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January 8, 2021
February ZOOM Trainings
The Research and Education Department is sponsoring a series of Zoom Trainings for local and state officers and shop stewards in February 2021. The link to register is only being sent to local/state presidents. If an of...
January 7, 2021
In the face of an attempted Coup, Congress Certifies Presidential Election Results.
On January 6th and 7th, members of Congress carried out their Constitutional responsibility and certified the state-by-state election results of the 2020 presidential election. The path has now been cleared for President...
January 4, 2021
Message from Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard
We have entered the new year and, with it, a flurry of Congressional activity. Following the passage of H.R. 113, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act on December 27th (which included fundin...
December 28, 2020
A Step Forward on Postal Service’s COVID-Relief
On December 27, 2020, after months of political gridlock, the President signed into law another sweeping COVID relief bill, which included vital funding for the Postal Service. This bill will convert the $10 billion add...
December 24, 2020
Annual Leave Payment Limitations for Retirees
For APWU members planning on retiring at the end of the year, you may be affected by limitations to the annual leave carryover.
December 24, 2020
Major Agreement Reached on Function 1 “Mail Processing” Staffing
Postal Management and the American Postal Workers Union signed a major Memorandum of Understanding to help address the chronic understaffing at mail processing facilities throughout much of the country.
December 11, 2020
ZOOM Trainings sponsored by APWU, AFL-CIO Research & Education Department
The Research and Education Department is sponsoring a series of Zoom Training for local and state officers and shop stewards in the months of January and February of 2021.
December 8, 2020
250 Million People Join Massive Two-Day Strike in India
On November 26 and 27, an astonishing 250 million people took to the streets in India for a two-day general strike. The strike, by some estimates the largest in world history, was an extreme show of worker solidarity acr...
December 2, 2020
Arbitrator Sustains APWU’s Position on Clerk Craft Jurisdiction over Parcel Sorting Work
On December 1, 2020, Arbitrator Joseph M. Sharnoff issued a decision confirming Clerk Craft jurisdiction over operation of the Small Parcel Sorting System (SPSS) machine. The Award soundly rejects arguments made by the...
December 2, 2020
The Struggle to Save the Post Office Continues… Joe Biden/Kamala Harris Elected
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpted version of President Dimondstein’s statement to the members on the U.S...
December 1, 2020
MVS Division Settles Step-4 Grievance on Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
Earlier this summer, MVS announced a National Dispute on the Postal Service’s unilateral implementation of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Clearinghouse Consent Form and Program. During the Step-4 me...
November 30, 2020
APWU Members Give Their All in Labor 2020 Campaign
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In the face of continuous attacks on the Postal Service, voter suppression, and a pandemic, the APWU’s Legislativ...
November 30, 2020
Frank McMullin resigns Garrett Langley appointed Eastern Region MVS NBA
Eastern Region MVS National Business Agent (NBA) Francis (Frank) McMullin has resigned, after a little over two months in office. Garrett Langley of the Lancaster Area Local (PA) is the newly-appointed MVS NBA effective...
November 25, 2020
MVS Division Resolves National Dispute on Article 32.2 Vehicle Costs
On November 23, the National MVS Craft Division came to agreement with the USPS on a class action Step-4 dispute regarding PVS Costs, case no. Q10V-4Q-C 16534585/HQTV20160326. The issue presented was whether or not the U...
November 20, 2020
Clerk Craft Prepares For National Arbitrations in December on Two Important Issues
The Clerk Craft has been preparing for arbitration hearings in December that will cover two issues – 1) the Postmaster End of Day (PMEOD) button remedy case, and 2) an RI-399 issue regarding the craft jurisdiction for th...
November 20, 2020
Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period, New Leave Year
Reminder, in accordance with Article 8, sections 4 and 5, of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, penalty overtime rules are not applicable for a consecutive four-week period each year during December. This year, the De...
November 19, 2020
APWU Members and Allies Continue Push to Save the Post Office
On November 17, APWU members and community allies came together in virtual and in-person events across the country to reaffirm our demands for $25 billion in immediate COVID-19 financial relief from Congress and a perman...
November 17, 2020
A ‘New Normal’ at the End of 2020
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Who would have thought what we considered the “norm” at the beginning of 2020 would look so different today? Ringin...
November 17, 2020
Advancing Postal Banking in a New Political Landscape
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) A changing political landscape offers new opportunities for the Campaign for Postal Banking to advance an agenda fo...
November 17, 2020
Alternative Delivery and Access Point Program
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Members will recall the APWU’s successful Stop Staples fight to prevent the Postal Service from utilizing Staples s...
November 17, 2020
APWU Leaders and Members on the Frontlines in 2020
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) From a solid new union contract to the tragic pandemic, from a new PMG and mail delays to actions in support of r...
November 17, 2020
APWU Standing up for Safe Jobs
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The safety of all postal employees is one of the most important issues that the APWU faces. At the start of the COV...
November 17, 2020
At ODDS with USPS on DOT Changes
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU disagrees with the USPS on recent changes to the Department of Transportation (DOT) Commercial Driver’s Li...
November 17, 2020
Continuing Our Work in a New Administration
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The past four years have been perhaps the most critical since the founding of A Grand Alliance to Save our Public P...
November 17, 2020
Continuing the Momentum in the Georgia Runoff Elections
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Members of the American Postal Workers Union understood what was at stake this election. Amid attacks on the Postal...
November 17, 2020
Delivering Democracy: Election Mail Committees are a Major Success
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) During the 2020 General Election cycle, the APWU joined a Postal Service national level task force to help guarante...
November 17, 2020
Detroit District Area Local Issues Proclamation to Stand for Democracy
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Below is a reprint of a proclamation by the Detroit District Area Local published in October. The Baltimore Francis...
November 17, 2020
From the Field
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Below are quotes from various APWU local and state publications throughout the country. All the publications listed...
November 17, 2020
Get Ready for Open Season During a Pandemic
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) This Open Season comes with many challenges. Your health and safety is our number one priority. I have two big reco...
November 17, 2020
Getting Your Money Back from a Product or Bad Service
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) During the holiday season, we often purchase products or pay for a service that we are disappointed with or do not...