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August 15, 2022
APWU National Convention: Division, Retiree Conferences Get to Work
As delegates arrived in Maryland’s National Harbor for the 26th Biennial National Convention, the Clerk, Maintenance, Motor Vehicle Services, and Support Services Divisions held their respective conferences, alongside th...
August 10, 2022
Second COLA Increase Announced
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $1.18 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective August 27, 2022.
August 8, 2022
Statement of APWU President Mark Dimondstein in Response to Recent Remarks by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Future Postal Staffing
In a recent presentation before the neoconservative American Enterprise Institute, Postmaster General (PMG) Louis DeJoy outlined his views of the future direction of the United States Postal Service. One remark from the...
August 5, 2022
After Pressure, Management Sets Retroactive Pay Date!
Last week we announced the APWU was preparing collective actions in response to the unacceptable delay in retroactive payments won in the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Today, after concerted struggles...
August 4, 2022
IT/AS 2022-2025 Tentative Contract Agreement Ratification Vote
Due to delays in delivery of the ratification packets we are extending the ratification period. Ballots will now have to be received at the address on the ballot return envelope by Wednesday August 17, 2022 at 9:00 a.m....
July 29, 2022
The Battle for Retroactive Pay is On!
This is an important update on our retroactive pay from the 2021-24 contract and a call to action on securing your hard-earned pay at the earliest possible date.
July 28, 2022
Additional Function 1 Staffing MOU Leads to 2,404 PSE Conversions to Career
The parties agreed on July 27, 2022 to an additional Function 1 Staffing MOU that will convert 2,404 PSEs in 157 Installations to career status. PSEs “will be converted based on their relative standing on the PSE rolls”...
July 28, 2022
July 22, 2022
Q&A on the new IT/AS Tentative Agreement
The Support Services Division will be holding an IT/AS Q&A session regarding the new Tentative Agreement, which will be held on Tuesday August 2, 2022 at 7pm EST.
July 21, 2022
10 Roads Express Workers Vote APWU Union Yes!
Truck drivers for 10 Roads Express in Harrisburg, PA have voted to form a union with the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO. The 100 professional drivers in Harrisburg join nearly 1,000 10 Roads Express drivers who a...
July 20, 2022
2022 APWU Scholarship Winners
The APWU proudly presents the winners of three scholarship programs: The E.C.Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, Vocational Scholarship, and Best Essay Award for 2022.
July 20, 2022
COLA and You
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Soaring inflation is hurting working people worldwide with rising prices on basic necessities including gasoline, food, t...
July 13, 2022
Bonding and Tax Issues for Local Unions
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Effective July 1, 2022, local affiliates have a new three (3) year term of bond coverage, which will expire June 30, 2025...
July 13, 2022
COVID-19 At Home Tests
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) You’ve probably heard of COVID-19 at-home tests but what are they exactly, when are you supposed to use them, and what d...
July 13, 2022
Don’t Stop Building Union Power!
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As I write this article, we have just hit the target of recruiting 5,000 new members for our Building Union Power organiz...
July 13, 2022
Legislative Priorities and the Fight Ahead!
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Service Standards/Appropriations Returning USPS to its 2012 Service Standards remains a top priority of the APWU. In the...
July 13, 2022
Moral March Unites Labor & Civil Rights Movements
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 18th, just before the Juneteenth holiday, The Poor People’s Campaign held the “Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Wo...
July 13, 2022
MVS Update
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Craft had a National Arbitration hearing on May 23-24 to determine if the USPS violated Section 2 of the 2010 Contrac...
July 13, 2022
National Staffing Advocate Training: DC
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Washington DC: In an effort to continue providing local and state unions with maintenance craft staffing assistance, the...
July 13, 2022
July 13, 2022
What Is There To Hide?
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In May 2022, the USPS Atlantic and Southern Area notified the Regional Union Leadership and the Management Associations t...
July 13, 2022
Workers Are Fighting Back
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) There is a union movement that is blazing across the country. It’s important for all of us to do our part to give support...
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
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 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 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...