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November 28, 2025
Focus at Every Level
Nov. 4, 2008, is one of the most important days that we face as adults in this country. The decisions we make on this day will have a direct impact on our lives, as well as the lives of our families, friends and neighbor...
November 28, 2025
e-Team Report, July 19, 2013
President Guffey Testifies at Postal Hearing Issa Moves to Advance His “Deeply Disturbing” Postal Bill APWU and Mail Handlers Announce August Action on Postal Reform Senate GOP Ends Obstruction of Crucial Nominees Flood,...
November 28, 2025
National Award on Attendance Control Supervisors Issuing Discipline
The issue in this case (#Q98C-4Q-C 01059241) was whether management’s use of attendance control supervisors to issue discipline for attendance-related offenses violates the National Agreement.
November 28, 2025
e-Team Report, May 12, 2012
Action Alert: Contact Your Representative Today re S.1789 GOP Votes Pay Cut For Postal, Federal Workers Warning to Postmaster- Do Not Preempt Congress Fox News: Not So……Fair and Balanced
November 28, 2025
Nurses’ Contract Headed for Interest Arbitration
The union and the Postal Service have agreed to submit to an interest arbitrator disputed contract issues for APWU-represented postal nurses. The Collective Bargaining Agreement between the National Postal Professional N...
November 28, 2025
Unions Discuss Proposed FECA Changes
The APWU hosted a meeting of unions on Feb. 28 to discuss proposed changes to the Federal Employees Compensation Act. Analyzing the Federal Injured Employees Re-Employment Act (FIERA) were labor organizations that repres...
November 28, 2025
Starting a Small Business
Starting a business is an exciting proposition, but it’s also an incredibly challenging undertaking.
November 28, 2025
Sexual Harassment
In Fiscal Year 2008, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received approximately 14,000 charges of sexual harassment; nearly 12,000 were resolved. Victims received more than $47 million in damages, with some aggri...
November 28, 2025
New Toolkit Now Available
I'm pleased to report that a new organizing toolkit is now available to help APWU officers, organizations and members sign-up our co-workers who haven't yet joined the APWU! The new kit includes a Welcome Book, a brochur...
November 28, 2025
Vehicle Maintenance Estimated Repair Times Cannot Be Used for Discipline
In a recent national arbitration award, Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled that the Postal Service was not required to provide Article 19 notice to the union before implementing a 1998 Vehicle Maintenance Bulletin (VMB) that inc...
November 28, 2025
e-Team Report, Jan. 6, 2012
Congress Passes Eight Month Extension PRC Slams Postal Service’s Plans for Retail Closures Senator Akaka Introduces New Legislation President Obama Makes Three Recess Appointments to NLRB
November 28, 2025
Dispute Over Reassignments of Partially Recovered Employees
This grievance involves the failure of the USPS to use craft seniority when making wholesale rehab/limited duty assignments after reassessing all of the medically restricted assignments in an installation.
November 28, 2025
Frequently Asked Questions About The Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
EAP is a free, voluntary program available to postal employees and their families. It is intended to provide timely, quality, confidential assistance when it is needed.
November 28, 2025
Helping a Loved One Overcome Addiction
Helping a loved one who is struggling with alcoholism, drug abuse, an eating disorder, or other destructive behavior can be challenging. Sometimes a direct, heart-to-heart conversation can lead to the road to recovery. B...
November 28, 2025
The State of U.S. Unions
At the end of 2008, union members accounted for 12.4 percent of employed wage-and-salary workers, according to the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of workers belonging to unions rose by 428,0...
November 28, 2025
Convention Recognizes Value of Retirees
With one exciting vote in Detroit in 1994, delegates to the 12th Biennial Convention of the American Postal Workers Union unanimously declared that retirees are respected and appreciated, and deserve a status that shows...
November 28, 2025
e-Team Report, Aug. 19, 2011
Is a Postal Service Shutdown Less Than a Year Away if Legislative Changes Are Not Made? The Positive Influence of the Postal Service over the Years State-by-State Voter I.D. Law Look-Up Texas Hurting Veterans' Ability to...
November 28, 2025
Dispute Over Data Security Breaches/Missing USPS Laptops Appealed to Arbitration
The APWU has appealed to national-level arbitration a dispute over the Postal Service's security breaches of sensitive postal employee data resulting from missing or stolen postal laptop computers.
November 28, 2025
Maintenance Wins Significant Award
Recently Arbitrator Arthur T. Voss sustained the union’s grievance in Case #E10T-4E-C 11388721 , known as the Western Area Lock case or the Diebold case.
November 28, 2025
Fast Food Favorites
$10 gift cards to McDonald’s, Burger King, Church’s Chicken, Cinnabon, Nathan’s Famous, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Subway and Taco Bell are an affordable way to say thank you to our hospitalized troops, as well as those retur...
November 28, 2025
‘We Hope You Can Make Headway’
Soon after being interviewed on The Ed Show on MSNBC in December, I received an email from a cousin I don’t see very often who had seen the TV segment, which was about protests by postal workers in Springfield OR against...
November 28, 2025
Management Must Convert PTFs
Managers who are relying on an alleged hiring freeze to justify their refusal to convert MVS part-time flexible employees to full-time are in violation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
November 28, 2025
Help Save Our Benefits!
This summer, three federal programs reached important milestones: The 45th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid was on July 30, and the 75th anniversary of Social Security was on August 15. These programs are crucial to...
November 28, 2025
Financial Aid for Students
As the cost of college continues to escalate, many parents find that they do not have the funds or resources needed to assure that their children can pursue a higher education. They fail to take advantage of the numerous...
November 28, 2025
e-Team Report, Jan. 4, 2013
Out With the 112th Congress In With the 113th Congress New Congress, New Subcommittee Chair Speaker Vote
November 28, 2025
Dispute Initiated Over 60 Day Excessing Notice to Employees
The union recently intiated a national dispute over management's failure to adhere to an agreement between the parties that when employees are excessed outside their craft or installation, such employees will be provided...
November 28, 2025
Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop
The Research & Education Department is proud to announce that the APWU is sponsoring its 13th Educational Conference, a National Convention event that provides union members with a wealth of information to take home to t...
November 28, 2025
Personal Belongings During Interim Trips for Off-Site Training
A Step 4 agreement dated March 11, 2005, between the APWU and the USPS addresses the right of postal employees who are engaged in off-site training to leave their personal belongings in their rooms during interim trips.
November 28, 2025
‘Closures’ Report Reveals Inconsistencies
Call it what you will, shuttering retail Postal Service facilities reduces public service, and the public has been watching. Late last year, the Congressional Research Service issued a report titled “Post Office and Reta...
November 28, 2025
Union Arbitrates PVS To HCR Conversion
The APWU’s position has consistently been that mode conversions have a significant impact on the bargaining unit. As such, the USPS must adhere to Article 32.1.B when considering converting the Columbus PVS operations.