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February 8, 2006
Union Wins Important Ruling For Private-Sector Truck Drivers
A National Labor Relations Board ruling last month concluded that Mail Contractors of America (MCA), a private-sector mail hauler, committed an unfair labor practice when it changed a driver relay point in April 2005 wit...
February 7, 2006
APWU Establishes Fund for Shooting Victims’ Families
The APWU has established a memorial fund to benefit the families of APWU members who were killed Jan. 30 in the shootings at the Santa Barbara P&DC in Goleta, CA.
February 7, 2006
APWU Establishes Fund for Shooting Victims’ Families
The APWU has established a memorial fund to benefit the families of APWU members who were killed Jan. 30 in the shootings at the Santa Barbara P&DC in Goleta, CA.
January 20, 2006
APWU, Serco Open Talks In Detroit Over New MTESC Agreement
The APWU’s Detroit District Area Local and the privately-owned Serco Corporation have begun negotiations over a successor contract at its MTESC site in suburban Detroit.
January 20, 2006
APWU, Serco Open Talks In Detroit Over New MTESC Agreement
The APWU’s Detroit District Area Local and the privately-owned Serco Corporation have begun negotiations over a successor contract at its MTESC site in suburban Detroit.
December 31, 2005
The Post Office Department and Jim Crow
Although slavery had been outlawed, there were virtually no laws or regulations after the Civil War that provided African-Americans with protection against racial discrimination on the job, unless they worked for the fed...
December 31, 2005
The Post Office Department and Jim Crow
Although slavery had been outlawed, there were virtually no laws or regulations after the Civil War that provided African-Americans with protection against racial discrimination on the job, unless they worked for the fed...
December 19, 2005
Florida Mail-Haul Workers Join APWU
Workers at Finkle Transportation’s Florida outlets voted 32-1 to join the APWU in a vote that was tallied Dec. 16 by the National Labor Relations Board. The private mail-hauling firm, which is based in New Jersey, employ...
December 19, 2005
Florida Mail-Haul Workers Join APWU
Workers at Finkle Transportation’s Florida outlets voted 32-1 to join the APWU in a vote that was tallied Dec. 16 by the National Labor Relations Board. The private mail-hauling firm, which is based in New Jersey, employ...
November 21, 2005
Consolidation of USPS Network Begins
November 21, 2005
Consolidation of USPS Network Begins
November 9, 2005
2005-2006 Organizing Campaign: ‘It’s All About You!’
With a mailing to non-members and the distribution of the first in a series of flyers, the “It’s All About You!” organizing campaign has officially begun. “The mailing to non-members that announced the September cost-of-...
November 9, 2005
2005-2006 Organizing Campaign: ‘It’s All About You!’
With a mailing to non-members and the distribution of the first in a series of flyers, the “It’s All About You!” organizing campaign has officially begun. “The mailing to non-members that announced the September cost-of-...
October 31, 2005
Postal Landscape Includes Art of the New Deal
If the facility you work in was built during the Great Depression, chances are that its public lobby features a unique work of art. Though many post offices have undergone repeated renovations, most of the art has been p...
October 31, 2005
Postal Landscape Includes Art of the New Deal
If the facility you work in was built during the Great Depression, chances are that its public lobby features a unique work of art. Though many post offices have undergone repeated renovations, most of the art has been p...
October 18, 2005
2006 APWU Health Plan
Premium costs in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will increase an average of 6.6 percent in 2006, but not at APWU Health Plan. Premium costs for the Consumer Driven Health Plan and High Option are ei...
October 18, 2005
2006 APWU Health Plan
Premium costs in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will increase an average of 6.6 percent in 2006, but not at APWU Health Plan. Premium costs for the Consumer Driven Health Plan and High Option are ei...
October 4, 2005
USPS Seeks to Thwart Landmark FMLA Ruling
The Postal Service has filed a petition seeking to overturn a recent court ruling that invalidated USPS return-to-work requirements for employees with absences of more than 21 days. The APWU had hailed the July 19 ruling...
October 4, 2005
USPS Seeks to Thwart Landmark FMLA Ruling
The Postal Service has filed a petition seeking to overturn a recent court ruling that invalidated USPS return-to-work requirements for employees with absences of more than 21 days. The APWU had hailed the July 19 ruling...
September 29, 2005
APWU, USPS Reach Agreement on Workers Displaced by Katrina
The APWU and USPS have reached an agreement on procedures for assigning employees impacted by Hurricane Katrina, union President William Burrus has announced. A Memorandum of Understanding, signed by Burrus and the USPS...
September 29, 2005
APWU, USPS Reach Agreement on Workers Displaced by Katrina
The APWU and USPS have reached an agreement on procedures for assigning employees impacted by Hurricane Katrina, union President William Burrus has announced. A Memorandum of Understanding, signed by Burrus and the USPS...
September 8, 2005
Reaching Out to Postal Workers, Other Hurricane Katrina Victims
APWU members are joining together to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, which included thousands of postal workers and their families. The APWU is urging union members to make contributions to the Postal Employees’...
September 8, 2005
Reaching Out to Postal Workers, Other Hurricane Katrina Victims
APWU members are joining together to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, which included thousands of postal workers and their families. The APWU is urging union members to make contributions to the Postal Employees’...
September 2, 2005
Private-Sector Workers Turn Back Decertification Effort
By a vote of 60-25, APWU-represented motor vehicle operators at a private-sector mail-haul operation in Kansas City have rejected a union decertification effort.
September 2, 2005
Private-Sector Workers Turn Back Decertification Effort
By a vote of 60-25, APWU-represented motor vehicle operators at a private-sector mail-haul operation in Kansas City have rejected a union decertification effort.
August 31, 2005
Not Always a Smooth Ride
Mail transportation took the obvious route when the Continental Congress founded our nation’s postal system in 1775. The horse and rider — and maybe the occasional “buggy” — were the main features of the system for decad...
August 25, 2005
Hurricane Katrina Safety and Health Update
Safety and health in the wake of a natural disaster is a major concern. The storm and subsequent flooding in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana has and will continue to place postal workers in dangerous environ...
August 17, 2005
Local Negotiations Period Set
As a result of the ratification of the contract extension, local unions and management will have an opportunity to negotiate changes to local agreements during the 60-day period from Oct. 3 through Dec. 1, 2005, APWU Pre...
August 17, 2005
Local Negotiations Period Set
As a result of the ratification of the contract extension, local unions and management will have an opportunity to negotiate changes to local agreements during the 60-day period from Oct. 3 through Dec. 1, 2005, APWU Pre...
August 8, 2005
APWU Members Ratify One-Year Contract Extension
APWU members ratified a one-year extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement by a vote of 69,763 to 9,201, in balloting that ended Aug 5. The National Agreement is now set to expire on Nov. 20, 2006.