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November 19, 2019
Hollingsworth Contract Ratified
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On Sept. 11, new APWU members working at Hollingsworth LLC, a private-sector distribution company, ratified the t...
November 18, 2019
Arbitration Hearings and Testimony Conclude
The American Postal Workers Union and United States Postal Service management conducted a final three-day session of interest arbitration Nov. 13-15. The week’s proceedings saw the conclusion of evidence submission and w...
November 15, 2019
Message from the President: Final Arbitration Hearings
President Dimondstein's fifth update on the interest arbitration hearings for our new union contract. We just completed three more days of hearings which ended November 15th. The hearings are now completed and the panel...
November 14, 2019
Interest Arbitration: APWU Presents Final Witness Testimony With Clerk and Custodial Evidence
Today at Interest Arbitration, APWU presented evidence from the Clerk and Maintenance Craft Divisions.
November 13, 2019
Interest Arbitration: APWU rebuts management’s economics and MVS proposals
Today at Interest Arbitration, the APWU rebutted some of management’s economic arguments, including their controversial claim that postal workers are overpaid for the skills they employ. We also responded the management’...
October 30, 2019
All-Craft Conference Gets to Work on Contract and Climate Change
Following the day’s General Sessions and workshops on Tuesday, October 29, the focus turned to two important APWU priorities: the fight against climate change, and the work of the Contract Action Teams (CAT) to mobilize...
October 26, 2019
President Dimondstein: Interest Arbitration Update # 4
President Dimondstein's interest arbitration update on the Postal Service's witness hearings. In October, we fought back against management's regressive attacks on our jobs.
October 25, 2019
October Sessions of Interest Arbitration Include Financial Arguments, PSE Panel, & Support Services
Union Defends Against Management’s Proposals to Cut Wages and Benefits
October 23, 2019
Interest Arbitration: APWU Experts and Clerk Craft Present Evidence
On the third and final day of this week’s interest arbitration session, the APWU gave evidence including a detailed job analysis of the different positions in the APWU bargaining unit and a presentation about how APWU wa...
October 22, 2019
PSEs and Postal Banking Feature in Today’s Interest Arbitration
Today, APWU presented evidence on postal service expansion and a panel of Postal Support Employees gave testimony on their experience as PSEs in various postal clerk positions.
October 21, 2019
Interest Arbitration Update: Management Believes Clerks Too Well Paid
In today’s Interest Arbitration session, USPS Management presented evidence on wages and benefits. In the morning session, their main witness characterized USPS postal clerks as under-skilled and over-paid as they sought...
October 18, 2019
Message from the President – Latest Interest Arbitration Update
President Dimondstein's interest arbitration update on the Postal Service's witness hearings.
October 15, 2019
Interest Arbitration: APWU Presents Support Service Craft and Replies to USPS Financial Argument
Today, Tuesday, October 15, the APWU presented more of their case to the Arbitration Board.
October 11, 2019
Interest Arbitration: A Second Day of USPS Witnesses Testimony
Today, we heard testimony from the USPS’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President. The testimony included many provocative and negative descriptions of USPS employees in support of management’s aim of pushin...
October 10, 2019
Interest Arbitration Update: Management’s Financial Presentations
Today, management made presentations on pattern bargaining, comparability of job classifications between USPS and private sector companies, demographics of the bargaining units, as well as information about postal benefi...
September 27, 2019
APWU Workers Testify During Interest Arbitration Hearings
During the interest arbitration hearings on September 24 and 25, the APWU brought members from the workroom floor to testify to the Arbitration Board, providing details about many aspects of their job including responsib...
September 25, 2019
Interest Arbitrators Hear from Motor Vehicle Service (MVS) and Maintenance Workers
On September 25, the Arbitration Board continued to hear testimony from the most important of the union’s expert witnesses – APWU members. APWU members in the MVS craft testified on the Driver (MVO/TTO) and Vehicle Maint...
September 24, 2019
Interest Arbitrators Hear from Clerk and Maintenance Workers
On September 24, the Arbitration Board heard testimony from the most important of the union’s expert witnesses – APWU members.
September 12, 2019
Interest Arbitration Next Session – APWU Rank and File Witness Panels
During the next session of interest arbitration (Sept. 24-26), postal workers from the workroom floor will serve as key witnesses in front of the arbitration panel. “We always knew that interest arbitration was a possibi...
September 10, 2019
Opening Day Testimony
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As your National President, I was honored to present testimony on behalf of all our members on the opening day of...
September 6, 2019
President Dimondstein’s Arbitration Opening Day Testimony and Message to the Members
President Dimondstein's interest arbitration opening day testimony link and video message
September 6, 2019
Band Together & Stick with the Union During Interest Arbitration
Band Together & Stick with the Union During Interest Arbitration
September 4, 2019
Opening Day of Interest Arbitration!
APWU discusses how postal workers are mission-dedicated, skilled, public servants deserving of fair pay and benefits, job security, and a safe workplace, free of harassment.
August 27, 2019
‘Stick’ Together in September!
Show solidarity with your APWU sisters and brothers across the country and wear “Good Contract NOW” stickers on the workroom floor!
August 26, 2019
Interest Arbitration Hearings Scheduled in September and October
The location for the interest arbitration’s opening hearings has been set. The hearings will take place at the Washington DC National Mall Hilton, located at 480 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20024. Interest arbitrat...
August 19, 2019
Interest Arbitration Panel for New Contract Appointed
Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg has been appointed as the impartial chair of the tri-partite interest arbitration panel and scheduled the opening day of the hearings for September 4, 2019. When the APWU and USPS are unab...
July 25, 2019
It’s Time for the Postal Service to Respect Their Workers
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU and the Postal Service were not able to come to a negotiated contract despite going through regular negotiation...
July 25, 2019
Our Advantage is in Our Numbers – Let’s Use It
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Negotiation Goals The Clerk Craft’s goals during contract negotiations include steps towards starting all employees as c...
July 25, 2019
Contract Mediation Ends, Interest Arbitration Next
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) “We invoked mediation to make sure we pursued every avenue to reach a good contract for the membership,” said President...
July 24, 2019
Members Are Asking…
Members have legitimate questions and deserve factual answers. “Why are we facing interest arbitration for a new contract when there was a tentative agreement?” “What was in it?” “Why didn’t I get a vote?” “When am I rec...