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March 23, 2021
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 understaffing at mail processing facilities and post offices throughout the...
March 19, 2021
Latest COVID MOUs and Liberal Leave Policy Extensions
President Dimondstein signed extensions on the COVID MOUs today through June 4, 2021
March 18, 2021
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 Title IV Section 4001 of the bill, funding for Emergency Federal Empl...
March 13, 2021
Biden signs $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill Into Law
On Thursday March 11, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 into law, providing desperately needed relief to America’s working class and stabilizing communities across the country.
March 9, 2021
Imperfect Storm
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The mail system is in chaos. Postal workers are tired and frustrated. Customers are angry. Despite the courageous efforts...
March 2, 2021
Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee Appointed
With national contract negotiations set to begin in June, President Mark Dimondstein has announced the names of union members who will serve on the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee. In accordance with the APWU...
March 1, 2021
APWU Pres. Dimondstein Testifies to Congress
On February 24, APWU President Mark Dimondstein appeared at a hearing of the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform to discuss the financial issues facing the Postal Service and a draft legislative pr...
March 1, 2021
Vaccination Health
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Vaccines are part of a plan for overall optimum health. Unlike most medicines, which treat or cure diseases, vaccines can...
March 1, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccination and You
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) People have questions and concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine. While this article provides a few of the most commonly ask...
March 1, 2021
Alleviating Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on postal employees. Many are working longer hours with a reduced work...
March 1, 2021
It Pays to Be Union
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On January 22, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its annual Union Membership Report. These figures are not based upo...
March 1, 2021
Using the JCIM to Settle Disputes
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Finalizing all the documentation around a contract is a long process. For the 2018-2021 contract, the APWU and the USPS f...
March 1, 2021
The Merger Guidelines: What are our Options?
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) When locals are faced with circumstances whether foreseen or unforeseen that result in the local being unable to provide...
March 1, 2021
Join President Dimondstein in APWU Live with the President Events!
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Starting in 2021, President Mark Dimondstein launched APWU Live with the President, a regular virtual event for members t...
March 1, 2021
What is Next?
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) We cannot afford to just clock in and clock out each day. We can step up and help fight together with our co-workers for...
March 1, 2021
Organizing to Protect and Enhance the Public Postal Service
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In the March-April 2020 American Postal Worker, this column focused on a few states that had expanded vote-by-mail option...
March 1, 2021
Beginning of President Biden’s Term Shows Positive First Steps for Workers
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) During his campaign, President Biden assured the labor movement he would stand with workers. In his first days in office,...
March 1, 2021
Send us Your Organizing Success Stories
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The COVID-19 pandemic affects every person in this country, and every organization. From the local to the national level,...
March 1, 2021
Q&A with Take on Wall Street
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Since the launch of the Postal Banking campaign, one of our biggest allies has been Take on Wall Street. The organization...
March 1, 2021
APWU Advocates for Prioritization of Postal Workers in National COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On January 20, following the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, the APWU got to work p...
March 1, 2021
APWU Preparing for Opening of Contract Negotiations
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In June, formal negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement between the American Postal Workers Union and the...
March 1, 2021
Fighting to Include Postal Workers in Stimulus Package
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Since the beginning of the 117th Congress, we have focused a lot of attention on making sure the White House and Congress...
March 1, 2021
New Policy Brief Shows Importance of Postal Service to Black Families in Present and Future
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In February, the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) released a new policy brief, titled “Black Families Have a Major Stak...
March 1, 2021
Labor News
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) 1,400 Warehouse Workers and Drivers in New York Win Raise After Strike On January 17, around 1,400 members of Teamsters L...
March 1, 2021
Learning the Union Difference
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) There is certainly something to be said for developing working relationships with postal management or company representa...
March 1, 2021
MVS Challenges Zero Base Review
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU initiated a National Dispute on January 29, 2021, challenging the Postal Service’s National Zero Base review pro...
March 1, 2021
Postal Workers Are Essential Workers
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Moving forward into 2021, we can be amazed and be proud of how we persevered and managed to get through the past year of...
March 1, 2021
COVID-19 Spotlights the Need to Continue the Fight for Safety and Health
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Every year on April 28, workers come together for Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have died, been injured, or...
March 1, 2021
Who Conducts Function Four Reviews (or Scams) in the Middle of a Pandemic?
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Postal Service intends to conduct 607 Level 3 Function 4 reviews and 8,772 modified Level 2 Function 4 reviews in off...
March 1, 2021
Custodial Team Cleaning Failed the COVID Test
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In the March-April 2019 issue, we raised the alarm that the Custodial Team Cleaning Program (CTC), along with its chemica...