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March 24, 2016
District Court Orders Clarification
The Postal Service sidestepped a fight in federal court on March 16 over enforcement of an Oct. 19, 2015, arbitration award on staffing at Bulk Mail C...
March 17, 2016
APWU, USPS Resolve Dispute Over PSE Transfers in MVS Craft
The APWU and USPS have signed an agreement that prohibits the transfer of Postal Support Employees (PSEs) between installations or districts in the Mo...
March 17, 2016
APWU, USPS Resolve Dispute Over PSE Transfers in MVS Craft
The APWU and USPS have signed an agreement that prohibits the transfer of Postal Support Employees (PSEs) between installations or districts in the Mo...
March 2, 2016
Union Files Court Complaint
The maintenance division filed a complaint in federal court on Dec. 11 seeking enforcement of a national arbitration award on staffing at Bulk Mail Ce...
March 2, 2016
Union Files Court Complaint
The maintenance division filed a complaint in federal court on Dec. 11 seeking enforcement of a national arbitration award on staffing at Bulk Mail Ce...
February 23, 2016
Union Files Court Complaint
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Maintenance Division filed a complaint in fed...
February 23, 2016
Union Files Court Complaint
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Maintenance Division filed a complaint in fed...
February 12, 2016
Clerk Craft, Postal Service Settle Four Disputes
The Clerk Craft recently settled four disputes as part of a pre-arbitration review process that was agreed upon by APWU President Mark Dimondstein and...
February 12, 2016
Clerk Craft, Postal Service Settle Four Disputes
The Clerk Craft recently settled four disputes as part of a pre-arbitration review process that was agreed upon by APWU President Mark Dimondstein and...
February 1, 2016
Update on $56 Million Settlement
Information provided by the Postal Service reveals numerous management errors in the initial payment of a $56 million settlement to employees in small...
February 1, 2016
Update on $56 Million Settlement
Information provided by the Postal Service reveals numerous management errors in the initial payment of a $56 million settlement to employees in small...
January 13, 2016
Clerk Craft Resolves Dispute on Scheme Requirements
The APWU and USPS reached agreement on disputes involving scheme requirements and dexterity qualifications, Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson has an...
January 13, 2016
Clerk Craft Resolves Dispute on Scheme Requirements
The APWU and USPS reached agreement on disputes involving scheme requirements and dexterity qualifications, Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson has an...
January 1, 2016
Arbitrator Blasts Management In BMC Staffing Case
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU won an important grievance involving...
January 1, 2016
Arbitrator Blasts Management In BMC Staffing Case
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU won an important grievance involving...
January 16, 2015
Occupational Groups in the MVS Craft
December 14, 2014
Maintenance Craft Wins $8.64 Million Remedy for Improper Subcontracting
Arbitrator Shyam Das has ordered the Postal Service to pay Maintenance Craft employees $8.64 million for improperly subcontracting work that could hav...
December 8, 2014
Union Wins $56 Million Remedy for Postmasters Performing Craft Work
The APWU reached a $56 million settlement with the USPS on Dec. 5 to resolve a long-standing dispute over postmasters and supervisors in small offices...
November 18, 2014
Settlement Addresses Grievance Numbering Problem
The APWU and USPS reached an agreement in August to address a problem associated with grievance processing, Industrial Relations Director Tony D. McKi...
October 27, 2014
APWU, USPS Settle Custodial Subcontracting Dispute
The APWU and Postal Service have reached an agreement that prohibits management from subcontracting cleaning services based on an employee’s voluntari...
October 9, 2014
Conversions, Not Terminations!
October 9, 2014
‘Pecking Order’ Set for Filling
The APWU and USPS have agreed on a “pecking order” for filling newly created positions in POStPlan Installations. A recent arbitration award will resu...
September 22, 2014
APWU Wins Major Victory on Staffing ‘POStPlan’ Offices
The APWU has won a major victory on staffing in post offices affected by the “POStPlan” – a victory that will result in the creation of at least 9,000...
September 19, 2014
Maintenance Craft Defeats Improper Excessing
The APWU and USPS settled an important dispute, Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer has announced, stipulating that the Postal Service cannot decl...
September 11, 2014
Dispute on Custodial Staffing Settled; More Than 3,150 PSEs Converted
The APWU and USPS signed a major settlement on July 9 that resolved a long-standing dispute over custodial staffing and resulted in the conversion to...
August 7, 2014
Maintenance Wins Significant Award
The APWU won an important arbitration award on August 06, when Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled that the Postal Service may not detail a maintenance craft e...
July 11, 2014
Maintenance Craft Settles Dispute on Custodial Staffing; Will Convert More Than 3,150 PSEs
The APWU and USPS signed a major settlement July 9 that resolves a long-standing dispute over custodial staffing and results in the conversion to care...
July 2, 2014
Arbitrator Denies Union’s Grievance Protesting PVS Conversion to Highway Contract Route
July 1, 2014
Arbitrator Rules: Excessed Employees Must Meet Minimum Qualifications Before Reassignment
The APWU won an important arbitration award on June 24, when Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg ruled that the Postal Service must determine – prior to ex...
June 13, 2014
Potential Participants in Class-Action Settlement Should Exercise Caution, APWU Warns
APWU members who are potential participants in the settlement of a class-action discrimination case against the Postal Service must make a decision by...