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September 10, 2022
Reporting Back On Four Years And Looking To The Future
Since 2009, the USPS has wanted to cut our workforce and reduce the retail footprint using Contract Postal Units (CPUs), approved shippers, and reducing or closing retail operations, which, if successful, would have redu...
September 10, 2022
Second COLA = Record Breaking $1.18/hr
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (union contract), career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $1.18 per hour Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA), effective August 27, 2022. The...
September 10, 2022
Successful Maintenance Division Conference
The 2022 APWU National Convention started on Monday, August 15, 2022 and lasted for four days. We participated in Maintenance Council meetings on Thursday, August 11 and pre-convention workshops (MS-1 staffing issues and...
September 10, 2022
Union Democracy Sets the Agenda
We just completed our 26th Biennial National Convention, which was held in National Harbor, MD. The delegates engaged in meaningful and spirited debate over the resolutions put before them. The APWU arguably has the most...
September 9, 2022
Arbitrator Sharnoff Issues National-Level Award on ADUS Craft Jurisdiction
On September 1, 2022 Arbitrator Joseph M. Sharnoff issued his latest national-level RI-399 award, this one concerning the Automated Delivery Unit Sorter (ADUS). The ADUS award was the last in a series of four RI-399 craf...
August 29, 2022
Retirees Online Applications for Holiday Temp Jobs Due Sept. 5, 2022
Time is running short for APWU retirees who are interested in temporary work as: Annuitant Holiday Clerk Assistant (HCA) Retirees have the opportunity to be rehired as temporary Annuitant Holiday Assistants again this ye...
August 18, 2022
APWU Convention Day 3: Democracy in Action: Spirited Debate and Successful Resolutions
Delegates continued to make progress on the important union business before the convention, considering, debating, amending and voting on several resolutions throughout the day. The Constitution Committee work led off th...
August 18, 2022
APWU Convention, Day 4: Completing Resolutions, Union History and International Solidarity
On the fourth and final day of convention, delegates resumed voting on the remaining committees’ resolutions, beginning with the Formal Resolutions Committee. Issues such as supporting the Green New Deal, calling for the...
August 17, 2022
APWU National Convention: Delegates Make Progress on Convention Business
After a productive first day of convention, delegates continued on Tuesday to make significant progress on union business. They debated and voted on many meaningful resolutions addressing bargaining demands as the Labor-...
August 17, 2022
The New IT/AS Contract is Ratified
On Wednesday August 17, 2022 the ratification vote count for a 36-month Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Information Technology/Accounting Services (IT/AS) was conducted. "I am proud to announce that the terms of...
August 16, 2022
APWU National Convention: Dimondstein Delivers State of the Union
APWU National Convention: Dimondstein Delivers State of the Union On Monday, APWU President Mark Dimondstein delivered the ‘State of the Union.’ He highlighted our successes and struggles and gave an outlook for a bright...
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...