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May 4, 2011
USPS Will Continue as ‘Vital Public Service,’ But Needs Relief from Pre-Funding Requirement
“We expect the Postal Service to continue as a vital public service agency funded solely by postal customers for the foreseeable future,” APWU President Cliff Guffey told a House Committee in a May 3 statement.
May 3, 2011
Ballots Due Back in One Week
With just one week remaining before voting ends on ratification of the tentative 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, union members are reminded to cast their ballots. Votes must be received in the designated retur...
April 28, 2011
Additional Questions and Answers About the Tentative Agreement
Questions have been posed on the APWU's Facebook page about the Tentative Agreement for a new contract. Below, union officers address some recent questions.
April 28, 2011
Don’t Let Anti-Labor Politicians Stop You From Voting
Some very powerful politicians have set their sights on postal employees, APWU President Cliff Guffey has warned, and union members must respond decisively.
April 18, 2011
If You Didn’t Get a Ballot…
Ballots for the ratification of the tentative 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement were mailed to eligible members April 8-11, and must be received in designated return post office box in New York by 9 a.m. on May 1...
April 13, 2011
House Hearing Sets Troubling Precedent
APWU members across the country cheered when President Cliff Guffey stood up for postal workers at a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 5, but the inquiry into the union’s tentativ...
April 11, 2011
Clearing Up Confusion About the Tentative Agreement
A few provisions of the Tentative Agreement have been misunderstood by some union members. APWU President Cliff Guffey sets the record straight in video messages:
April 11, 2011
Typos in Tentative Agreement
Several typos have been found in the Tentative Agreement and have been corrected in the version posted online.
April 8, 2011
Vote on Tentative Contract
April 5, 2011
Maintenance Craft 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 on how it would affect Maintenance Craft workers.
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
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.
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 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...
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.
January 28, 2011
With Slow Progress, Contract Talks Continue
“Although progress in contract negotiations is slow, bargaining is ongoing,” APWU President Cliff Guffey reported on Jan. 28. Representatives of the Postal Service and the union are meeting almost daily, he added.
January 10, 2011
Despite Mounting Frustration, Contract Talks Continue
Although the union is “increasingly frustrated” at the slow pace of contract negotiations, bargaining is continuing, APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced.
January 3, 2011
Union Frustrated by Lack of Progress in Contract Talks
APWU President Cliff Guffey has summoned the union’s Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee to Washington, DC for an update on contract negotiations, but he was quick to point out that no tentative agreement has bee...
December 21, 2010
Negotiations to Continue During Holiday Week
Contract negotiations with the Postal Service are ongoing and will continue during the week between Christmas and New Years, APWU President Cliff Guffey said on Dec. 21.
December 15, 2010
APWU, USPS Announce Freeze on Excessing
December 9, 2010
Bargaining Continues
Contract talks between the APWU and Postal Service have continued throughout the week and are ongoing, President Cliff Guffey has reported. “We are pursuing our goals,” he said.
December 9, 2010
APWU IT/ASC Negotiations Begin
Negotiations between the APWU and the Postal Service for a new contract for Information Technology/Accounting Service Centers began Tuesday, Dec. 7.
December 7, 2010
The Washington Post: Wrong Again!
A recent Washington Post editorial is so riddled with inaccuracies that it’s hard to know where to begin to refute them. But one thing is clear: The message — and the not-so-coincidental timing of its publication — is t...