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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...
November 18, 2016
2016 Penalty Overtime Exclusion
In accordance with Article 8 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, penalty overtime rules are not applicable for a four-week period each year during...
November 17, 2016
In Stinging Rebuke, NLRB Rules USPS-Staples Deal Violated Federal Law
On Nov. 8, 2016, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Administrative Law Judge Paul Bogas ruled to uphold all of the charges leveled at the United St...
November 17, 2016
2016 Convention Transcript Now Available
An official transcript of the proceedings from the APWU’s 23rd Biennial National Convention is now available to union members on www.apwu.org. The con...
November 16, 2016
Postal Service Reports Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Results
According to USPS’s financial results released on Nov. 15, the Postal Service gained $610 million in operating profit in Fiscal Year (FY) 2016. Despit...
November 16, 2016
Stop Staples Campaign Prevails in Western Pennsylvania
Members of the Western Pennsylvania Postal Solidarity Committee held a Stop Staples protest in front of a location in Monaca on Sunday, Nov. 13.
November 16, 2016
Postal Service Reports Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Results
According to USPS’s financial results released on Nov. 15, the Postal Service gained $610 million in operating profit in Fiscal Year (FY) 2016. Despit...
November 16, 2016
Stop Staples Campaign Prevails in Western Pennsylvania
Members of the Western Pennsylvania Postal Solidarity Committee held a Stop Staples protest in front of a location in Monaca on Sunday, Nov. 13.
November 11, 2016
Veterans Day
The APWU joins the nation in honoring all those who served.
November 11, 2016
Veterans Day
The APWU joins the nation in honoring all those who served.
November 10, 2016
Message from President Dimondstein
To APWU Members, The Presidential election is over and Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States. Throughout the primaries and gene...
November 10, 2016
Officers Installed Under the Theme “Continuing to Move Forward”
Newly elected APWU officers take their oath of office, administered by the Honorable Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. The new term started Nov. 12...
November 10, 2016
Message from President Dimondstein
To APWU Members, The Presidential election is over and Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States. Throughout the primaries and gene...
November 10, 2016
Officers Installed Under the Theme “Continuing to Move Forward”
Newly elected APWU officers take their oath of office, administered by the Honorable Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. The new term started Nov. 12...
November 2, 2016
Contractual Retroactive Payment in November 18th Paychecks
Retroactive Pay The July 8, 2016 interest arbitration award established the terms for the 2015-2018 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), ordering a...
November 2, 2016
Contractual Retroactive Payment in November 18th Paychecks
Retroactive Pay The July 8, 2016 interest arbitration award established the terms for the 2015-2018 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), ordering a...
November 1, 2016
‘Keep the Promise, Pass the Bill’
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Thousands of miners and their allies rallied...
November 1, 2016
Ask Me About A Grand Alliance!
Courtney Jenkins and Sherry McKnight (Baltimore Local), Nora Taggart and Kevin Walsh (New York Local). (This article first appeared in the November-De...
November 1, 2016
Postal Banking Hits Responsive Chord
Mehrsa Baradaran (This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Delegates to the APWU con...
November 1, 2016
The Young Worker Activist
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Initially, i would like to take this opportu...
November 1, 2016
MVS Wins Important Ruling on Subcontracting
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) It’s no secret that the APWU has been frustr...
November 1, 2016
Convention Adds National Business Agent
(This article first appeared in the November-December issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Delegates made some tough decisions at the union’...
November 1, 2016
Staffing, Assignments, Hiring
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) 2016 has been a busy, roller coaster of a ye...
November 1, 2016
Our Greatest Strength: Collective Action
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) One of the most important questions we face...
November 1, 2016
Two Recent Agreements: Staffing and Employee Orientation
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Editor’s Note: Tony D. McKinnon Sr. prepared...
November 1, 2016
A Time for Reflection And Planning
(This article first appeared in the November-December issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The end of 2016 is a good time to reflect on what...