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July 12, 2022
The PSRA and Postal Retirees
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) This time of the year we recognize the anniversary of Medicare, signed into law in July 1965 and Social Security, created...
July 11, 2022
Mental Health Conditions and the FMLA
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In May of this year, the Department of Labor updated the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to address mental health con...
July 11, 2022
Your Rights to a Safe Workplace
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Safety—how often do you think about your safety at work? Do you ever think about the impact it would have on your family...
July 11, 2022
2022 National Officer Election Candidates’ Online Statements Posted
Statements by candidates for national union office are posted on the APWU website in accordance with Article 11.3.c.2 of the APWU Constitution. To view the statements click here and follow the log-in instructions for the...
July 1, 2022
WE Did It! Organizing Campaign – a Smashing Success!
Building on our solid new union contract and historic postal legislation, the APWU launched a national organizing drive - “Building Union Power” - with the bold goal of signing up 5000 new members. Together we did it! Fr...
June 27, 2022
Ballot Placement Set for APWU Election of National Officers
Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth “Liz” Powell has certified the union members listed below as candidates for national union office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution and Bylaws. A drawing was held...
June 25, 2022
Telework MOUs Agreed to for MRCs, Care Centers
On June 24, 2022, APWU Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks and the Postal Service signed two agreements that will allow Mailing Requirements Clerks (MRCs) and Customer Retention Team/Customer Care Center Clerks (CRTs/CCCs...
June 24, 2022
The Official and Final Version of the 2021-2024 APWU-USPS Collective Bargaining Agreement Has Been Published
The official and final version of the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement has been completed. The linked PDF is being made available for immediate use. The file is fully searchable and bookmarked. Files have been...
June 21, 2022
Update on Management Implementation of Pay Provisions of the 2021-2024 National Agreement
On June 4, 2022, many of the pay provisions of the 2021-2024 National Agreement were scheduled to be implemented. Over the weekend it became apparent that an issue with the implementation had occurred when PSEs began rep...
June 17, 2022
Candidates Nominated for APWU Election of National Officers
Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth "Liz" Powell has announced that the following union members have been certified as candidates for election to national office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution an...
June 16, 2022
Parties Agree on Q&As to Clarify PTF, PSE, & NTFT Issues
On June 8, 2022, the parties signed a set of Q&As that further explains the parties’ intent regarding certain contractual provisions of the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The Q&As clarify issues such as...
June 16, 2022
Clerk Craft Telework MOU Extended Through July 1, 2022
Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks reached an agreement with the Postal Service to extend the MOU, Re: Telework for Clerk Craft Employees at Customer Care Centers (CCCs), Customer Retention Teams (CRTs), and the Mailing...
June 16, 2022
MVS Division Settles Two National Disputes with USPS Management
The Motor Vehicle Division recently settled two national disputes that had significant impact on MVS members. USPS/APWU Case Q15V-4Q-C 19224673/HQTV20190130 addressed the pay anomalies that can occur when a Postal Suppor...
June 13, 2022
President Dimondstein Presents the Struggle for Shorter Working Hours at AFL-CIO Convention
On June 13, APWU President Mark Dimondstein addressed the delegates at the 2022 AFL-CIO Convention in Philadelphia, introducing a resolution that supports a shorter work week with no reduction in pay/benefits. Read his t...
June 13, 2022
Observe Juneteenth National Freedom Day June 19, 2022 – Find events in your area!
On Monday June 20th, postal workers will commemorate Juneteenth as a paid holiday. Juneteenth itself is celebrated June 19th. This 11th paid holiday for career postal employees was won in our new union contract, signed o...
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 the new tentative agreement! Multiple dates/times are offered betweeen...
June 8, 2022
Arbitration Advocacy Training Registration
Arbitration Advocacy Training Registration (August 28 - September 4, 2022). The training is designed to provide an in-depth knowledge of the techniques needed to effectively prepare a case for arbitration. To attend the...
June 8, 2022
Don’t Let the Postal Service check Your “Pulse!”
Starting June 14 through July 15 2022, the USPS is pushing its annual Postal Pulse Survey. The APWU leadership urges you to not let the Postal Service take your Pulse! Management surveys have been used as a weapon agains...
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 table, on the workroom floor, or on Capitol Hill, begins with each and...
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). Arbitrator Sharnoff upheld the Postal Service’s 2019 determination 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 Services (IT/AS) collective bargaining agreement, announced Support Serv...
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, 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
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 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
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...