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May 24, 2023
Celebrate Older Americans
This May we recognize the 60th anniversary of Older Americans Month (OAM) and challenge the narrative on aging. This is a time for us to acknowledge the contributions and achievements of older Americans, highlight import...
May 24, 2023
Workers Memorial Day – Standing Up Against Hostile Work Environment
pril 28 was a great day for the American Postal Workers Union! The day, recognized by the Labor Movement as Workers Memorial Day, saw many of us stand up and stand against managers and supervisors who have created toxic...
May 24, 2023
Consumer Fraud is on the Rise
Consumer fraud is on the rise in the USA. Federal Trade Commission data shows that consumers reported losing nearly $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022, an increase of more than 30 percent over the previous year. It’s sometime...
May 24, 2023
Educate, Engage, and Empower!
The Human Relations Department will be holding an Educational Assembly in Baltimore, MD June 13 through June 15, 2023. The theme of the conference is: Educate, Engage, and Empower!
May 24, 2023
Sorting and Delivery Centers, and the Postal Service’s 10-Year Plan
Every day, there are changes on the workroom floor. You don’t know what to expect from day to day. Today, there’s a machine to work on, and tomorrow it’s gone or out of service, and you’re told to go to the infamous blue...
May 24, 2023
Is Your Union Constitution in Conflict?
Your local union constitution contains the fundamental principles by which the local is governed. Federal law requires local unions to adopt a constitution that has been approved by the members. Section 201 (a) of the La...
May 24, 2023
The Impacts of Hostile Work Environments on Employees Can Be Significant
Hostile work environment abounds in the Postal Service and it will only get worse as Postmaster General (PMG) De Joy continues to push his 10-year plan on postal workers and the communities of America. His plans do not p...
May 24, 2023
How We Stop the Harassment
Greetings APWU family, I hope this article finds you well. While the Support Services Division has plenty of important contract negotiations to engage in this year, I would like to take this opportunity to address an iss...
May 23, 2023
We Will Settle for Nothing Less than the Respect All Workers Deserve!
Wearing union pins lead to many good conversations. I often wear a button that says “Workers Deserve Respect.” Workers I meet, whether at the grocery store, pharmacy, airport, or restaurants, often comment on their suppo...
May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023
USPS announces end of COVID-19 protocols
Effective May 12, 2023, the Postal Service has discontinued all Covid-19 specific protocols, including all memoranda of understanding, policies, and work practice restrictions and requirements. However, we must all under...
May 17, 2023
Secretary-Treasurer Powell presents proclamation titled “Aging Unbound” for Older Americans Month
The month of May is Older American's Month. Secretary-Treasurer Powell presented a proclamation to the National Executive Board titled "Aging Unbound." The resolve of the proclamation reads, "Resolved, that the National...
May 10, 2023
Central Regional Coordinator Sharyn Stone Retires: Amy Puhalski Appointed as New Coordinator
Central Regional Coordinator Sharyn Stone has announced her retirement effective April 30, 2023. Sister Stone assumed her position of Regional Coordinator and National Executive Board member in 2001 and served for over 2...
May 10, 2023
APWU National Presidents Conference Rallies at Postal HQ Against Cuts, For Better Service
Hundreds of postal workers demonstrated outside of USPS headquarters on Tuesday, May 9 at a rally coordinated by the APWU National Presidents Conference. The rally, which coincided with a meeting of Postal Service Board...
May 5, 2023
Postal Workers “Speak Up Together” for Dignity and Respect
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 Workers Memorial Day National Day of Action. On April 28, union members wore...
May 5, 2023
2024 Annual Leave Exchange and Carryover MOU
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. Career employees may also “exchange” (sell back”) additional annual...
May 3, 2023
USPS sees ‘massive turnover’ in non-career workers as union protests short-staffing
The Postal Service says it’s getting operations on the right track after years of pandemic-related challenges. But the American Postal Workers Union says the agency remains too short-staffed to meet service standards, le...
April 29, 2023
MD: POSTAL WORKERS PROTEST OVER JOB CONDITIONS
MD: POSTAL WORKERS PROTEST OVER JOB CONDITIONS
April 29, 2023
Postal workers in Waterloo walk out in protest of short staffing, toxic work environment
Postal workers in Waterloo walk out in protest of short staffing, toxic work environment
April 29, 2023
Postal employees say they’re fighting ‘toxic’ work environment
"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, the available people are all being overworked so it's common now for...
April 28, 2023
On Workers Memorial Day, Take Action for Dignity & Respect at Work: The Postal Campaign Against Toxic Workplace Environments
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
Postal Service Health Benefits Program – New Fact Sheets Released
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 mandated the creation of a new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program, adminstered by OPM. Coverage under the PSHB Program will be effective Jan 1, 2025. The Postal Service Re...
April 21, 2023
Direct Deposit Allotments and Net-to-Bank Transactions Online Again Through LiteBlue/PostalEase
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 allotments and net-to-bank transaction again online through LiteBlue/PostalEas...
April 18, 2023
Supreme Court Hears Case That Could Affect Postal Workers
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 rights of postal workers.
April 18, 2023
Supreme Court Hears Case That Could Affect Postal Workers
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 rights of postal workers.
April 14, 2023
10 Roads Express forced to reinstate union organizer after successful strike action
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 won their vote to form a union.
April 14, 2023
On Workers Memorial Day, Take Action for Dignity & Respect at Work:
This year, on Workers Memorial Day, postal workers across the country will take action to demand dignity, respect, and adequate staffing to get the job done. Each year on April 28, working people around the country comme...
April 12, 2023
Parties Agree to Allow PTFs/PSEs in Level 4 RMPO Offices to Decline Conversion
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 4 Remotely Managed Post Offices (RMPOs) to decline a career or full-t...
April 11, 2023
Update on Management’s Network Modernization Plans
APWU provides an update on management's network modernization plans.
April 6, 2023
Arbitrator Shyam Das Supplemental Award Addressing the Scope of 2016 Decision in 110 HCR Routes Case
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. Q06C-4Q-C 11182451.