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November 17, 2020
Wage Increase Set For November 21
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) A salary increase that was negotiated as part of the 2018-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement will take effect on...
November 17, 2020
We Were Built for Times Like This
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to the postal heroes who are working on the front lines daily, con...
November 7, 2020
Statement from APWU President Mark Dimondstein on the election of Joe Biden as U.S. President and Kamala Harris as U.S. Vice President
In a close election, former Vice President Joe Biden has prevailed in his campaign for U.S. President. He is now President-elect and Kamala Harris, is Vice President-elect. The APWU heartily congratulates both on their e...
November 3, 2020
Postal Workers’ Proud Role in Our Democracy
As we enter the final stage of the 2020 election, every postal worker should be proud of our role in securing the public’s most precious democratic right – the right to vote.
October 16, 2020
National APWU Encourages Continued COVID-19 Safety Diligence
Over recent weeks, the United States has experienced a rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases across the country. According to the Washington Post, since Saturday, October 10, more than 20 states have recorded record highs in...
October 13, 2020
Social Security Announces 1.3 Percent Benefit Increase for 2021
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 1.3 percent in 2021, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 1.3 percent cost-of-living...
October 9, 2020
World Post Day
October 9 is World Post Day, a moment to celebrate the unique and vital role postal workers play in the civic, economic and social life of people around the globe. The date commemorates the founding of the Universal Pos...
October 2, 2020
Two Additional Federal Courts Issue Injunctions Against Postal Service’s Policy Changes
Two federal district courts have entered a third and fourth injunction against the Postal Service to undo the policy changes that it implemented over the summer and to protect voting by mail.
September 24, 2020
Second Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Postal Service To Protect Election Mail
On Monday, Judge Victor Marrero on the federal district court for the Southern District of New York issued the second nationwide injunction against the Postal Service on election mail.
September 18, 2020
Statement: Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Postal Policies that Could Slow Election Mail
The APWU calls on the Postal Service to keep its promises and follow the rule of law. And the APWU will be there to make sure it does, working at every level to make sure election mail is handled with the same care and s...
September 16, 2020
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 cry.” – Susan B. Anthony, women’s rights advocate
September 16, 2020
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 three scholarship programs: the E.C. Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, the Vo...
September 16, 2020
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 Alliance to Save our Public Postal Service continue organizing and mobi...
September 16, 2020
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 greatly appreciates all of your terrific work in these difficult times....
September 16, 2020
APWU Initiating Step 4 National Dispute Regarding DeJoy Retail Office Closures
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Recently, management at retail post offices throughout the country unilaterally posted signage on the entrances of...
September 16, 2020
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 Worker, we reported on the highly successful day of action on June 23...
September 16, 2020
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 are entitled to compensation for their service-connected disability, man...
September 16, 2020
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 discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age...
September 16, 2020
How COVID-19 is Affecting Union Elections
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) COVID-19 has impacted APWU’s local and state elections, which were scheduled to take place throughout the months of...
September 16, 2020
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 members received their retroactive pay in their paychecks dated September 4....
September 16, 2020
Make a Difference and Save Your Postal Job on Election Day
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Currently, we have a U.S. President and many Senators who want to impose enormous financial burdens on the USPS. We...
September 16, 2020
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. Every member of the APWU has been touched by the COVID-19 pandemic in...
September 16, 2020
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 gathering large public attention in July and August, the media came t...
September 16, 2020
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 Director Javier E. Piñeres retired after nearly two decades as an APWU...
September 16, 2020
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 hearing a lot about delaying-mail policies, reduction in hours, gutting a...
September 16, 2020
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 Headquarters level agreed to the following Q and A regarding POStPlan Installa...
September 16, 2020
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 hearings conducted by the U.S. Congress, before the Congressional Progr...
September 16, 2020
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 benefit should you resign/separate from the USPS prior to being eligibl...
September 16, 2020
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 safety issues related to COVID-19. The uncertainty around when the pand...
September 16, 2020
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 accident that our craft is taking positive strides. The struggles the...