guffey: ‘We Must Win in November’
In his first State of the Union address, APWU President Cliff Guffey praised union members for their activism and said postal workers must win our battles in the political arena. ALSO: Thank Veterans – Give Them Jobs! AN...
August 19, 2012
APWU, USPS to Begin Testing Electronic Grievance Program
The union and management are beginning to test the electronic transmission of grievance appeals, union information requests and other related documents and correspondence, Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris has an...
August 18, 2012
COLA Increase
APWU members will receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of $375 per year in September 2013, in accordance with the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
August 10, 2012
APWU Nurses Extend Contract Talks
The APWU and USPS have agreed to extend negotiations on a collective bargaining agreement for postal nurses until Aug. 31.
August 10, 2012
Union Gears Up for National Convention
As the start of the APWU 20th Biennial Convention nears, preparations for the event have moved into high gear at the union’s national headquarters in Washington, DC. As of the first week in August, 2,041 delegates repre...
August 10, 2012
Arbitrator Rules on Protection Against Layoffs
Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg ruled on Aug. 1 that employees represented by the APWU who transfer to or are excessed into non-APWU crafts may not carry the protection against layoffs they have earned under the APWU Coll...
August 3, 2012
Case Closed
Arbitrator Shyam Das has closed the record of an arbitration hearing regarding the number of hours postmasters in small offices may work. A Memorandum of Understanding in the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement pl...
August 3, 2012
House Passes Bill to Fire Tax-Delinquent Federal, Postal Workers
The House of Representatives passed a bill on July 31 that could cost federal and postal workers their jobs if they are behind in paying their federal taxes.
August 2, 2012
Update on Incentives
As we reported in June, the APWU has been engaged in informal conversations with management on financial incentives to encourage employees to leave the Postal Service. Although no official offers have been made, discuss...
August 2, 2012
Phased Retirement Approved For Postal, Federal Employees
A recent highway funding law contains a provision of special interest to postal and federal employees: The legislation authorizes federal agencies to allow full-time retirement-eligible employees to opt for “phased retir...
July 31, 2012
Union Settles Lawsuit on Retirees’ Debts
The APWU and a retired union member have resolved a lawsuit against the Postal Service and an Accounting Services manager for violations of the Debt Collection Act, Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris has announced...
July 31, 2012
APWU, OSHA Investigate Employee Death at Detroit NDC
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the APWU are investigating the death of APWU member Steny Wing Hoi Yu, who died July 27 from injuries sustained in work-related accident at the Detroit NDC on...
July 26, 2012
Congress’ Failure Pushes USPS to Brink of Default
The failure of House Republican leaders to take action to resolve the congressionally-manufactured USPS financial crisis has brought the Postal Service to the brink of default, APWU President Cliff Guffey is warning unio...
July 26, 2012
APWU, USPS Agree On Implementation of Das Award
The APWU and USPS have reached agreement on implementation of an arbitration award on retreat rights for Clerk Craft and Motor Vehicle Craft employees, Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris has announced. In an award...
July 24, 2012
National Executive Board Amends Constitution To Comply with Federal Law
The National Executive Board (NEB) has amended the APWU Consitution and the APWU Health Plan Consitution to comply with provisions of the Affordable Care Act. In making the change, the NEB exercised its authority under A...
July 23, 2012
APWU Establishes Fund For Colorado Shooting Victim
The shooting at an Aurora, CO, movie theater on July 20 has left many union members wondering how they can help. Alex Sullivan, the 27-year old son of APWU member Tom Sullivan, was slain in the rampage.
July 23, 2012
Updated Joint Contract Interpretation Manual Now Available
The newly updated Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (JCIM) is now available, Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris has announced. The APWU and USPS finalized the 2012 JCIM on July 13.
July 20, 2012
Shooting Tragedy Strikes APWU Family
The Colorado shooting tragedy has touched the APWU family.
July 20, 2012
21st Biennial APWU National Convention Resolutions Now Posted
Resolutions that will be considered by delegates to the APWU 21st Biennial National Convention are now posted [members only] online at www.apwu.org.
July 19, 2012
Do You Know Where Your Legislators Stand?
Lately, USPS management seems hell-bent on destroying the Postal Service — and some members of Congress have appeared eager to help. In December, however, in response to protests by postal workers, small businesses and c...
July 18, 2012
Guffey Blasts House Leaders
APWU President Cliff Guffey is blasting House Republican leaders for their “utter failure to solve the nation’s problems.”
July 17, 2012
VA Makes the Connection
APWU is partnering with the Veterans Administration to introduce Make The Connection, a public awareness campaign that connects veterans, their friends and family members with information, resources and solutions to issu...
July 13, 2012
NPPN/APWU, Postal Service Begin Negotiations for New USPS Nurses Contract
The National Postal Professional Nurses/American Postal Workers Union met with the Postal Service on July 11 in the opening round of contract negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The current agreement,...
July 12, 2012
USPS Submits Updated List Of New Maintenance Jobs
The Postal Service has provided the APWU with an updated list of 1,500 post offices where custodial work that had been subcontracted will be returned to the Maintenance Craft, Director Steve Raymer has announced.
July 11, 2012
APWU, OSHA Investigate Employee Death at Des Moines NDC
A driver for Mail Contractors of America (MCA) died on July 6, the day after he was run over by his truck at the Des Moines Network Distribution Center.
July 2, 2012
Arbitrator Das Sustains APWU Grievance on Denial of Retreat Rights
In an award issued June 29, Arbitrator Shyam Das sustained the APWU’s grievance over the denial of excessed employees’ retreat rights, but denied it in a dispute over the assignment of unassigned regulars to non-traditio...
July 2, 2012
POStPlan in Direct Conflict With APWU National Agreement
The APWU has put the Postal Service on notice that their plan to replace Postmasters at small, rural post offices with Postmaster Reliefs (PMRs) is a direct violation of our 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
June 30, 2012
Joe Glazer: Singer, Songwriter, Union Activist
Music has played an important role in the labor movement’s efforts to uplift, organize, and build solidarity among workers for more than a century. And for the past seven decades, singer-songwriter Joe Glazer dedicated h...
June 29, 2012
PRC Denies APWU Request to Halt July 1 Plan
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has denied the APWU's request [PDF] for an emergency order to stop the Postal Service from implementing its latest plan to consolidate the mail processing network and reduce service...