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March 1, 2021
House Passes the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
On February 27th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1319, the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.” This bill promises to help stabilize communities across the country and provide emergency assistance to the wo...
February 24, 2021
Today’s Hearing and the Nomination by President Biden to Fill Vacancies on the USPS’ Board of Governors
Statement by American Postal Workers Union President Mark Dimondstein on Today’s Hearing on Legislative Proposals to Put the Postal Service on a Sustainable Financial Footing and the Nomination by President Biden to Fill...
February 24, 2021
Petition Delivered: Postal Workers and Customers Urge President Biden and Congress to Fill Four Vacancies on the USPS Board of Governors
On February 23, the APWU and allies who support a strong, public Postal Service presented a petition with over 400,000 signatures to the Biden Administration. The petition, reported on in the last issue of The American P...
February 12, 2021
COLA Increase Announced
In accordance with the 2018-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a 20 cent per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective February 27, 2021. The increase is th...
February 3, 2021
USPS Fairness Act Reintroduced in the House and Senate
APWU applauds members of Congress for their efforts to repeal this unfair mandate and place the Postal Service on solid financial footing via the USPS Fairness Act. Specifically, the bill's original cosponsors, Represent...
January 29, 2021
President Biden’s Executive Order on Health and Safety a Positive First Step
During his campaign, President Biden promised to stand with workers, and direct the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) to implement stronger coronavirus safety standards to keep workers safe.
January 29, 2021
1,400 Warehouse Workers and Drivers in New York Win Raise After Strike
On January 17, around 1,400 members of Teamsters Local 202 who work at Hunts Point Produce Market in The Bronx, NY went on strike after management refused to meet workers’ demands for desperately-needed pay raises and ad...
January 29, 2021
COVID-19 and OWCP Claims Workshop
At the direction of President Mark Dimondstein and in conjunction with the Industrial Relations Department, the APWU will be holding an information session for state and local presidents, their approved designees, and na...
January 26, 2021
Building on Our Success
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) 2020 was a tough year – on our health, our families and the economy. While the rich have ridden the pandemic to get...
January 22, 2021
APWU Advocates for Prioritization of Postal Workers in National COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
On January 20, following the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, the APWU got to work pushing for the new administration to prioritize postal workers in its national COVID-19 vaccination...
January 21, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Information
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on all members of the APWU. Our families, our work, and essentially...
January 19, 2021
Postal Service Implements New Organizational Structure For Employees Working in Dock Areas
The Postal Service recently notified the APWU of its plan to separate Logistics from Mail Processing and Maintenance. As a result, all Expeditors and Ramp Clerks will report to a designated Logistics management official....
January 13, 2021
Why we all need to care about the Postal Board of Governors
The Postal Service has a Board of Governors that is responsible for major decisions about the Postal Service’s operations, policies and expenditures. The Board’s responsibilities also include hiring and firing the Postma...
January 12, 2021
Questions & Answers for the MOU, Re: Additional Function 1 Staffing
Questions & Answers for the MOU, Re: Additional Function 1 Staffing, dated December 24, 2020
January 11, 2021
A Grand Alliance to Hold Virtual Policy Conference
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) A Grand Alliance is excited to announce a major policy conference to be held virtually, starting March 16, that will...
January 11, 2021
APWU Family Members Awarded 2020 Union Plus Scholarships
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In 2020, five students from APWU families were awarded Union Plus scholarships. In total, Union Plus awarded scholar...
January 11, 2021
Former APWU National Officers Pass Away
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Ron Nesmith Ron Nesmith, former National Business Agent in the Clerk Division, passed away on December 9, 2020 at th...
January 11, 2021
Public Banking Initiatives March Onward in California
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Regular readers of this column will recall that in late 2019, California passed a landmark public banking bill, whic...
January 11, 2021
Gearing up for Contract Negotiations in 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Happy new year, sisters and brothers! This past year brought challenges we had not seen in the Postal Service before...
January 11, 2021
Postal Workers Honored with Awards
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On December 15, postal workers were honored by the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) at the or...
January 11, 2021
New Year, New Beginnings!
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As we begin anew from an unprecedented year, it has not been easy. However, we do so filled with varied emotions. Sa...
January 11, 2021
You’re Key to Winning the Fight: Join a Collective Action Team!
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As the APWU begins preparations for negotiations on the next collective bargaining agreement, members are encouraged...
January 11, 2021
In 2021, Have a Happy, Safe Workplace
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) We are given a new chance to build a stronger local, state and national American Postal Workers Union in 2021. We ne...
January 11, 2021
New Congress and Presidential Administration Offer Positive Landscape for Legislative Progress
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As this issue reaches mailboxes, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as President and Vice President, and t...
January 11, 2021
Turning Our Attention to the 117th Congress
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) APWU members have so much to be proud of right now. With the fate of USPS and our union jobs hanging in the balance,...
January 11, 2021
APWU Members Crucial in Securing Major Step Forward on Postal Service’s COVID-19 Relief
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On December 27, 2020, after months of political gridlock, President Trump signed another sweeping COVID-19 relief bi...
January 11, 2021
Labor News
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Hundreds of Google Employees Unionize with Communications Workers of America On January 4, following over two years...
January 11, 2021
President Biden Selects Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On January 7, news outlets reported that Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was then President-elect Biden’s pick to lead the...
January 11, 2021
From the Field
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Below are quotes from various APWU local and state publications throughout the country. All the publications listed...
January 11, 2021
Looking Ahead
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Brothers and Sisters, I hope you all had a safe and healthy Holiday Season and a Happy New Year; even if it was virt...