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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.
March 16, 2023
My Consumer Driven Option
On behalf of the entire APWU Health Plan, I would like to welcome all of our new members and their families. The Health Plan team looks forward to serving you for many years to come. The APWU Health Plan offers two rich...
March 16, 2023
Women’s Rights Are Under Attack
Today, in the USA, women’s rights are under attack. Women are being told what they can and can’t do with their bodies. Although one might not personally believe in abortion, it’s not up to anyone, especially a man, to te...
March 16, 2023
What’s the 411 on Capitol Hill?
With the 118th Congress underway, there is already much talk throughout the country on the debt ceiling, a legislative limit on the amount of debt that can be incurred by the United States Treasury Department. The Treasu...
March 16, 2023
“What Have You Done For Me Lately?”
What’s the first thing you hear from a non-member when you ask them to join the union? Maybe surprise! Many non-members have never been asked to join the union. But a lot more non-members really just don’t understand wha...
March 16, 2023
Join The Fight for Social Security and a Better Tomorrow
The Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82) was re-introduced during the first week of the 118th Congress. Cosponsors are signing-on to the bill; however, they must also vote for the bill while it passes through the vario...
March 16, 2023
Together, We Can Overcome Any Obstacle
As a new officer writing my first article, I would like to start by saying that I am honored and humbled to have been elected as Southern Regional Coordinator of our great union. I cannot express enough my gratitude for...
March 16, 2023
Training, Regional Assistants and COVID Leave
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), which protected federal workers who contracted COVID-19 (COVID), expired on Jan. 27, 2023. We are providing the following information to members on the new procedures for COVI...
March 16, 2023
Department of Transportation Testing Violations by USPS Contractor
The APWU strives to ensure USPS compliance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) rules and regulations as related to our Motor Vehicle Service Division members whose positions require a Commercial Driver’s License...
March 16, 2023
Contract Negotiations in the Year Ahead
Our collective bargaining agreements are the foundation of the relationship between APWU members and management. Our collective bargaining agreements are the contracts that establish the wages, benefits, and working cond...
March 16, 2023
APWU Files National Dispute Over New Employee Orientation
The COVID-19 pandemic caused numerous problems for the Postal Service and the postal unions, but more importantly, the employees. The APWU and the other unions did our best to ensure that the safety of the members we rep...
March 16, 2023
Know Your Rights At Work!
One of the basic rights you have in the Postal Service is the right to meet with a steward if your contractual rights have been violated. You have the right to representation by a steward in any meeting that could lead t...
March 15, 2023
Meeting Annual Report Deadlines
To ensure local and state union officials meet Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax deadlines, the Secretary-Treasurer’s department provides training on how to complete and electronically file...
March 15, 2023
Who is Keeping Track of Bullying, Sexual Harassment, and Hostile Work Environments?
The USPS has never put forth its best effort to protect postal workers from hostile work environments. Employees often experience management failures to resolve cases. They watch management harassers move from one postal...
March 15, 2023
Tax Season is Upon Us. But Who Pays Taxes? And How Are They Spent?
Working people, including postal workers, routinely pay taxes. We don’t have massive write-offs, offshore tax havens, untaxed stock incomes, tax avoidance trust funds, or high-priced lawyers. But the billionaire U.S. oli...