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July 24, 2019
Members Are Asking…
Members have legitimate questions and deserve factual answers. “Why are we facing interest arbitration for a new contract when there was a tentative agreement?” “What was in it?” “Why didn’t I get a vote?” “When am I rec...
July 17, 2019
Grand Alliance Holds Congressional Briefing to Defend Public Postal Service
On July 15, A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service held a Congressional briefing at the United States Capitol. The briefing’s three-member panel included APWU President Mark Dimondstein, Institute for Policy...
July 15, 2019
2019 National Officer Election Candidates’ Online Statements Posted
Statements by candidates for national union office are posted
July 12, 2019
Tackling Workplace Harassment
The newly formed Workplace Environment Committee met on July 11-12 at the Tommy Douglass Center in Silver Spring, MD to correlate mediums, methods and procedures to deal with employee-employer relations on the workroom f...
July 12, 2019
Alex Acosta to resign as Secretary of Labor
Alex Acosta has announced his resignation as Secretary of Labor. Four months ago, the APWU Executive Board called on Acosta to resign for his conduct in 2007 while working as a U.S. Attorney in Miami, when he brokered an...
July 10, 2019
Young Members Committee Descends on D.C.
Regional designees of the Young Members Committee met in Washington, D.C. this week. The designees discussed how to bridge the gap between seasoned, new and young members to drive the union forward. The Committee also wo...
July 10, 2019
Passing of Robert C. Pritchard, Former MVS Director
Robert C. Pritchard, former Director of Motor Vehicle Service, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2019. He was born May 2, 1949. At the time of his APWU retirement, May 10, 2013, Brother Pritchard was the longest serving craft...
July 1, 2019
President Dimondstein Speaks about Postal Banking on The Working Life Podcast
President Mark Dimondstein appeared on the June 26 episode of writer and labor strategist Jonathan Tasini’s The Working Life Podcast, discussing the Campaign for Postal Banking.
June 27, 2019
Ballot Placement Set for Election of APWU National Officers
Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has certified the union members listed below as candidates for national union office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution.
June 19, 2019
APWU National Executive Board to USPS Board of Governors – ‘Not So Fast!’
APWU sets in motion countermeasures to check managements’ cut and slash “business plan” with a plan to defend postal workers and customers.
June 17, 2019
Candidates Nominated for APWU Election of National Officers
Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has announced that the following union members have been certified as candidates for election to national office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution and Bylaws.
June 14, 2019
June 4, 2019
Contract Mediation Ending
On June 3, President Mark Dimondstein and Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman reported to the APWU National Executive Council (NEC) that the contract mediator stated that the APWU and the USPS were too far apar...
June 4, 2019
Anti-Privatization Resolution Gains Majority Support in Senate
Members of the United States Senate have joined members of the House of Representatives in saying, "Don’t Sell Our Public Postal Service". On June 4, S. Res 99, introduced by Gary Peters (D-MI), gained its 51st cosponsor...
June 4, 2019
APWU POWER: The Women’s Committee within APWU
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 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 founde...
June 3, 2019
Saying Goodbye as Regional Coordinator
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Sisters and Brothers, it is that time in the APWU constitutional cycle to make the decision to run for office – in my case,...
June 3, 2019
Fighting for our Sick Leave Benefits
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I believe that many postal employees take for granted the benefits they are afforded through the efforts of their union. Po...
June 3, 2019
A Fair Day’s Wages
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) A Fair Day’s Wages for a Fair Day’s Work is an objective of the labor movement – trade unions and other workers groups – to...
June 3, 2019
MS 1 BEM Staffing Updates
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Building Equipment Maintenance (BEM) Mechanics are responsible for maintaining postal building infrastructures, namely (1)...
June 3, 2019
Automation: Progress for Whom?
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Postal Service’s use of automation has taken away Clerk Craft work, made remaining work harder, and reduced the power o...
June 3, 2019
Fighting Back Against Hostile Work Environments
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) “A workplace free of harassment is beneficial to everyone. The environment in the postal workplace, however, can be difficu...
June 3, 2019
The Role of the Local Trustee
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Local trustees are the financial gatekeepers of local finances and ensure local officers are maintaining fiduciary responsi...
June 3, 2019
249 Post Offices, Stations, Branches on a Suspension / Discontinuance List for 2019
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) State and local presidents have been sent the latest Suspension List for 2019 that was released after Quarter 4 FY 2018. A...
June 3, 2019
Fighting Back Against Outrageous Demands
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The next two stages in the battle to achieve a good new union contract are mediation (currently underway and projected to l...
June 3, 2019
APWU State and Local Presidents Advocate on Capitol Hill for Postal Workers’ Rights
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On March 12, APWU State and Local Presidents attending the National Presidents Conference (NPC) in Washington, D.C. spent a...
June 3, 2019
APWU Members Take a Tax Day Stand Against Privatization
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On April 15, Tax Day, thousands of APWU members and allies took to the streets to spread the news that the U.S. Mail Runs o...
May 21, 2019
Don’t Let the Postal Service Take Your Pulse!
It is that time of the year when the Postal Service wants to take your pulse! Like previous years, the 2018 Postal Pulse survey showed the USPS what we already knew: Your work environment is not good; your supervisors t...
May 6, 2019
Hawaiian Postal Workers Support US Mail – Not for Sale Campaign
Activists at the 25th Bi-Annual Hawaii State Convention took the pledge to fight against the privatization of the US Postal Service. Delegates to the HAPWU Convention dedicated an entire afternoon of training to the figh...
May 3, 2019
Contract Update
The APWU is continuing to move forward towards interest arbitration. Preparation of hearing presentations, evidence, and witnesses is occurring every day. The craft directors and their assistant directors are working tog...
May 2, 2019
Change to Election Rules
A change has been made to page number 43 of the 2019 Rules and Regulations printed in the March/April magazine by deleting the paragraph referencing five (5) regional Election magazines. To receive an updated copy, plea...