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May 22, 2026
Training Programs for 2007
To help APWU activists enhance their skills, the Research and Education Department will be providing several training programs in 2007.
May 22, 2026
May 22, 2026
Tribute Month for Seniors
May is Older Americans Month. Every president since John Kennedy has issued an annual proclamation asking the nation to pay tribute to its seniors.
May 22, 2026
Truck Problems
APWU Motor Vehicle Division officers are asking local officers to report problems with the 7- and 11-ton International and Freightliner trucks that the USPS purchased in 2004. Problems reported so far include failure to...
May 22, 2026
Two Wins, One Loss In Private-Sector Campaigns
APWU members ratified a “first contract” in late May for approximately 120 workers at the Cincinnati Mail Transportation Equipment Service Center. The workers at the private-sector MTESC operation are getting their first...
May 22, 2026
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 Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Chairman of the House Budget Committee. Ryan’s...
May 22, 2026
U.S. Ranks Just 19th in Retirement Security Worldwide
U.S. retirees are facing worse conditions for their golden years than retired workers in many other developed countries -- from Canada and the United Kingdom to South Korea, CNN reports. The U.S. ranked 19th in retiremen...
May 22, 2026
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 Americans, occurring four times more often among boys than among girls. The...
May 22, 2026
Unemployment Compensation
Injured employees who undergo the National Reassessment Process (NRP) and are told by the Postal Service either that there is only partial-day work available or that there is no work available, should consider applying f...
May 22, 2026
Unemployment Compensation
Injured employees who undergo the National Reassessment Process (NRP) and are told by the Postal Service either that there is only partial-day work available or that there is no work available, should consider applying f...
May 22, 2026
Unemployment Compensation And The National Reassessment Process (NRP)
Injured employees who undergo the National Reassessment Process (NRP) and are told by the Postal Service either that there is only partial day work available or that there is no work available, should consider filing for...
May 22, 2026
Union Appeals APPS Installation Subcontracting to Arbitration
On Nov. 3, 2009, the APWU appealed to arbitration a national-level interpretive dispute protesting management’s decision to subcontract the installation of APPS (Automated Package Processing System) machines. The union a...
May 22, 2026
Union Appeals APPS Installation Subcontracting to Arbitration
On Nov. 3, 2009, the APWU appealed to arbitration a national-level interpretive dispute protesting management’s decision to subcontract the installation of APPS (Automated Package Processing System) machines. The union a...
May 22, 2026
Union Appeals to Arbitration USPS Decision to Subcontract FSM 1000 Modifications
On Nov. 17, 2009, the APWU appealed to arbitration a national-level dispute protesting the Postal Service’s decision to subcontract the retrofitting of FSM 1000 machines, and challenging management’s failure to notify th...
May 22, 2026
Union Appeals to Arbitration USPS Decision to Subcontract FSM 1000 Modifications
On Nov. 17, 2009, the APWU appealed to arbitration a national-level dispute protesting the Postal Service’s decision to subcontract the retrofitting of FSM 1000 machines, and challenging management’s failure to notify th...
May 22, 2026
Union Arbitrates PVS To HCR Conversion
The APWU’s position has consistently been that mode conversions have a significant impact on the bargaining unit. As such, the USPS must adhere to Article 32.1.B when considering converting the Columbus PVS operations.
May 22, 2026
Union Arbitrates PVS To HCR Conversion
The APWU’s position has consistently been that mode conversions have a significant impact on the bargaining unit. As such, the USPS must adhere to Article 32.1.B when considering converting the Columbus PVS operations.
May 22, 2026
Union Demands: Count HCR Drivers as Casuals
As part of our long-standing battle to protect our jobs against subcontractors, MVS officers at the national level filed a Step 4 grievance on Sept. 1, 2009, asserting that Highway Contract Route (HCR) drivers must be co...
May 22, 2026
Union Demands: Count HCR Drivers as Casuals
As part of our long-standing battle to protect our jobs against subcontractors, MVS officers at the national level filed a Step 4 grievance on Sept. 1, 2009, asserting that Highway Contract Route (HCR) drivers must be co...
May 22, 2026
Union Protests Assignment of ET Duties
The union has initiated a dispute at the national level (Case # Q06T-4Q-C-07270988) protesting the Postal Service’s decision to use contractors and other non-Maintenance Craft employees to install upgraded computer soft...
May 22, 2026
Union Protests Assignment of ET Duties
The union has initiated a dispute at the national level (Case # Q06T-4Q-C-07270988) protesting the Postal Service’s decision to use contractors and other non-Maintenance Craft employees to install upgraded computer soft...
May 22, 2026
Union Wins Another Sunday Premium Case
In another significant win for the union, an arbitrator has ruled that the Postal Service must grant Sunday premium pay to employees who work on Sunday, even if the work is the result of an employee's request for a tempo...
May 22, 2026
Union Wins Another Sunday Premium Case
In another significant win for the union, an arbitrator has ruled that the Postal Service must grant Sunday premium pay to employees who work on Sunday, even if the work is the result of an employee's request for a tempo...
May 22, 2026
Union Wins Debt Collection Act Case
In a recent national-level award, Arbitrator Linda Byars ruled that the ELM 460 provision allowing for collection of postal debts by the Postal Service in increments greater than 15% of an employee’s disposable pay or 20...
May 22, 2026
Union Wins Debt Collection Act Case
In a recent national-level award, Arbitrator Linda Byars ruled that the ELM 460 provision allowing for collection of postal debts by the Postal Service in increments greater than 15% of an employee’s disposable pay or 20...
May 22, 2026
Union Wins Major Attendance Case
In an award issued Jan. 28, 2005, Arbitrator Shyam Das sustained the APWU's arguments on two of three outstanding issues in a significant attendance case.
May 22, 2026
Union: It’s Who We Are
During this year’s organizing campaign we will remind each other of a basic truth: We are the union. For everyone’s benefit we have joined together to fight injustice in the workplace and to bargain for better working co...
May 22, 2026
Unions Discuss Proposed FECA Changes
The APWU hosted a meeting of unions on Feb. 28 to discuss proposed changes to the Federal Employees Compensation Act. Analyzing the Federal Injured Employees Re-Employment Act (FIERA) were labor organizations that repres...
May 22, 2026
Up Next: Preparing for Local Negotiations
The 2010-2015 collective bargaining agreement has been ratified by the membership, and it is now time to move to the enforcement phase of our new contract. This agreement has many sweeping changes, and there is much work...
May 22, 2026
Updated list of 8,000 HCR Routes for Possible Conversion to PVS Routes
The USPS recently provided the APWU with a list of approximately 8,000 HCRs (Highway Contract Routes) for review. Unfortunately, management did not mark or identify what was new versus what was sent in a list of 4,000 H...