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August 17, 2025
Dispute Over Information Security Handbook
The APWU initiated a national dispute over the Postal Service's announcement of revisions to the AS-805 handbook governing Information Security.
August 17, 2025
e-Team Report, May 10, 2013
The Postal Service Protection Act Gains Bipartisan Support Postal Losses in Second Quarter Primarily Due to Prefund Mandate Compensatory Time Bill Pas...
August 17, 2025
Enforcing the Collective Bargaining Agreement in Small Offices
The USPS has begun implementing several policies in small post offices that we believe violate the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Al...
August 17, 2025
Managing Stress
We all face challenges and obstacles, and sometimes the pressure can be hard to handle.
August 17, 2025
Disputes Over Contract Postal Units Filed, Appealed to Arbitration
The APWU has initiated one dispute, and appealed another to national arbitration, over whether a contract postal unit (CPU) may exist in a facility wh...
August 17, 2025
e-Team Report, Aug. 30, 2013
One Week Left to Meet With Lawmakers Before Summer Recess Ends Tell Congress: NO to Legislation that Enable Cuts to Service! Spreading our Message Far...
August 17, 2025
Seniors Show Support for APWU
Seniors showed support for the APWU’s critical issues by signing Stop Staples postcards addressed to the company’s CEO, Ron Sargent, at the convention...
August 17, 2025
Families Too
During our visits to medical facilities we have met many family members — mostly young wives, but also husbands, moms, dads, brothers, sisters, and ch...
August 17, 2025
As Deadline Nears, APWU Keeps Up the Fight
Time is running out. We are quickly approaching the May 15 expiration of the moratorium on the closure and consolidation of mail processing plants and...
August 17, 2025
Award on Obligation to Notify APWU of Withdrawal of CFR Revision
Arbitrator Linda Byars sustained the union's position that in order to make moot the union's appeal to arbitration of a proposed revision to a regulat...
August 17, 2025
Understanding Autism
Autism is a developmental disorder that severely impairs a person's ability to communicate and socially interact with others. It affects 500,000 Ameri...
August 17, 2025
U.S. House Approves Ryan Budget that Slashes Medicare
In a nearly party-line vote, the Republican-led House of Representatives voted 219-205 on Thursday to approve a 2015 budget plan unveiled last week by...
August 17, 2025
Save Social Security
The current debate over the nation’s deficit is being used as an excuse to advocate privatization of Social Security and Medicare, yet nearly 70 perce...
August 17, 2025
Award on Annual Leave Exchange Option
In a national-level arbitration award, Arbitrator Linda Byars sustained the union's grievance protesting management’s decision to exclude part-time fl...
August 17, 2025
Maintaining Your Membership
We receive requests every day asking how those about to retire can continue their membership in the union. The following are summaries of the constitu...
August 17, 2025
Safety Hazard on APPS Prime Function May Cause Serious Injury and Loss of Life
APWU members are advised not to use the “prime function” to pre-load belts on APPS (Automated Package Processing System) machines.
August 17, 2025
e-Team Report, March 9, 2012
Transportation Trouble Postal Reform USPS Makes Call to Halt Closures During Election Season
August 17, 2025
A New Day, A New Way in Organizing
A bright new day is here. As your newly elected director of Organization, I want to congratulate all the new and re-elected officers. To those who hav...
August 17, 2025
DSI Positions to be Posted Installation-Wide
A Feb. 21, 2008, letter [PDF] from the Postal Service confirms a long-held APWU position: Driver-Safety Instructor (DSI) duty assignments must be post...
August 17, 2025
Building a Better Department
Retirees are an invaluable asset to the American Postal Workers Union.
August 17, 2025
The ‘3-Day Waiting Period’
Despite a long and hard-fought battle by the APWU, on Dec. 20, 2006, President Bush signed into law the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, whi...
August 17, 2025
e-Team Report, Aug. 26, 2011
What Cannot be Won at the Bargaining Table by the Postal Service, Could be Changed on Capitol Hill There is a Solution other than Withdrawing from Fed...
August 17, 2025
Protestors Rally to Save Distribution Centers
Protesters lined the sidewalk in front of the post office at Bay and Fahm streets in Savannah, GA, Oct. 15 to express their disapproval of the planned...
August 17, 2025
OWCP Updates
The Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs has made several important changes in recent months. Below is a summary.
August 17, 2025
Dispute Over PMRs with Dual Appointments as Casuals Working in Skilled Positions
A national-level grievance has been filed concerning the use of non-bargaining unit employees (PMRs) with a dual appointment as a casual being utilize...
August 17, 2025
e-Team Report, May 17, 2013
Legislative & Political Director Myke Reid Announces Retirement, Gary Kloepfer Accepts Director Position Postal Reform Bills Gain Co-Sponsors, More Su...
August 17, 2025
For Active Reservists and National Guard Differential Pay, At Last
In February, the Postal Service notified the APWU that it was finally ready to comply with its obligation to grant “differential pay” to employees who...
August 17, 2025
Be Informed About Medicare
issues/joinstay-involvedMedicare Open Season is Jan. 1 through March 31 for those who have missed their regular enrollment period. Eligible postal emp...
August 17, 2025
Dispute Filed Over USPS Failure to Create Bargaining Unit Jobs at Greensboro HRSSC
The APWU has filed a national-level dispute over the Postal Service's failure to create bargaining unit positions at the Human Resources Shared Servic...
August 17, 2025
e-Team Report, Jan. 11, 2013
Hilda Solis Out as Labor Secretary “Leonard Montalto Post Office Building” 113th Congress by the Numbers Share the Wealth