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November 5, 2018
Open Season
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Health Plan Director John Marcotte This year’s Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) Open Season is Nov. 12–D...
November 5, 2018
After the Mid-Term Elections Continue to Use Your Voice for What’s Next
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Retirees Department Director Nancy Olumekor There is still work we must do to protect our federal pension, bene...
November 5, 2018
Court Rules Pain is a Disability
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans recently ruled that pain alone, without an underlying disability, may entit...
November 5, 2018
Have a Conversation
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Organization Director Anna Smith Having a conversation with a non-member coworker can be downright intimidating...
November 2, 2018
Student Financial Aid Programs
(This article first appeared in the November/Decmber 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Research & Education Department Director Joyce B. Robinson As the cost of a college education continues to escal...
November 2, 2018
Is the Postal Service Sick?
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez 33,400+ employees are absent daily claims management, triggering thei...
November 2, 2018
Numerous Negotiations Continue
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Support Services Division Director Steve Brooks I hope everyone had a good time at the 24th Annual National Co...
November 2, 2018
Call to Serve
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Maintenance Division Director Idowu Balogun Dear Brothers and Sisters, My name is Idowu Balogun, your New Natio...
November 2, 2018
Most Regressive Demands Ever
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By MVS Division Director Michael O. Foster As the parties reached the Sept. 20th contract deadline, the USPS prop...
November 2, 2018
Reduce Inequality with Conversions to Career
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Division Director Clint Burelson The single most effective bang for the buck method to significantly red...
November 2, 2018
What Could Happen in the Lame Duck Session
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Legislative & Political Department Director Judy Beard With a new congressional session coming up, our fight is...
November 2, 2018
Tune in to Hear What the APWU is Doing to Fight the Sale of the Post Office
Richmond, VA Our fight to stop postal privatization will continue well after the election! We must continue to advocate for a public Postal Service and keep it from being sold off to the highest bidder. On Nov. 14, at 11...
November 2, 2018
Maintaining a Financially Sound Local
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell One of the overwhelming responsibilities of all officers, shop stewards and repr...
November 2, 2018
Pledge Your Time in 2019!
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Vice President Debby Szeredy Going forward there are more battles ahead: the fight against privatizing the Pos...
November 1, 2018
Eagle or Vulture?
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By President Mark Dimondstein “We won’t let the postal eagle be replaced by the vulture.” What a great response b...
October 29, 2018
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA Produces Video Against Postal Privatization!
In a strong show of solidarity, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA produced a video to educate flight attendants about the importance of public services and the role of solidarity in winning our fights. “The U.S. P...
October 26, 2018
Eastern Region APWU Leaders Meet with Congressional Candidate Madeleine Dean
(L-R) President Jones, President Camp, Madeleine Dean, President Casselli, and Vice President Charlie Kukulski. On Thursday, October 25, Eastern Region APWU leaders were at it again, flexing their legislative muscles. Ea...
October 26, 2018
Update on Explosive Devices in Mail
Federal authorities announced that an arrest was made in connection with the explosive devices being sent through the mail. However, an arrest does not mean the danger is over. There is still a possibility that additiona...
October 26, 2018
Canadian Postal Workers Union Started Rotating Strikes Monday
Images Courtesy of CUPW Following nearly a year of negotiations with Canada Post, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began rotating strikes across the country on Monday, Oct. 22...CUPW’s membership of 50,000 ove...
October 24, 2018
Urgent Safety Alert
Breaking news: It has just been reported that explosive devices have been sent through the mail addressed to a number of high-profile individuals and corporate entities... We urge all our members to be alert and vigilant...
October 22, 2018
New Yorkers Petition for Postal Banking
On October 16, APWU members and retirees, our sister postal unions, community leaders and allies filled the Hunts Point Post Office in the Bronx, NY to deliver a petition of more than 5,300 signatures to Bronx Postmaster...
October 20, 2018
APWU and USPS Agree to an Additional 30 Days of Negotiations
APWU President Mark Dimondstein has announced that the union and the Postal Service again agreed to extend negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement for an additional 30 days until November 20, 2018.
October 19, 2018
USPS Must Respond to Requests for Information
Under Articles 17 and 31 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, management has the obligation to provide documentation when the union has requested it for the enforcement, administration, or interpretation of the contra...
October 18, 2018
UPDATE: Significant Payroll Issue Identified
The previously announced payroll issue caused by a faulty computer program and affected 88,782 APWU represented bargaining unit employees in the Clerk, Maintenance, Motor Vehicle Service and Support Services crafts. The...
October 16, 2018
Significant Payroll Issue Identified
This morning the APWU became aware that the Postal Service identified a computer glitch with the payroll system that will affect nearly 90,000 APWU represented bargaining unit employees. The APWU immediately contacted th...
October 11, 2018
Eastern Region APWU Members Meet with NJ-3 Congressional Candidate
On Sunday, October 7, the day before the National Day of Action, Eastern Region APWU members met with Andy Kim, Democratic Party candidate for the NJ-3rd Congressional District, and presented him with a COPA contribution...
October 9, 2018
Thousands Proclaim the ‘U.S. Mail is Not for Sale”
Yesterday, Oct. 8, thousands of postal workers and supporters participated in over a hundred rallies across the country to proclaim that the U.S. Mail Is Not For Sale! This National Day of Action was sponsored jointly by...
October 9, 2018
2018 APWU Scholarship Winners
The APWU proudly presents the winners of three scholarship programs: The E.C.Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, Vocational Scholarship, and Best Essay Award for 2018.
October 5, 2018
National Day of Action on October 8
Privatizers – those who want to sell the public postal service to private corporations – are hard at work. Together we can stop them in their tracks. Get ready to hit the streets with our sister postal unions, family, fr...
October 4, 2018
Majority of House Members Oppose Postal Privatization
Before members of the House of Representatives left for the October recess, a majority of them signed on as cosponsors of H. Res. 993, which expresses the need to keep the United States Postal Service an independent esta...