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May 5, 2023
Postal workers were “fired up, and ready to go,” as APWU members and allies across the country took action to demand dignity and respect on the Worker...
May 5, 2023
As with previous years, the Postal Service has agreed to increase the maximum number of hours career employees may carry over into the next leave year...
May 3, 2023
The Postal Service says it’s getting operations on the right track after years of pandemic-related challenges. But the American Postal Workers Union s...
April 29, 2023
MD: POSTAL WORKERS PROTEST OVER JOB CONDITIONS
April 29, 2023
Postal workers in Waterloo walk out in protest of short staffing, toxic work environment
April 29, 2023
"Staffing is a big issue," Jane Duggan with the Michigan Postal Worker Union Retirees Chapter told CBS Detroit. "And when you don't have enough staff,...
April 28, 2023
On Friday, April 28, we are kicking off our campaign against one of the biggest safety challenges that we face - toxic work environments.
April 25, 2023
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 mandated the creation of a new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program, adminstered by OPM. Coverage under...
April 21, 2023
One April 21, 2023, 9 pm central time (7 pm pacific, 8 pm Mountain, 10 pm Eastern), employees will, once again, have access to Direct Deposit allotmen...
April 18, 2023
On Tuesday April 18, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case “Groff vs. DeJoy.” This case could have serious implications for the seniority and other ri...
April 14, 2023
Drivers for USPS contractor, 10 Roads Express, in Peoria, IL, are celebrating the reinstatement of a union leader, who was fired just hours after they...
April 14, 2023
This year, on Workers Memorial Day, postal workers across the country will take action to demand dignity, respect, and adequate staffing to get the jo...
April 12, 2023
On March 29, 2023, the APWU and USPS agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will immediately begin to allow PTFs or PSEs assigned to Level...
April 11, 2023
APWU provides an update on management's network modernization plans.
April 6, 2023
On March 16, 2023, Arbitrator Shyam Das issued a Supplemental Award addressing the scope of his 2016 decision in the 110 HCR routes case, Case No. Q06...
March 16, 2023
On behalf of the entire APWU Health Plan, I would like to welcome all of our new members and their families. The Health Plan team looks forward to ser...
March 16, 2023
Today, in the USA, women’s rights are under attack. Women are being told what they can and can’t do with their bodies. Although one might not personal...
March 16, 2023
With the 118th Congress underway, there is already much talk throughout the country on the debt ceiling, a legislative limit on the amount of debt tha...
March 16, 2023
What’s the first thing you hear from a non-member when you ask them to join the union? Maybe surprise! Many non-members have never been asked to join...
March 16, 2023
The Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82) was re-introduced during the first week of the 118th Congress. Cosponsors are signing-on to the bill; howev...
March 16, 2023
As a new officer writing my first article, I would like to start by saying that I am honored and humbled to have been elected as Southern Regional Coo...
March 16, 2023
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), which protected federal workers who contracted COVID-19 (COVID), expired on Jan. 27, 2023. We are providi...
March 16, 2023
The APWU strives to ensure USPS compliance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) rules and regulations as related to our Motor Vehicle Service D...
March 16, 2023
Our collective bargaining agreements are the foundation of the relationship between APWU members and management. Our collective bargaining agreements...
March 16, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic caused numerous problems for the Postal Service and the postal unions, but more importantly, the employees. The APWU and the oth...
March 16, 2023
One of the basic rights you have in the Postal Service is the right to meet with a steward if your contractual rights have been violated. You have the...
March 15, 2023
To ensure local and state union officials meet Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax deadlines, the Secretary-Treasurer’s d...
March 15, 2023
The USPS has never put forth its best effort to protect postal workers from hostile work environments. Employees often experience management failures...
March 15, 2023
Working people, including postal workers, routinely pay taxes. We don’t have massive write-offs, offshore tax havens, untaxed stock incomes, tax avoid...
March 8, 2023
The APWU National Executive Board adopted a resolution to honor the women of the APWU throughout March, in honor of Women's History Month, recognizing...