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January 16, 2019
Are We Going to Let the Big Corporations Privatize Us?
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Vice President Debby Szeredy Let’s talk about the facts. Here I am, a union postal worker. What will happen if I...
January 16, 2019
Auto Workers Laid Off
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman Recently, General Motors (GM) and Ford announced massive layoffs...
January 16, 2019
Fighting Back On-the-Clock
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Division Director Clint Burelson Are you tired of management knowingly and willfully violating the contra...
January 16, 2019
FMCSA Revises its Regulations on Insulin-Treated Diabetes Mellitus
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By MVS Division Director Michael O. Foster In a significant change to Department of Transportation (DOT) rules, the...
January 16, 2019
Frequently Asked Questions
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) With negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement between the USPS and the APWU now at an impasse, we are...
January 16, 2019
From the Field
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January 16, 2019
From the Field
This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Below are quotes from various APWU local and state publications throughout the country. All the publications listed...
January 16, 2019
How to Get a Custodial Staffing Review
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Maintenance Division Director Idowu Balogun A staffing review is an important tool for protecting Maintenance Cr...
January 16, 2019
John Dirzius Retires
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) John Dirzius Northeast Region Coordinator John H. Dirzius retired on Dec. 31, 2018. During a labor union career spa...
January 16, 2019
Majority of Senate Members Oppose Postal Privatization
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In Dec. 2018, Senate Resolution 633 (S. Res. 633) achieved a majority of co-sponsors. This resolution expressed the...
January 16, 2019
Not Surprising – USPS 2012 Cuts Do Not Create Projected Savings
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Office of Inspector General (OIG) Oct. 15 report proves what postal workers have been shouting for years – cuts...
January 16, 2019
Task Force: No Fire Sale, But Privatization Threat Looms
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The long-awaited report of President Trump’s Task Force on the future of the Postal Service was released Dec. 4, mo...
January 16, 2019
The Ostrich Syndrome
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By President Mark Dimondstein “Bury your head in the sand” is a common saying based on the myth that when an ostri...
January 16, 2019
Voting is Our Priority
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Southern Region Coordinator Kennith Beasley I trust that all APWU members had a Happy Holiday Season and New Ye...
January 16, 2019
What is Legally Required?
January 16, 2019
What to Expect in the 116th Congress
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Legislative & Political Department Director Judy Beard Our campaign to stop postal privatization is a fight to k...
January 16, 2019
White House Targets Postal Workers
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On Dec. 4, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department released the long-awaited report by the White House’s Task Force on t...
January 15, 2019
2019 Dues Distribution Schedule
The table below indicates the date and corresponding pay period in which locals and state organizations can expect headquarters to deposit the Dues Check Off (DCO) rebate monies via Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT).
January 15, 2019
APWU and Union Allies March in Solidarity with CUPW
On Jan. 15, APWU officers and members protested with union sisters and brothers from the NALC, National Nurses United, Teamsters, the BCTGM (Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers) International Union,...
January 15, 2019
Canadian Postal Workers Forced Back to Work, The Struggle Continues
Strikers on Prince Edward Island In late October, our postal brothers and sisters in the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began rotating strikes across the country, their legal right under the Canadian Charter of...
January 15, 2019
Ron Suslak Appointed as Northeast Region Coordinator
On Jan. 15, President Dimondstein appointed – and the National Executive Board voted to confirm per the APWU National Constitution – Ron Suslak to the Northeast Region Coordinator position. The position became vacant wit...
January 11, 2019
APWU Officers Join Protest to #StopTheShutdown
On January 10, APWU officers and members joined hundreds of furloughed federal government employees, labor leaders, congressional representatives and other allies on the steps of the “House of Labor,” the AFL-CIO, to dem...
January 10, 2019
Arbitrator Rejects APWU Challenges to Roof Maintenance
In a decision issued on Friday, January 4, 2019, Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg ruled that the Postal Service did not violate the National Agreement in 2011 when it decided to subcontract roof maintenance and repair work...
January 3, 2019
New Year Message from President Dimondstein
Message from President Dimondstein to the APWU membership.
January 1, 2019
Happy New Year!
December 24, 2018
Season’s Greetings
December 21, 2018
Statement from President Mark Dimondstein to APWU on Status of Collective Bargaining
The Collective Bargaining Agreement (Union Contract) between the American Postal Workers Union and the United States Postal Service initially expired on September 20, 2018. Negotiations began in July with a big kick off...
December 20, 2018
New Leave Year Begins Jan. 5
The 2019 new leave year begins and ends as indicated below: Begins: PP 02-2019, Jan 5, 2019 Ends: PP 01-2020, Jan 3, 2020 You can find the 2019 Pay & Holiday Calendar and the 2019 Leave Chart on the pay Information page.
December 17, 2018
President Dimondstein Defends Public Postal Services on NPR’s 1A Program
President Dimondstein went on National Public Radio's popular 1A show on Dec. 11 to discuss the importance of public postal services. To listen to the story click here.
December 7, 2018
Update on Negotiations
APWU President Mark Dimondstein reports that the national union leadership will make an announcement on Friday December 21, 2018 regarding the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the APWU and the USPS.