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April 5, 2011
Guffey Defends Collective Bargaining
In a contentious hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, APWU President Cliff Guffey gave a vigorous defense of collective bargaining and postal employees.
April 4, 2011
APWU Members Rally In Support of Workers’ Rights
APWU members across the country joined a national “Call to Action” on April 4 to support embattled state and local government workers in states where anti-labor legislators are threatening employees’ rights to collective...
April 4, 2011
More 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. Below, union officers address questions regarding Clerk Craft positions in small offices.
April 4, 2011
Testimony to House Committee to be Shown Online
Testimony about the APWU’s tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will be broadcast live on the Committee’s Web site. APWU President Cliff Guffey will test...
March 31, 2011
Management Must Convert PTFs
Managers who are relying on an alleged hiring freeze to justify their refusal to convert MVS part-time flexible employees to full-time are in violation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
March 31, 2011
APWU Members Encouraged To Join April 4 ‘Day of Solidarity’
APWU members are encouraged to participate in events on April 4 to support embattled state and local workers in a national “Call to Action.”
March 31, 2011
Regina V. Polk: Breaking the Mold
“I only met Regina Polk once. Briefly. That’s a teamster? I thought. The beauty? The cape? The high heels? The perfect make-up? Where’s the beer belly and the donut? The scowl and the crowbar?” – Terry Spencer Hesser Reg...
March 31, 2011
Guffey to Testify Before House Committee
APWU President Cliff Guffey has been asked to testify about the union’s tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, whose powerful chairman has publicly condem...
March 25, 2011
Guffey Defends USPS Viability, Tentative Contract Agreement on CNBC
In a televised discussion of the financial challenges facing the USPS, APWU President Cliff Guffey defended the union’s Tentative Agreement for a new contract with the Postal Service and reminded viewers the nation’s mai...
March 22, 2011
Tentative Agreement Available Online
A full version of the Tentative Agreement between the APWU and the Postal Service is available for union members to download or view online.
March 22, 2011
APWU Members to Vote on Tentative Agreement
Voting on the Tentative Agreement for the 2010-2015 APWU-USPS contract will start with a mailing set to begin on April 8. The single-question ballot will allow members to vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ on a contract, which, if ratif...
March 21, 2011
Union Officers Say, ‘Vote YES!’
The APWU National Executive Board voted unanimously last week to approve the union’s Tentative Agreement with the Postal Service, and in a video for APWU members, officers working at the organization’s Washington DC head...
March 18, 2011
Briefings on the Tentative Agreement
Members of the union’s Negotiating Team will conduct briefings on the Tentative Agreement in the locations listed below.
March 18, 2011
USPS Implements Safety Measures at ISCs To Protect Postal Employees from Radiation
In light of the recent nuclear events in Japan, the Postal Service has implemented safety measures at International Service Centers (ISCs) to prevent employees and postal customers from exposure to radiation from incomin...
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 regarding the conversion of Clerk Craft part-time flexible employees an...
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 announced today. ALSO: Highlights of the new Collective Bargaining Agreemen...
March 7, 2011
APWU Presidents Gather in Washington
(03/07/11) APWU Legislative and Political Department Director Myke Reid briefed the union’s local and state presidents Saturday in Washington, DC.
March 1, 2011
OIG Issues Report On USPS Health and Safety Program
An audit report conducted by the Postal Service’s Inspector General’s Office (OIG) on the USPS Health and Safety Program, released Nov. 14, is limited in both scope and depth and is thus of little value in assessing the...
February 25, 2011
The Battle in Wisconsin: ‘Are We Next?’
“I want to make sure that every APWU member understands the importance of what is happening in Wisconsin,” says union President Cliff Guffey in a video message.
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 he said a tentative agreement has not been reached.
February 23, 2011
‘Business as Usual’ Isn’t Good Enough, Guffey Tells National Officers
Union activists cannot conduct “business as usual,” APWU President Cliff Guffey told national officers at a meeting in Washington this week.
February 18, 2011
APWU Stands in Solidarity with Embattled Workers
As embattled state and local workers in Wisconsin protest legislation that would attack public employees’ rights to bargain collectively, the APWU urges members to stand in solidarity with those who would be affected by...
February 15, 2011
White House Budget ‘Recognizes Seriousness’ of USPS Crisis
President Obama’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2012, which was released Feb. 14, “recognizes the seriousness of the Postal Service’s financial condition and proposes beginning steps to address it,” APWU President Clif...
February 11, 2011
Union Opposes Plans To Remove Bullet-Proof Glass at Some Retail Facilities
(02/11/11) The Postal Service notified the APWU on Dec. 23, 2010, of plans to remove bullet-resistant glazing from some retail lobbies “in order to improve the customer experience” when a risk analysis supports removal.
February 11, 2011
OSHA Fines USPS for ‘Willful’ Safety Violation
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) charged the Postal Service with another "willful" safety violation on Feb. 9, after managers in Nashville allowed workers to use dock levelers that were known to b...
February 10, 2011
Senator Collins Introduces Bill To Terminate OWCP Payments
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has sponsored legislation that would lead to reduced benefits for postal and federal employees who receive payments from the Office of Workers Compensation Program (OWCP) due to job-related inju...
February 8, 2011
APWU to Honor Women’s History in March
With March approaching, the APWU would like to remind members to take time to recognize the important contributions women make to the union and to postal families during “Women’s History Month.” The APWU asks members to...
February 2, 2011
NEC Meeting Rescheduled
The meeting of the National Executive Council, which was scheduled to take place in Atlanta Feb. 2-5, has been rescheduled because of severe inclement weather throughout much of the country.
February 2, 2011
APWU Urges Commission To Make Repeal of Pre-Funding Mandate a Priority
Repealing a provision of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act is “so critical to the welfare of the Postal Service” that it should be the exclusive focus of a report to the president and Congress on the effectiv...