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October 2, 2025
Historic Settlement Reached on TACS Duties
October 1, 2025
Federal Government Shutdown – Postal Workers NOT Impacted
October 1, 2025
Support Services Division Announces 2026 Annual Leave Exchange and Carryover MOUs
September 30, 2025
2024-2027 LMOU For Offices Without a Local Union Structure Posted
September 29, 2025
e-Team Report, Jan. 25, 2013
State Efforts Chipping Away at Union Membership, Especially for Public Sector Workers Debt Ceiling Temporarily Averted The Politics of Crisis and Postal Reform Forever Stamps Rising to 46 Cents Lawmakers Back Away From F...
September 26, 2025
It Pays to Have a Union – APWU-Secured COLA in Paychecks Today
September 19, 2025
Maintenance Part-Time Regular Conversions Announced
September 12, 2025
The Struggles That Unite Us
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) On a cloudy August day outside Washington, DC’s National Airport, flight attendants from regional airline, PSA, walked th...
September 12, 2025
Vote in the 2025 Election of National Union Officers
Ballots for the 2025 Election of APWU National Officers will be mailed to members’ homes, along with the election magazine, on Wednesday, Sept. 10-15. All members in good standing as of June 13, 2025, will receive a ball...
September 11, 2025
Honored to Serve: Thank You for Your Trust
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) As I embark on my third term as your APWU Health Plan Director, I will continue my commitment to serving you, the members...
September 11, 2025
The New, National Retirement Security Task Force
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The National Retirement Security Task Force is the evolution of the National Windfall Elimination Provision and Governmen...
September 10, 2025
Celebrating Our Differences: We Are All Part of One American Family
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The United States has long been a melting pot of cultures, a nation built by immigrants from all corners of the globe. Fr...
September 9, 2025
It’s Not “Somebody Else’s Job”
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) One of the biggest misconceptions about organizing is that it is somebody else’s job. Many think this work belongs to loc...
September 9, 2025
It is Time to Raise Your Voice and Take Action
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The new postmaster general says he is in a listening mode to learn from all of us what the Postal Service needs to succee...
September 9, 2025
Strategic Planning for Your Local
“To be proactive, you must have a strategic plan - one that considers your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.” Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell shares how strategic planning can lead to success for your loc...
September 9, 2025
The Importance of Accurate Data Provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) On Aug. 1, the U.S. president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Director Erika McEntarfer. This job is historica...
September 9, 2025
Postal Service Implements New Field Maintenance Operation Work Order Application
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) On July 9, the Postal Service notified the APWU that the Field Maintenance Operation (FMO) Work Order Application pilot w...
September 9, 2025
The Agony of Victory
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The Motor Vehicle Service (MVS) Division prevailed in two national-level arbitrations that have not been fully complied w...
September 9, 2025
September 8, 2025
Local Memorandum of Understanding Negotiations
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU and USPS reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) on our Collective Bargaining Agreement on June 2, 2025, covering the...
September 8, 2025
We Must Continue to Stand Up and Fight Back!
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Following countless executive orders and the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” working people across the country have s...
September 8, 2025
Information Technology/Accounting Service Telework Negotiations
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) On July 25, the APWU and USPS came to agreements on extending our Telework Pilot Program Memorandum of Understandings (MO...
September 8, 2025
Assistance Provided by FEMA for Natural Disasters
(This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) With all the ever-increasing natural disasters happening across the country due to climate change, it is imperative to kn...
September 5, 2025
New Hub Clerk Memo: Part-Time Flexible Employees’ First Chance for Selecting Loaner Offices
Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks shares the new Memorandum of Understanding achieved as part of our new union contract, which allows Hub Clerks voluntarily working outside of their home installation the option to choos...
September 2, 2025
Suicide Prevention Month: Taking Care of Your Body, Mind
September is Suicide Prevention Month, led by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). The Industrial Relations Department provides information on how to recognize the signs of someone struggling with mental healt...
August 29, 2025
APWU to ‘Unite and Fight’ in New Organizing Drive
August 28, 2025
One-Time Voluntary Transfer Opportunity for Part-Time Flexible Employees Begins September 1
In compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), “Re: PTF One-Time Voluntary Reassignment Opportunity,” the Postal Service will provide a list of available full-time residual duty assignments for Part-Time Flexi...
August 26, 2025
Maintenance Division Wins Arbitration Award Protecting Employees in ‘Pending Qualification’ Status
The APWU has won a major national arbitration decision protecting the rights of Maintenance Craft employees. On August 13, Arbitrator Margo R. Newman ruled that positions awarded to promoted employees who are in “pending...
August 26, 2025
APWU Announces Dates for Retroactive Payments
The Postal Service has provided tentative dates for the additional negotiated pay provisions in the 2024-2027 National Agreement and the date of the retroactive payment for the pay increases due for the “stopgap” period...
August 22, 2025
Celebrate Labor Day With Labor Family
Labor Day is more than a long weekend — it is a reminder of the sacrifices and victories of working people over generations of struggle. Labor Day was first celebrated in 1882 by the Central Labor Union in New York City....