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September 28, 2012
House Inaction Brings USPS To Brink of Default – Again
House inaction to resolve the congressionally-manufactured USPS financial crisis has brought the Postal Service to the brink of default for the second time in two months, President Cliff Guffey is warning APWU members.
September 27, 2012
Union, USPS Sign Agreement to Protect APWU Work
The APWU and Postal Service have signed an agreement that will protect the seniority rights of APWU-represented employees, President Cliff Guffey has announced.
September 26, 2012
Threat of Voter Suppression Takes Center Stage
As Election Day draws near, many civic organizations are sounding the alarm about new laws in Republican-controlled states that are designed to suppress votes among groups that traditionally favor Democrats: young voters...
September 24, 2012
Tuesday, Sept. 25 National Voter Registration Day
Tuesday, Sept. 25, is National Voter Registration Day, and volunteers, celebrities and organizations across the country will hit the streets to sign up eligible voters.
September 23, 2012
Travel Delay Settlement
The dispute in Case #Q00C-4Q-C 04025449 arose due to a disagreement on how to handle travel pay when an unexpected delay requires an overnight stay at a hotel. This typically occurs when employees are selected for traini...
September 20, 2012
e-Team Report, Sept. 20, 2012
Calling out the Do-Nothing Congress National Voter Registration Day Voter ID laws
September 20, 2012
Labor Launches Social Networking Tool To Get Out the Vote in November
Workers’ Voice, the political action arm of the AFL-CIO, has introduced a new online tool called “Friends and Neighbors” to activate and energize working families around political campaigns, legislative issues and holdin...
September 20, 2012
Union Partially Resolves Software Dispute
The APWU and USPS settled a dispute on computer software installation on Sept. 13, 2012, agreeing that on-site computer software installation for postal equipment will be performed by Level 10 and Level 11 Electronic Tec...
September 18, 2012
APWU Must Enforce Limits on Use of PSEs, Clerk Officers Declare
APWU national and local officers must work together to step up enforcement of restrictions on the use of Postal Support Employees (PSEs), Clerk Craft Director Rob Strunk said in a Sept. 14 memo.
September 18, 2012
Honor the Contract; Join the Fight to Save the USPS
APWU members have begun receiving brochures that include a tear-off card to mail to the chairman of the USPS Board of Governors, calling on him to instruct the Postmaster General to:
September 12, 2012
PRC Dismisses APWU Complaint
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has dismissed a complaint filed by the APWU alleging that the USPS violated federal law when it began implementing a plan to eliminate half of the nation’s mail processing plants be...
September 5, 2012
Labor Day Highlights Unions’ Role In Building Middle Class
At Labor Day parades across the country, APWU members urged supporters to join the fight to Save America’s Postal Service. Workers highlighted the contributions of the labor movement to building the middle class by winni...
September 5, 2012
Video Chronicles Union Struggle
A video shown on the first day of the APWU National Convention summarized the struggles of the APWU to Save America’s Postal Service.
September 3, 2012
e-Team Report, Sept. 3, 2012
21st Biennial APWU National Convention Republican National Convention Labor Day Proclamation
August 31, 2012
Follow the Contract; Save America’s Postal Service
Delegates to the APWU National Convention condemned USPS management for their failure to adhere to the terms of the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement and for their dismal response to the agency’s congressionally-manuf...
August 31, 2012
Union Workers and 9-11
Following the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001, the nation paid tribute to the workers who faced unimaginable danger when they responded to the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. Three hundred fortythree...
August 30, 2012
Form 4533 Still In Use
The APWU has secured confirmation from the USPS that PVS managers must continue to use PS Form 4533, MVS Schedule.
August 23, 2012
Ed Schultz: ‘Most Dishonest Campaign Ever’
Ed Schultz, host of the Ed Show on MSNBC, and the best friend postal workers have on television today, addressed the delegates on Day 4 of the National Convention. ALSO: Delegates to USPS Board of Governors: Honor Our Co...
August 22, 2012
APWU Endorses Barack Obama
Delegates to the APWU’s 21st Biennial Convention voted unanimously on Wednesday to endorse President Barack Obama for a second term. ALSO: Delegates Approve Changes to APWU Constitution.
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
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 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 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
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...
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...