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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, state and local levels from August 8 through August 22, 2022, due to the...
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 in the country are still uninsured and millions more are forced to fore...
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, the NALC food drive has donated over 1.8 billion pounds of food to fami...
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 Position Qualification. The extension will continue through November 4, 2022...
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 Employees at Customer Care Centers, Customer Retention Teams, and the Mail...
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 Companies that Violate Labor Laws?” The hearing was held in response to th...
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 felt the need for the above title in order to raise the awareness and...
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 Dimondstein and the National Executive Board for appointing me to the position...
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 are up for election in the House of Representatives, with 48 members...
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 our local and state officers organize our non-members. While the over...
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 happening in your airways, as well as common asthma symptoms. Understa...
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 provisions of the agreement went into effect. The membership of the union has...
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 anniversary of the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA),...
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 seminar on May 10, 2022, starting at 8:00 pm Eastern to 10:00 pm Eastern...
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 agreement the Postal Service would not cite any COVID related absences during...
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 a wealth of information to take home to their locals and state organiz...
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 results at the Bessemer, Alabama Amazon warehouse is also encouraging n...
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. During the 2021 contract negotiations, the parties made improvements to th...
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, intended to encourage participation in the ratification process, offered rew...
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 Justice Stephen Breyer, who has announced he will retire from the Court t...
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 Legislative and Political Director Judy Beard were invited to witness the...
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 annual leave carry over from leave year 2022 to leave year 2023 and one th...
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 over 180 years postal workers had very little, if any, say in their e...
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% performance scores).
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 conditions of 200,000 postal workers has been overwhelmingly ratified with a 9...
March 22, 2022
Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman Steps Down; Charlie Cash Appointed to Fill Vacancy
APWU Industrial Relations Director (IRD) Vance Zimmerman has announced that he is stepping down from his position effective March 26, 2022. In accordance with the APWU National Constitution, President Mark Dimondstein fi...
March 22, 2022
Daleo Freeman Appointed as Human Relations Director
President Dimondstein has appointed Daleo Freeman to the vacant position of Human Relations Director. In accordance with the National APWU Constitution Brother Freeman’s appointment was approved by the National Executiv...
March 17, 2022
Implementation Dates for Pay Increases in New Contract Confirmed
On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, the Postal Service confirmed to the APWU important dates for implementation of the pay provisions of the 2021-2024 National Agreement. There were significant changes to the pay and leave pro...
March 16, 2022
List of Residual Vacancies Made Available for PTF Clerks’ One-Time Reassignment Opportunity
In accordance with the MOU, Re: PTF One-Time Voluntary Reassignment Opportunity, the Postal Service provided a list of available residual duty assignments for PTF clerks to choose from, within their own district. Attache...
March 14, 2022
We Need Your Help! (Does Your Postal Facility Look Like This?)
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 that helped manufacture a financial crisis at USPS was passed by Co...