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December 6, 2010
Bargaining Over New Contract Continues
Negotiators for the APWU and the USPS met again on Monday, Dec. 6, in an effort to hammer out a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. At face-to-face meetings at USPS headquarters and in telephone conversations, the parti...
December 3, 2010
Negotiations Over New Contract Ongoing
Contract negotiations between the APWU and the USPS continued Thursday, Dec. 2, and Friday, Dec. 3, and union representatives will be meeting over the weekend, APWU President Cliff Guffey said Friday afternoon.
December 1, 2010
Contract Talks to Continue
The APWU and Postal Service will continue contract negotiations, and have agreed to extend the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement for a third time, APWU President Cliff Guffey announced Dec. 1.
November 30, 2010
Contract Talks Approach Deadline
Union and management representatives continued bargaining Nov. 30, and will meet again on Dec. 1 — the day the contract is set to expire.
November 29, 2010
Contract Negotiations Resume
Contract negotiations between the APWU and the Postal Service resumed Nov. 29, with a Dec. 1 deadline fast approaching. Talks will continue on Nov. 30.
November 23, 2010
Operating Services Agreement Extended through Dec. 8
The APWU Operating Services Agreement typically terminates with the APWU National Agreement.
November 23, 2010
Contract Extended to Dec. 1
Negotiators for the union and the U.S. Postal Service have extended their Collective Bargaining Agreement for a second time, until Dec. 1, and will continue bargaining on Monday, Nov. 29, APWU President Cliff Guffey anno...
November 21, 2010
Operating Services Agreement Extended through Nov. 30
The APWU and the Postal Service have agreed to extend the Operating Services agreement through Tuesday, Nov. 30, at noon ET, said APWU Support Services Director Bill Manley.
November 20, 2010
Negotiations Update
Negotiations between the APWU and the Postal Service are continuing throughout the day Saturday, with the contract set to expire at midnight on Nov. 20.
November 20, 2010
Contract Extended to Nov. 23; Union, USPS to Continue Talks
APWU President Cliff Guffey announced that the union and Postal Service have extended their Collective Bargaining Agreement through Tuesday, Nov. 23, at noon ET.
November 18, 2010
Guffey: USPS Will Have to Do Better
Postal Service negotiators continue to express interest in APWU contract proposals, “but so far have failed to put anything in writing,” APWU President Cliff Guffey reported to the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Commi...
November 17, 2010
Union Pushes for Job Security
APWU President Cliff Guffey briefed the union’s Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee on Wednesday morning, saying, “Our goal in these negotiations is to make our members feel as though they can stick around and fe...
November 16, 2010
Guffey: ‘Real Efforts’ to Reach Agreement Begin
“Real efforts” to reach an agreement with the Postal Service on the terms of a new contract began Monday afternoon when the union’s top negotiators held a closed-door meeting with high-ranking postal officials, APWU Pres...
November 15, 2010
APWU Negotiators Meet With Rank and File Committee
Union President Cliff Guffey and the other members of the APWU negotiating team briefed the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee on Monday morning on the status of bargaining.
November 12, 2010
Follow Contract Negotiations on Facebook, Twitter
With the Collective Bargaining Agreement scheduled to expire Nov. 20, the APWU will post frequent updates about the status of negotiations. To stay informed about late-breaking developments, union members can visit www.a...
November 12, 2010
Rank and File Bargaining Committee Scheduled to Arrive in Washington, DC
The union’s Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee is scheduled to arrive in Washington, DC on Nov. 14 to be on hand in the event of late-breaking developments at the negotiating table.
November 10, 2010
Postmaster General Honors Burrus at the Bargaining Table
To commemorate retiring President William Burrus’ last day at contract negotiations — and his more than 50 years of postal employment — Postmaster General John E. Potter made an appearance at the bargaining table Nov. 10...
November 8, 2010
Guffey Pledges to Continue The Fight for Working Families
Speaking at swearing-in ceremonies in Washington, DC, newly elected APWU President Cliff Guffey pledged to continue to fight on behalf of postal workers and their families.
October 26, 2010
Burrus Shocked, Disappointed By Retirement of PMG Potter
Responding to news of the retirement of Postmaster General John E. Potter, APWU President William Burrus issued the following statement.
September 10, 2010
Ballots Mailed in Election of Union Officers
Ballots for the 2010 Election of APWU National Officers are being mailed Monday, Sept. 13, to Wednesday, Sept. 15. To encourage APWU members to participate in this year’s elections, the national union will hold a voter-p...
September 8, 2010
Union Denounces USPS Attempts to ‘Work the Refs’
American Postal Workers Union President William Burrus has denounced efforts by the Postal Service to influence the outcome of contract negotiations by issuing demands in public forums.
September 1, 2010
Contract Negotiations Begin
Negotiations for a new national agreement between the American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service began Sept. 1 in Washington, DC. The current contract expires Nov. 20, 2010.
September 1, 2010
Delegates Designate Retention of Federal Health Benefits a ‘Top Priority’
On the fifth and final day of the convention, delegates reaffirmed their commitment to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHBP) by voting “yes” to a resolution that would make retaining union members’ right to...
August 24, 2010
‘Our Union is Alive and Strong’
APWU President William Burrus told delegates to the 20th Biennial National Convention that the union is “alive and strong.” ALSO: Delegates to the APWU National Convention got down to business on the meeting’s opening da...
June 16, 2010
Rank & File Bargaining Panel Meets
“This will not be a giveback contract,” APWU President Burrus told members of the union’s Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee at their first meeting on June 16. “Negotiations may be difficult,” he said, “but it i...
April 19, 2010
Union Appoints Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory Committee
With contract negotiations set to begin later this year, APWU President William Burrus has announced the names of union members who will serve on the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee. In accordance with the AP...
January 29, 2010
Springfield Area Local Reaches MTESC Agreement
After seven months of negotiations, the Springfield (MA) Area Local reached a tentative agreement with Alan Ritchey, Inc. on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement that will cover all 90 members employed at the Mail Trans...
May 15, 2009
APWU, Mail Hauler Agree to One-Month Contract Extension
The APWU and the private-sector mail-haul firm Pat Salmon & Sons have agreed to a one-month extension of a contract covering more than 500 drivers. The collective bargaining agreement in effect since Aug. 30, 2006, had b...
April 6, 2009
Postal Nurses’ Interest Arbitration Hearings Conclude
Interest-arbitration hearings over a contract between the National Postal Professional Nurses-APWU and the Postal Service concluded April 2. Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg is expected to issue a ruling within the next sever...
August 22, 2008
APWU 2008 Convention Highlights Videos
Union Endorses Barack Obama for President - Wed, Aug. 20, 2008