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May 28, 2021
The Struggle Continues in Alabama as 1,100 Coal Miners Remain on Strike
In the May-June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker, we reported on the Warrior Met Coal Miners’ strike in Alabama, which began on April 1 following the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) filing unfair labor prac...
May 26, 2021
Bipartisan Postal Reform Legislation Introduced in the Senate
Last week, Chairman Gary Peters (D-MI) and Ranking Member Rob Portman (R-OH), of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led a bipartisan coalition of 20 original co-sponsors in introducing the Postal S...
May 21, 2021
Now It Is Easier to File FECA COVID Claims
The recently signed American Rescue Plan of 2021 makes it easier to file Federal Employee Compensation Act (FECA) claims for COVID-19. The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) wants federal and postal employee...
May 21, 2021
PSEs to See Pay Raise
On Saturday, May 22, 2021, Postal Support Employees (PSEs) will receive a pay increase of 20 cents per hour. The additional pay will be reflected in pay checks dated June 11, 2021. The new hourly rates for PSEs can be fo...
May 18, 2021
Big Day Approaching!
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 22, we officially open negotiations with the United States Postal Service for a new union contract. Our current nati...
May 12, 2021
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Introduces Bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act
On May 11th, Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Ranking Member James Comer (R-KY) of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform introduced the bipartisan "Postal Service Reform Act." The new bill is scheduled to be m...
May 10, 2021
Industrial Relations Director Zimmerman Writes to Acting OPM Director for Clarification on EFEL Guidelines
On May 7, Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman wrote a letter to Kathleen McGettigan, Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), requesting guidance on the interpretation of certain guidelines...
May 7, 2021
And the Slogan Contest Winner Is… APWU – Our Union, Our Contract, Our Future!
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In the last issue of The American Postal Worker, APWU National put out the call to active members and retirees to submit slo...
May 7, 2021
APWU Member Makes and Donates Over 1,000 Face Masks
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) When the COVID-19 pandemic caused the country to shut down in March 2020, APWU retiree Vicky Crouse was in a rented hospital...
May 7, 2021
APWU National Convention and Special Events
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The importance of protecting the health and welfare of our members and officers resulted in the unanimous decision of the Na...
May 7, 2021
APWU Retirees Still Fighting for Justice
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Every May, our nation observes Older Americans Month. The theme for 2021 is “Communities of Strength.” Older Americans’ stor...
May 7, 2021
Are You Ready to Save Our Postal Service Again?
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Read the Postal Service’s 10-Year Plan, and read between the lines. The truth is, this plan will destroy our service by cutt...
May 7, 2021
Be the Change
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Routinely the Organizing Department receives emails, letters and phones calls from current members who are frustrated. Often...
May 7, 2021
EReassign – The Misconceptions
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) There still are misconceptions with the eReassign process in the field. The Clerk Craft MOU on filling residuals misleads em...
May 7, 2021
Essential Workers and Postal Déjà Vu
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) You have always been ‘essential’ to America; the pandemic only proved it. Your work affects everyone in the USA and impacts...
May 7, 2021
Happy Anniversary APWU: 50 Years of Struggle and Progress
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, turns 50 years old on July 1, 2021! We were created after the 1970 Great Postal...
May 7, 2021
Here We Go Again
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The National Agreement expires in September of this year and contract negotiations with the Postal Service will open in June...
May 7, 2021
How to Challenge Your eWHEP Staffing Package
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Editor’s Note: The following column includes language from the Article 12 Impact Guide. The full guide is available on the M...
May 7, 2021
Infrastructure, Voting Rights, Retirement Security: Our Fight Continues
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) After the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law on March 11, we turned our sights to another key legislative package...
May 7, 2021
Join the APWU’s Women’s Committee
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) APWU POWER (Post Office Women for Equal Rights), the women’s committee within the American Postal Workers Union, was founded...
May 7, 2021
Labor Community Condemns Rise in Anti-Asian Racism and Violence
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) During the COVID-19 pandemic, the country has experienced increasing incidents of Anti-Asian rhetoric, violence and racism....
May 7, 2021
Labor Community Condemns Rise in Anti-Asian Racism and Violence
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) During the COVID-19 pandemic, the country has experienced increasing incidents of Anti-Asian rhetoric, violence and racism....
May 7, 2021
Labor News
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) 1,300 Steelworkers on Strike Across Five States On March 30, around 1,300 workers, represented by the United Steelworkers (U...
May 7, 2021
Looking Back on 50 Years of the APWU with Former Secretary-Treasurer Doug Holbrook
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Editor’s Note: For the APWU’s 50th anniversary celebration, we spoke with former Secretary-Treasurer Doug Holbrook on the Gr...
May 7, 2021
Postal Banking Gaining Steam in Congress
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Members of Congress are making waves in the fight to win postal banking in the United States. As they did in the last Congre...
May 7, 2021
Preparing for Opening Day of Contract Negotiations
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) A little over one year ago, the 2018-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement was finalized when arbitrator Stephen Goldberg iss...
May 7, 2021
Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee Appointed
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) With national contract negotiations set to begin in June, President Mark Dimondstein has announced the names of union member...
May 7, 2021
Screening Options for Colorectal Cancer
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death among adults in the U.S. With proper screening and tre...
May 7, 2021
View from the People’s Postal Summit
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) From March 16-18, A Grand Alliance to Save the Public Postal Service brought together postal workers, retirees, allies, acti...
May 3, 2021
APWU/USPS concluded ET- 11 Virtual LMOU Negotiations
The Maintenance Division recently concluded the negotiation for National Support Technicians Local Memorandum of Understanding on April 19, 2021, after several months of delays due to the COVID pandemic. The parties agre...