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November 18, 2025
Support Services All-Craft 2025
Former Support Services Director Arrion Brown shares a summary of the Support Services Conference which took place in Las Vegas at the 2025 APWU All-Craft Conference.
November 17, 2025
Implementation of Pay Provisions for the 2024-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement
Many new terms of the 2024-2027 APWU contract are being implemented this month and next. IRD Charlie Cash goes over in detail when and what to expect regarding adjustments to APWU-represented workers’ pay.
November 17, 2025
Thank You, Happy Holidays, and Looking to the Future
APWU Northeast Region Coordinator Tiffany Foster wishes members a happy holiday season, and looks ahead to the future of APWU after an enlivening Young Members Conference. Finally, she reminds us of the need to keep figh...
November 17, 2025
Historic Settlement Reached on Time and Attendance Collection System Duties
Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks discusses the historic settlement reached on Time and Attendance Collection System (TACS) duties, signaling a finality to what has been a persistent issue for the Clerk Division.
November 14, 2025
Onward Postal Workers! Forward APWU!
For his final column as APWU President, Mark Dimondstein reflects on his time leading the postal workers’ union. Read his last thoughts here:
November 14, 2025
Delivering for the Public and Postal Workers
APWU Vice President Debby Szeredy reiterates the importance of postal workers and a public Postal Service for communities in her latest column for the American Postal Worker magazine.
November 14, 2025
Spending Local Funds on Holiday Gift Cards Appropriately
The holiday season always brings inquiries from local and state officers who contemplate distributing gift cards to their members.
September 12, 2025
The Struggles That Unite Us
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) On a cloudy August day outside Washington, DC’s National Airport, flight attendants from regional airline, PSA, walked th...
September 11, 2025
Honored to Serve: Thank You for Your Trust
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) As I embark on my third term as your APWU Health Plan Director, I will continue my commitment to serving you, the members...
September 11, 2025
The New, National Retirement Security Task Force
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The National Retirement Security Task Force is the evolution of the National Windfall Elimination Provision and Governmen...
September 10, 2025
Celebrating Our Differences: We Are All Part of One American Family
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The United States has long been a melting pot of cultures, a nation built by immigrants from all corners of the globe. Fr...
September 9, 2025
It’s Not “Somebody Else’s Job”
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) One of the biggest misconceptions about organizing is that it is somebody else’s job. Many think this work belongs to loc...
September 9, 2025
It is Time to Raise Your Voice and Take Action
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The new postmaster general says he is in a listening mode to learn from all of us what the Postal Service needs to succee...
September 9, 2025
Strategic Planning for Your Local
“To be proactive, you must have a strategic plan - one that considers your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.” Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell shares how strategic planning can lead to success for your loc...
September 9, 2025
The Importance of Accurate Data Provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) On Aug. 1, the U.S. president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Director Erika McEntarfer. This job is historica...
September 9, 2025
Postal Service Implements New Field Maintenance Operation Work Order Application
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) On July 9, the Postal Service notified the APWU that the Field Maintenance Operation (FMO) Work Order Application pilot w...
September 9, 2025
The Agony of Victory
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The Motor Vehicle Service (MVS) Division prevailed in two national-level arbitrations that have not been fully complied w...
September 9, 2025
September 8, 2025
Local Memorandum of Understanding Negotiations
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU and USPS reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) on our Collective Bargaining Agreement on June 2, 2025, covering the...
September 8, 2025
We Must Continue to Stand Up and Fight Back!
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Following countless executive orders and the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” working people across the country have s...
September 8, 2025
Information Technology/Accounting Service Telework Negotiations
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) On July 25, the APWU and USPS came to agreements on extending our Telework Pilot Program Memorandum of Understandings (MO...
September 8, 2025
Assistance Provided by FEMA for Natural Disasters
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) With all the ever-increasing natural disasters happening across the country due to climate change, it is imperative to kn...
September 5, 2025
New Hub Clerk Memo: Part-Time Flexible Employees’ First Chance for Selecting Loaner Offices
Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks shares the new Memorandum of Understanding achieved as part of our new union contract, which allows Hub Clerks voluntarily working outside of their home installation the option to choos...
August 13, 2025
Strength in Diversity: Empowering Every Voice
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) We recently held our Human Relations Educational Assembly in Houston, TX, and it was a tremendous success! More than 200 attend...
August 13, 2025
Keep Fighting for Justice This Summer
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) This summer marks several milestone anniversaries for APWU members and our communities. The Postal Service is older than the Un...
August 13, 2025
Calm Health for Consumer Driven Option Members
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Life can be chaotic, and being a postal worker can be stressful! We often have to manage heavy workloads, especially during pea...
August 13, 2025
August 11, 2025
2024-2027 Maintenance Craft Changes in the New Contract
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU and USPS reached a Tentative Agreement that was approved by the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee and then r...
August 11, 2025
Another Round of Bargaining Completed
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU and the Postal Service have concluded contract negotiations for a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The APWU and...
August 11, 2025
Every Conversation Counts!
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) With over 30,000 postal facilities, and more than 200,000 APWU-represented workers, we have the resources to create a movement...