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June 8, 2022
IT/AS Town Hall Zoom Meetings Scheduled June 13 & 15 on New Tentative Agreement
Register to attend one of the Town Hall Zoom Meetings for the Information Technology/Accounting Services (IT/AS) unit to review/discuss the terms of t...
May 27, 2022
National Jurisdictional Award Issued over Universal Sorting System
On May 24, 2022, Arbitrator Joseph M. Sharnoff issued a lengthy award on the APWU-NPMHU jurisdictional dispute over the Universal Sorting System (USS)...
May 27, 2022
APWU – “Building Union Power”
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Postal worker union power, whether at the bargaining t...
May 24, 2022
IT-AS Tentative Agreement Announcement
The American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative agreement for the Information Technology/Accounting Se...
May 20, 2022
APWU & USPS Reach Verbal Tentative Agreement on IT/AS
APWU Reaches TA for IT/AS Unit
May 16, 2022
Grievance Moratorium to be in Effect Due to National Convention
The APWU and the Postal Service have agreed to a moratorium on grievances, disciplinary actions and arbitration hearings at the national, regional, st...
May 12, 2022
It’s time for Medicare for All
The healthcare system in the United States is profoundly broken. While insurance and pharmaceutical companies post record profits, 28 million people i...
May 10, 2022
Support the 30th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 14
The 30th annual National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is taking place on Saturday, May 14. Since its inception, t...
May 6, 2022
Bulk Mail and Mailing Requirements Clerk Qualification Position MOU Extended
On May 6, 2022, Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks and the Postal Service agreed to extend the MOU, Re: Bulk Mail and Mailing Requirement Clerk Positi...
May 6, 2022
Telework MOU Extended Until June 17, 2022
On May 6, 2022, APWU Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks agreed to extend the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding Telework for Clerk Craft Empl...
May 6, 2022
Senate Hearing Investigates Union-Busting Federal Contractors
On Thursday May 5, 2022 the Senate Budget Committee, chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), held a hearing titled, “Should Taxpayer Dollars Go to Comp...
May 6, 2022
The Importance of Critical Thinking and Common Sense
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Importance of Critical Thinking and Common Sense I...
May 6, 2022
New Beginning, New Goals for Human Relations
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2022 issue of the American Postal Workers magazine) I would like to begin by thanking President Dimondste...
May 6, 2022
We Need Better Service Standards to Secure 2022 Mail Ballot Protections
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Mid-term elections are November 8, 2022. All 435 seats...
May 6, 2022
It Pays to have a Union Presence in the Workplace!
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) This can be interpreted literally or figuratively when...
May 4, 2022
Asthma and Seasonal Triggers
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) When you have asthma, it’s important to know what is...
April 28, 2022
Implementation of CBA Moves Ahead
The implementation of the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement is moving forward. With ratification of the agreement on February 28, the provisio...
April 28, 2022
Honoring Workers Memorial Day
Today, we are marking Workers Memorial Day by taking action together to protect our health and safety at work. Workers Memorial Day marks the annivers...
April 27, 2022
Additional EGS Trainings Added
Due to numerous requests for an additional time slot for the Electronic Grievance System Training sessions has been added. There will be an evening se...
April 25, 2022
COVID-19 MOUs Extensions
As a reminder, the COVID-19 MOUs were extended on March 22, 2022 up through May 6, 2022. Along with the MOUs, the Liberal Leave Policy and the agreeme...
April 14, 2022
Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop
The Research & Education Department will sponsor the APWU’s 17th Educational Conference, a National Convention event that provides union members with...
April 11, 2022
Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on the Amazon Workers Union Victory in Staten Island and the Ongoing union election in Alabama
The Union victory today of Amazon workers in the Staten Island, NY warehouse is exciting and great news. In addition, the too-close-to-call election r...
April 8, 2022
Parties Agree on Updated Q&As for MOU, Re: Residual Vacancies – Clerk Craft
On March 30, 2022, the APWU and USPS agreed to an updated version of the Questions & Answers for the MOU, Re: Residual Vacancies – Clerk Craft. Duri...
April 8, 2022
Results of Tentative Agreement Incentive Announced
APWU President Mark Dimondstein has announced the winners of the union’s tentative agreement ratification participation contest. The challenge, intend...
April 8, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed to the Supreme Court
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 7 to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court. She will fill the seat of Jus...
April 6, 2022
PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNS POSTAL REFORM INTO LAW
On Wednesday, April 6, President Joe Biden signed the Postal Service Reform Act into law at a White House ceremony. President Mark Dimondstein and Leg...
April 5, 2022
President Dimondstein Signs Annual Leave Exchange and Annual Leave Carryover MOUs
In addition to the extension of the COVID-19 MOUs, President Dimondstein signed off on the two additional MOUs: one that allows for the increased annu...
March 24, 2022
What…did you not vote on the CBA?
By now the fate of the contract is decided. You either exercised the power of your membership or let it go to waste. If you voted, thanks, because for...
March 24, 2022
We need Your Help! (Does Your Postal Facility Look Like This?)
We need Postal facilities fully restored with mail processing equipment, properly postal staffed, and we need our 2012 service standards back (94%-97%...
March 23, 2022
President’s Column: Team APWU – Bringing home the Gold!
Wow! Just months into 2022 and great news on two fronts: First: Our Collective Bargaining Agreement covering the wages, benefits, and working conditio...