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January 1, 2017
APWU Gets Out the Vote!
(left to right) Bruce Jackson, President, Cleveland APWU Retirees, Wheeler Nunn, Dorella McCary, Rep. Marcia Fudge, and Charles Walton, President, Ohi...
January 1, 2017
Liberty and Justice for All
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) “Liberty and justice for all” is universally...
January 1, 2017
Develop a Home Fire Escape Plan
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Fire can spread rapidly through your home, le...
January 1, 2017
Injured on Duty: Know the Basics
January 1, 2017
Fighting for Justice: Elder Financial Abuse
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) According to experts, financial fraud is the...
January 1, 2017
Frequently Asked Questions
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In October, the APWU Health Plan hosted our y...
January 1, 2017
New Employee, New Union Member
Prospective members at orientation training by the Phoenix Metro Area Local. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The Am...
January 1, 2017
Let’s Work Together to Strengthen Our Union!
New Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman with NBA Pete Coradi, Queens Area Local President Ron Suslak, local leaders and activists. (This a...
January 1, 2017
New Congress, Same Goals
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The 2016 election is over. It is time to reva...
January 1, 2017
Let’s Get the Year Started Right!
“As long as we collectively work together, stand together and fight together, we can do any doggone thing we want to do!” said Secretary-Treasurer Li...
January 1, 2017
Organize to Fight Consolidations!
APWU members and allies hold a protest to save the Duluth, MN, processing plant. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of T...
January 1, 2017
Some Thoughts on the 2016 Election and Beyond
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) I want to commend all the members who engaged...
January 1, 2017
First Meeting of Young Members Committee
The National Young Members Committee with National Officers. (L-R) (front row) Courtney Jenkins, Sabrina Larsen, Ephrem De Hoyos, Quanisha Mcneal, Jo...
December 31, 2016
January-February Labor History Milestones
Strikers marching during the 1912 “Bread and Roses” textile strike. Photo courtesy of the Lawrence History Center (This article first appeared in the...
December 27, 2016
APWU, USPS Sign Agreement For Offices Without a Local Union Structure
The APWU signed an updated agreement December 22, 2016, for Members-at-Large who work in small post offices that are not represented by a local union....
December 25, 2016
Arbitrator Denies Severance Pay Grievance
From 2003 to 2009 the Postal Service offered a series of Voluntary Early Retirements (VER) with the approval of the Office of Personnel Management. E...
December 22, 2016
Happy Holidays!
December 21, 2016
Congress Heads Out after Funding the Federal Government
On the heels of the 2016 elections and with the New Year approaching, APWU members should make a resolution to stay engaged on legislation at all leve...
December 21, 2016
Remembering Emma Tenayuca
20-year old Emma Tenayuca speaks to members of the National Workers Alliance outside a hearing investigating beatings by border patrol officers, Feb....
December 20, 2016
Priorities Trump Should Set for Vets
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) President-elect Donald Trump made veterans, t...
December 19, 2016
Together We Stopped the TPP!!
APWU members rallied against the TPP at the 2016 National Convention. The 114th U.S. Congressional session is over and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (...
December 16, 2016
Landmark Arbitration Decision Upholds Craft Assignments, Job Posting Rights
Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued a decision on Dec. 8, 2016, holding that the Postal Service violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement when it fa...
December 14, 2016
2017 Officer’s Fiduciary Responsibility & QuickBooks Training
The Secretary-Treasurer’s Department will be hosting an Officer’s Fiduciary Responsibility & QuickBooks Training in Atlanta, GA from March 9-11, 2017....
December 13, 2016
New Leave Year Begins Jan. 7
Per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the new leave year begins and ends as indicated below: Begins: PP 02-2017, Jan. 7, 2017Ends: PP 01-2018, Jan....
December 12, 2016
Landmark Arbitration Decision Upholding Craft Assignments and Job Posting Rights
Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued a decision on Dec. 8, 2016, holding that the Postal Service violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement when it fa...
December 9, 2016
APWU Receives Favorable Arbitration Award
The APWU prevailed in an arbitration that keeps hundreds of Clerk Craft jobs in the union’s bargaining unit. The decision clarifies what ability the P...
November 30, 2016
Updated APWU Constitution Posted
The updated APWU Constitution & Bylaws has been posted. The new constitution includes changes adopted by delegates to the union’s 23rd National Conven...
November 30, 2016
Work Clothes and Uniform Annual Allowance for PSEs
On an annual basis, Postal Support Employees who are assigned as PSE Sales/Service and Distribution Associates, D/A 81-4, will be eligible to purchase...
November 30, 2016
Address for Local LMOU Impasse Appeals
Per the attached agreement of the parties, LMOU Impasse Appeals are to be sent to: Labor Relations Service Center, P. O. Box 23788, Washington, D.C. 2...
November 22, 2016
Any Modifications to the 110 HCR Subcontracting Awards Must be Discussed at National Level
According to correspondence between the Postal Service and APWU, all discussions to modify any of the 110 Highway Contract Route (HCR) subcontracting...