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October 25, 2019
October Sessions of Interest Arbitration Include Financial Arguments, PSE Panel, & Support Services
Union Defends Against Management’s Proposals to Cut Wages and Benefits
October 23, 2019
Interest Arbitration: APWU Experts and Clerk Craft Present Evidence
On the third and final day of this week’s interest arbitration session, the APWU gave evidence including a detailed job analysis of the different positions in the APWU bargaining unit and a presentation about how APWU wa...
October 22, 2019
And the Winners Are
Nine locals and two retiree chapters will be rewarded for generating participation in the recent election of national union officers, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has announced.
October 22, 2019
PSEs and Postal Banking Feature in Today’s Interest Arbitration
Today, APWU presented evidence on postal service expansion and a panel of Postal Support Employees gave testimony on their experience as PSEs in various postal clerk positions.
October 21, 2019
Interest Arbitration Update: Management Believes Clerks Too Well Paid
In today’s Interest Arbitration session, USPS Management presented evidence on wages and benefits. In the morning session, their main witness characterized USPS postal clerks as under-skilled and over-paid as they sought...
October 18, 2019
Message from the President – Latest Interest Arbitration Update
President Dimondstein's interest arbitration update on the Postal Service's witness hearings.
October 17, 2019
House Representative Elijah Cummings, Champion for Postal Workers, Dies at 68
The American Postal Workers Union joins the country in mourning the death of Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD-7), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The Oversight and Government Refor...
October 17, 2019
APWU National Officer Election Results Certified
The official results of the APWU Election of National Officers have been tabulated and were certified by the American Arbitration Association on Oct. 12. A summary will be published in the November-December issue of The...
October 16, 2019
Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Retirement of Postmaster General Megan Brennan
[Washington, DC] American Postal Workers union (APWU) National President Mark Dimondstein issued the following statement today: “Postmaster General Megan Brennan has announced her retirement effective January 31, 2020.
October 15, 2019
Interest Arbitration: APWU Presents Support Service Craft and Replies to USPS Financial Argument
Today, Tuesday, October 15, the APWU presented more of their case to the Arbitration Board.
October 11, 2019
Interest Arbitration: A Second Day of USPS Witnesses Testimony
Today, we heard testimony from the USPS’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President. The testimony included many provocative and negative descriptions of USPS employees in support of management’s aim of pushin...
October 10, 2019
Interest Arbitration Update: Management’s Financial Presentations
Today, management made presentations on pattern bargaining, comparability of job classifications between USPS and private sector companies, demographics of the bargaining units, as well as information about postal benefi...
October 9, 2019
Installation of Officers
APWU members and guests are invited to attend the Installation of National Officers Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 31 at the Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel, 3645 S Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109.
October 8, 2019
Dimondstein Re-Elected National President
APWU President Mark Dimondstein was elected to a third term on Oct. 8. Also re-elected were Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy, Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Powell, Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman, Leg...
October 4, 2019
Grievance Time Limit Deadlines Extended For All-Craft Conference
In preparation for the 2019 All-Craft Conference, the APWU has requested an extension for all grievance time limit deadlines, for all levels. In response, the Postal Service has issued, “a one-week moratorium on grievanc...
October 4, 2019
APWU Membership is at Your Fingertips
We are excited to announce that current APWU Bargaining Unit employees may now join the APWU online.
October 1, 2019
APWU Private Sector Members Ratify Contract
On August 26, 2019 APWU private sector members ratified the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the Des Moines Area Local and their employer, Mail Contractors of America.
September 27, 2019
APWU Workers Testify During Interest Arbitration Hearings
During the interest arbitration hearings on September 24 and 25, the APWU brought members from the workroom floor to testify to the Arbitration Board, providing details about many aspects of their job including responsib...
September 27, 2019
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT – PROGRESS ON INTEREST ARBITRATION
Pres. Dimondstein's second update on the progress of Interest Arbitration and our ongoing battle for a new, and good, union contract.
September 26, 2019
Hollingsworth Members Approve First Contract
On September 11, 2019 private sector members who work at a Mail Transport Equipment Service Center (MTESC) in Temperance Michigan for Hollingsworth LLC ratified terms of an initial collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
September 25, 2019
Interest Arbitrators Hear from Motor Vehicle Service (MVS) and Maintenance Workers
On September 25, the Arbitration Board continued to hear testimony from the most important of the union’s expert witnesses – APWU members. APWU members in the MVS craft testified on the Driver (MVO/TTO) and Vehicle Maint...
September 24, 2019
Interest Arbitrators Hear from Clerk and Maintenance Workers
On September 24, the Arbitration Board heard testimony from the most important of the union’s expert witnesses – APWU members.
September 23, 2019
APWU Opposes US Withdrawal from UPU
This week, a major conference is taking place in Geneva that could have wide-reaching effects for postal services and postal workers in the United States and around the world. The US State Department enters the extraordi...
September 19, 2019
Three APWU Represented Workers Injured by North Houston PDC Roof Collapse
Today three APWU bargaining unit employees were injured when the North Houston PDC’s roof collapsed amid severe weather conditions.
September 17, 2019
50,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) Members on Strike Against General Motors
APWU President Mark Dimondstein calls on all APWU locals, state organizations, retiree and auxiliary chapters and members to support our brother and sister GM workers in their strike for job security and equal pay.
September 12, 2019
Why the High Cost of Prescription Drugs?
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Americans are not able to negotiate over the price of prescription drugs for several reasons. First, laws passed b...
September 12, 2019
In Memory of Robert “Bob” Pritchard
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) This article is dedicated to the memory of Brother Robert C. Pritchard, MVS Director, who served from 1995 to his...
September 12, 2019
They Don’t Have the Right
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) We often hear that ‘management has the right to mismanage.’ NO THEY DON’T! Laws require that USPS be run efficien...
September 12, 2019
Legislation Introduced to “Stop Wall Street Looting”
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In July, Congressional leaders introduced new legislation that would clamp down on the private equity (PE) industr...
September 12, 2019
From the Field
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Below are quotes from various APWU local and state publications throughout the country. All the publications liste...