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May 7, 2021

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Looking Back on 50 Years of the APWU with Former Secretary-Treasurer Doug Holbrook

(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Editor’s Note: For the APWU’s 50th anniversary celebra...

May 7, 2021

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Happy Anniversary APWU: 50 Years of Struggle and Progress

(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, turns 50 y...

May 7, 2021

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EReassign – The Misconceptions

(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) There still are misconceptions with the eReassign proc...

May 7, 2021

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Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee Appointed

(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) With national contract negotiations set to begin in Ju...

May 7, 2021

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And the Slogan Contest Winner Is… APWU – Our Union, Our Contract, Our Future!

(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In the last issue of The American Postal Worker, APWU...

May 7, 2021

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View from the People’s Postal Summit

(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) From March 16-18, A Grand Alliance to Save the Public...

May 7, 2021

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APWU Retirees Still Fighting for Justice

(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Every May, our nation observes Older Americans Month....

May 7, 2021

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Screening Options for Colorectal Cancer

(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cance...

May 7, 2021

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Join the APWU’s Women’s Committee

(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) APWU POWER (Post Office Women for Equal Rights), the w...

May 7, 2021

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Be the Change

(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Routinely the Organizing Department receives emails, l...

May 7, 2021

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Infrastructure, Voting Rights, Retirement Security: Our Fight Continues

(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) After the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law...

May 7, 2021

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Postal Banking Gaining Steam in Congress

(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Members of Congress are making waves in the fight to w...

May 7, 2021

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Labor News

(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) 1,300 Steelworkers on Strike Across Five States On Mar...

May 3, 2021

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APWU/USPS concluded ET- 11 Virtual LMOU Negotiations

The Maintenance Division recently concluded the negotiation for National Support Technicians Local Memorandum of Understanding on April 19, 2021, afte...

April 30, 2021

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Second Round of Payments for POStPlan Staffing

On April 26, 2021, the Postal Service informed the Clerk Craft that it had partially input the second round of payments required by the national-level...

April 30, 2021

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Industrial Relations ZOOM Seminar: Emergency Federal Employee Leave (EFEL)

On April 29, 2021, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released their long-awaited guidance on EFEL. The Industrial Relations Department will be...

April 27, 2021

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APWU Opposes Management Plans to Reinstitute Plant Consolidations and Closures.

On Tuesday April 27, 2021 postal management informed the APWU of management’s intent to pursue consolidations and operational mail moves in 18 facilit...

April 24, 2021

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APWU Prevails on Management Court Challenge to Victorious Arbitration Award on Union Leave for Political Activity.

In August of 2018, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg struck down the Postal Service’s unilateral implementation of changes to ELM Section 510 and to PS-Form...

April 23, 2021

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At Senate hearing, USPS Board nominees express commitment to improving quality and reliability, upholding universal service obligation

UPDATE: Today, April 28th, 2021, the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) held a business meeting to consider pending nom...

April 23, 2021

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Remaining Level 6 Mailing Requirements Clerks Upgraded to Level 7

APWU Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Postal Service that upgraded the known remaining Level 6 M...

April 21, 2021

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APWU Statement on Derek Chauvin’s Conviction

Yesterday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted in the May 2020 murder of George Floyd. Last year, APWU President Mark Dimond...

April 19, 2021

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Do Not let the Postal Service take your “Pulse!”

The APWU was notified by the USPS that they will be attempting, again, to take your “Postal Pulse” The survey period is schedule from May 11, 2021 to...

April 13, 2021

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USPS Receives COVID-19 Financial Relief Following Success of #SaveThePostOffice Campaign

APWU members and our allies won an important victory in our fight to save the Post Office as the US Treasury Department last week released $8.648 bill...

March 31, 2021

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Clerk Craft Prepares for National Negotiations

The APWU will begin negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) in June. The current CBA is set to expire on September 20, 2021. As s...

March 26, 2021

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Extension with the Postal Service of the April 3, 2020 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Re: Bulk Mail Tech and Mailing Requirements Clerk (MRC) Position Qualification

On March 23, 2021, Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks signed an extension with the Postal Service of the April 3, 2020 Memorandum of Understanding (MO...

March 26, 2021

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National Executive Board votes unanimously to cancel the 2020 National Convention

While we all cannot wait to gather together again, the leadership of APWU takes the health and safety of our members seriously.   As a result, in an e...

March 23, 2021

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APWU Statement on the Release of the Postal Service’s 10-Year Plan

Today, Postal Service management issued a 10-year plan they are calling Delivering for America. The plan lays out a number of steps management hopes t...

March 23, 2021

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USPS and APWU Reach Function 1 and 4 Staffing Increase Agreement

Postal Management and the American Postal Workers Union signed another Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to continue to address the significant unders...

March 19, 2021

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Latest COVID MOUs and Liberal Leave Policy Extensions

President Dimondstein signed extensions on the COVID MOUs today through June 4, 2021

March 18, 2021

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American Rescue Plan Act: Update on Emergency Federal Employee Leave (EFEL)

Multiple questions have been submitted regarding the recently passed stimulus bill known as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). Under section...