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September 16, 2020

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USPS Planning to Reduce AFCS, DBCS, AFSM100, and FSS in its Mail Processing Facilities

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Please be advised that pursuant to Article 15...

September 16, 2020

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It Pays to Be Union! Retroactive Pay and COLAs in Recent Paychecks

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As this issue goes to press, most APWU member...

September 16, 2020

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Management Must Abide by the Collective Bargaining Agreement

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) It has been a different summer for all of us....

September 16, 2020

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APWU Holds Regional Zoom Meetings

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The National American Postal Workers Union gr...

September 16, 2020

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National MVS Assistant Director Javier Piñeres Retires from APWU

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Effective August 31, national MVS Assistant D...

September 16, 2020

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100 Year Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) “Organize, agitate, educate must be our war c...

September 16, 2020

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Staying Safe

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) We all have been affected by the health and s...

September 16, 2020

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A Grand Alliance Keeps up the Fight

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The many signatory organizations of A Grand A...

September 16, 2020

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Taking the MVS Craft Forward One Step at a Time

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The MVS Craft continues to grow. It is by no...

September 16, 2020

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President Dimondstein Testifies before House Committee and Congressional Progressive Caucus

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) President Mark Dimondstein testified at two h...

September 16, 2020

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POStPlan Implementation’s Questions and Answers

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On July 13, 2020, the parties at the Headquar...

September 16, 2020

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National and Local Officers Use Media to Spread the Word on the Postal Service

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As the crisis facing the Postal Service began...

September 16, 2020

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APWU Members Rally with Community to Demand Congress Save the Post Office and Stop Delays

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In the previous issue of The American Postal...

September 16, 2020

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2020 APWU Scholarship Winners

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU proudly presents the winners of thre...

September 16, 2020

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Retirement Benefit Questions

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) What will happen to your federal retirement b...

September 16, 2020

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Harassment is Against the Law

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Harassment is a form of employment discrimina...

September 16, 2020

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What You Need to Know About Mammograms

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Membership in an APWU Health Plan has you cov...

September 16, 2020

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New Policies are an Organizing Opportunity

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As concerned postal workers, we have been hea...

September 16, 2020

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Disability Rates of Veterans with Dependents

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Although most veterans are aware that they ar...

September 8, 2020

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Upcoming Webinars *Updated 9/22*

The Industrial Relations Department will be holding a series of Webinars during the months of September and October for national and local leaders, st...

September 1, 2020

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Update on National Arbitration “End of Day” Case

In the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine, the Clerk Craft reported that the remedy settlement hearing for the Article 1.6....

August 31, 2020

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MVS Craft Initiates National Dispute Re: Unilateral Implementation of FMCSA Clearinghouse Consent Form and Program

On August 28, the MVS craft initiated a National Step 4 Dispute contesting the Postal Service’s unilateral implementation of work requirements related...

August 28, 2020

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APWU Members Rally With Community to Demand Congress Save the Post Office

On Tuesday, headlines from news outlets across the country read: “Postal Workers Day of Action.” As the country continues to rise up in defense of the...

August 28, 2020

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Retroactive Pay Scheduled

The retroactive pay (also called back-pay) due under the terms of the 2018-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement is scheduled to be in paychecks dated...

August 19, 2020

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Regarding PMG DeJoy Temporarily Suspending Some Recent Policy Decisions

Postmaster General DeJoy’s mid-July implementation of a series of new policies slowed down and delayed the mail. These included the arbitrary cancelin...

August 7, 2020

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Briefing: Why We Need the Postal Service

Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard appeared on a panel convened by the Institute for Policy Studies. The group explained why we need to save...

August 6, 2020

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Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth “Liz” Powell Honored with Shirley Chisholm Breakthrough Leader Award

On July 30, Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth “Liz” Powell was honored with the 2020 Shirley Chisholm Breakthrough Leader Award, named after the “unbought...

August 5, 2020

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President Dimondstein on PBS News Hour

With the election nearing and many parts of the U.S. in the grips of COVID-19, mail-in ballots have become a prominent issue. But President Trump has...

August 4, 2020

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Don’t Give Them Your “Postal Pulse”

The USPS is once again starting their attempts to get their employees “engaged”. It is Postal Pulse time again! Most likely you have received emails,...