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May 20, 2024
USPS Claim of Outstanding Debts from Retired Employees
Retirees have a right to file a grievance when they become aware of an alleged outstanding debt owed to the USPS.
May 20, 2024
Forging Stronger Union Bonds: Empowering Locals Through Training and Advocacy
Human Relations Director Daleo Freeman highlights the initiatives of the Human Relations Department in the pursuit of stronger union bonds and enhanced member empowerment.
May 20, 2024
Did You Know That Veterans Military and the Department of VA Medical Records Are Shared With Private Healthcare Providers Nationwide, Without Millions of Veterans’ Permission?
Devious laws created by the Trump-era VA Mission Act legally privatize VA health care while destroying federal government privacy laws for the release of military and medical records for millions of VA enrolled vets with...
May 20, 2024
When We All Stand Together as Members of APWU, Our Voice is Stronger at the Negotiating Table
The 2024 “Building Union Power” national organizing drive is off to a strong start. But we are now in the final weeks. APWU members across the country have stood up and joined in this fight with innovative ideas for recr...
May 20, 2024
Hatch (Act) a Plan to Get Involved This Election Season!
Legislative Director Judy Beard explains the Hatch Act, the law that regulates how federal employees take part in political activities.
May 20, 2024
“We all we got.”
Northeast Regional Coordinator Tiffany Foster reminds us, “We all we got” when it comes to fighting back against management’s changes that negatively impact the postal service.
May 20, 2024
National Dispute on Safety, and Management’s Use of Freight Brokerages
Support Services Director Arrion Brown discusses the National Disputes on workplace safety, and addresses the controversial use of freight brokerages by management.
May 20, 2024
Final and Binding?
MVS Director Michael Foster discusses the grievance procedure and the difficulties in obtaining the award after an arbitration decision is rendered. Read more:
May 15, 2024
In a Needed Step to Improve Service, Postal Management to Slow Down Consolidations
In response to union, community, and political pressure, Postmaster General (PMG) DeJoy, in a letter to Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), has agreed to pause, at least until January 2025, a number of the planned mail consolida...
May 14, 2024
GSA Per Diem Rate Now Covers Daily Cost at NCED Eatery Effective March 15, 2024.
The General Services Administration Per Diem Rate of $59 Now Covers Daily Cost of Meals at National Center for Employee Development’s “3 Squares Eatery,” Effective March 15, 2024.
April 16, 2024
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds Hearing on Oversight of the USPS
On 4/16, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing to conduct oversight of the USPS. The purpose of the hearing, as stated by Committee Chaiman Senator Gary Peters office
April 11, 2024
Grievance Moratorium will be in Effect Due to 2024 National Convention
The APWU and the Postal Service have agreed to a moratorium on grievances, disciplinary actions and arbitration hearings at the national, regional, state and local levels from July 8 through July 22, 2024, due to the 202...
April 4, 2024
“Building Union Power” National Organizing Campaign Underway
On June 25, the APWU will begin negotiations with postal management for a new union contract covering 200,000 postal workers. Negotiations are never easy. Our success depends on building power and leverage. The foundatio...
April 4, 2024
Clerk Division Fills Two NBA Vacancies
By unanimous approval of the Clerk Division NEC, Morning Dunn was selected to fill the vacancy of NBA, Northwest Region and Carlton Williams was chosen as the new NBA for the Dallas Region.
April 1, 2024
Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop!
Research & Education Director Joyce B. Robinson shares the list of Pre-Convention workshops ahead of the 27th Biennial APWU National Convention.
March 26, 2024
Union Contract Survey: Open Now through April 16, 2024
APWU has opened our contract survey so that you can let us know what your priorities are for a new union contract. Please fill out the survey by visiting apwu.org/survey. Alternatively, you can text the word “SURVEY” to...
March 22, 2024
What’s Really Happening to Veterans VA Healthcare?
In this edition of Home Front, we will highlight a few of the numerous negative healthcare laws of the Trump-era VA Mission Act, that was passed by Congress, and signed into law on June 6, 2018, by former President Donal...
March 22, 2024
Albuquerque Truckers Vote “Union Yes” to Join the APWU
Drivers for Albuquerque Mail Service (AMS), a private freight company that provides contract mail hauling services in Albuquerque, NM, voted to join the APWU on Jan. 9, 2024.
March 20, 2024
How to Report Hazards, Unsafe Conditions or Practices with PS Form 1767
Take a look around your workspaces – do you see anything unsafe? If so, nd the nearest PS Form 1767, Report of Hazard, Unsafe Condition or Practice.
March 19, 2024
Stress Less for a Healthier Heart
Stress happens. You can’t always prevent or avoid it, but you can change how you respond to it. Try these tips. You may feel better—and have a healthier heart, too!
March 19, 2024
Continue Your APWU Activism, Become a Retiree Member!
APWU family, an important part of our fight to protect and secure our hard-earned benefits and to help to preserve the Postal Service includes the continued growth of the APWU Retirees Department. Retiree members are an...
March 19, 2024
In Unity: Civil Rights and the Labor Movement
Historically, the intertwining narratives of the civil rights movement and the labor movement stand as powerful testaments to the resilience of the human spirit and the pursuit of equality. As Martin Luther King Jr. eloq...
March 19, 2024
Network Modernization – Local Transportation Optimization
As part of the Postmaster General’s Delivering for America (DFA) "network modernization" plan, the Postal Service is now implementing a new transportation plan, referred to as Local Transportation Optimization (LTO).
March 19, 2024
Labor History: APWU Helped Usher in the End of Apartheid in South Africa
This month in Labor History, we look back at Apartheid in South Africa and the role APWU played in helping South Africans cast their first-ever votes in the 1994 elections:
March 19, 2024
The Benefits of “Being Union”
“Being union” is understanding that we, the workers, band together to stand up to our employer and demand safe working conditions, livable wages, and work-hour guarantees. It’s about combining our forces to deal with a q...
March 19, 2024
Federal Retirement Fairness Act Reintroduced!
Legislative Director Judy Beard summarizes the reintroduced Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 5995), advertises the Legislative events at the upcoming APWU National Convention, and provides a resource for finding2024...
March 19, 2024
Interview: How Postal Banking Makes a Difference Around the World
The American Postal Worker recently spoke with Cornelia Berger, the Head of Post and Logistics for Uni Global Union, about the role postal banking plays in other countries.
March 19, 2024
Pay Your Taxes, not a Big Tech Company
This year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is rolling out a pilot program across 12 states that will allow many working class people to file their taxes quickly and easily online, for free.
March 19, 2024
Stand Up for Service
We’re currently experiencing the largest changes in the history of postal operations. Many of these changes have failed to demonstrate that they are in the best interests of our customers and are destined to negatively i...
March 19, 2024
Tentative Agreements Reached!
Support Services Director Arrion Brown announces the tentative agreements reached for 10 Roads Express Des Moines/Kansas City drivers, and for the National Postal Professional Nurses (NPPN).