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December 10, 2021
APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), announced APW...
December 10, 2021
2022 Leave Calendar and Leave Chart Available
The 2022 APWU Leave Calendar and Leave Chart are now available on the APWU website under Frequently Requested Resources. The Leave Calendar is a grea...
December 6, 2021
Urgent Action: Urge Congress To Pass Postal Reform Before Year Ends
As we near the end of the year, it is critical that Congress take up the Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 (H.R. 3076) before the end of session. This...
November 23, 2021
Workers Are Standing Up
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Greetings postal heroes! Postal workers, nurses an...
November 19, 2021
President Biden Names Two Nominees to Board of Governors
Today, President Joe Biden announced two new nominees to the Postal Service Board of Governors to replace outgoing governors. The President nominated...
November 19, 2021
John Deere Workers Win Strong New Contract Following Militant Strike Action
On November 17, over 10,000 John Deere workers, unionized with the United Auto Workers (UAW), brought their month-long strike to an end, voting to rat...
November 15, 2021
President Biden Signs Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Today, President Biden signed H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, into law. This bi-partisan, $1.2 Trillion package will make long-...
November 12, 2021
APWU’s Statement on the USPS 2021 Financial Report
The Postal Service reported out its Fiscal Year 2021 financial and operational results at the public meeting of the Board of Governors on November 10,...
November 12, 2021
HRSSC Members Ratify a First Union Contract
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The newest bargaining unit of the American Postal...
November 12, 2021
The Wheels of Justice Often Turn Slowly
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) After over a year of discussions on the Step 4 gri...
November 12, 2021
Taking on Challenges Together
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) COVID-19 Continues Brothers and Sisters, I hope an...
November 12, 2021
Das Issues Remedy Award on PM End of Day Button Case
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On December 8, 2017, Arbitrator Shyam Das found th...
November 12, 2021
“Deep Cleaning” MMO-03-20 Challenged by APWU
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In March 2020, the Postal service notified APWU Na...
November 12, 2021
LABOR NEWS
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On October 16, the International Alliance of The...
November 12, 2021
Important Dates and Deadlines in the Months Ahead
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Throughout 2021 the Secretary-Treasurer’s Departme...
November 12, 2021
APWU Family Members Awarded 2021 Union Plus Scholarships
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Since 1991, the annual Union Plus Scholarship Prog...
November 12, 2021
APWU Honored During 2021 Community Change Champions Awards
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On September 30, APWU ally organization Community...
November 12, 2021
Negotiations Still Ongoing As Clock is Stopped
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On September 20, 2021, the Collective Bargaining A...
November 12, 2021
Support Postal Employees Impacted by Hurricane Ida and Other Natural Disasters
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On August 26, the 16-year anniversary of Hurricane...
November 12, 2021
Puerto Rico Area Local Members Rally to Demand Safe Workplace
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On August 27, Puerto Rico Area Local members stage...
November 12, 2021
Postal Workers Are Always Essential
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Your labor of love and survival has really made a...
November 12, 2021
APWU National and Locals Fight Back Against Consolidations
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In May 2021, the Postal Service released a list of...
November 12, 2021
Congratulations to HRSSC Workers on their New Union Contract!
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The American Postal Workers Union’s newest bargain...
November 12, 2021
Industrial Relations Department Releases Informational Booklet to Help Postal Workers Stop Harassment at Work
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU Industrial Relations Department recently...
November 12, 2021
Organize at Orientation
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) With thousands of Postal Support Employees (PSE) e...
November 12, 2021
Legislative and Political Director Judy Beard Reflects on 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
November 12, 2021
A Grand Alliance: New Book Explores Privatization Threats Across America
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
November 12, 2021
Afghanistan Veteran Resources
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Vantage Point, an official website of the U.S. Dep...
November 12, 2021
Preventing Identity Theft
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The holiday season is beginning and identity theft...
November 12, 2021
First Steps Taken in Postal Banking Pilots
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In September, the Postal Service and the APWU anno...