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August 14, 2025
Presidential Administration Launches Ever Greater Assaults on Federal Workers and Unions
The APWU stands in unwavering solidarity with our union family at the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and other Federal unions, amid the grave attacks against the rights of federal workers and working...
August 13, 2025
Strength in Diversity: Empowering Every Voice
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) We recently held our Human Relations Educational Assembly in Houston, TX, and it was a tremendous success! More than 200 attend...
August 13, 2025
Keep Fighting for Justice This Summer
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) This summer marks several milestone anniversaries for APWU members and our communities. The Postal Service is older than the Un...
August 13, 2025
Calm Health for Consumer Driven Option Members
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Life can be chaotic, and being a postal worker can be stressful! We often have to manage heavy workloads, especially during pea...
August 13, 2025
August 13, 2025
Newsweek Op/Ed: The U.S. Postal Service Is Not for Sale
August 12, 2025
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Recognize Postal Service’s 250th Anniversary
August 12, 2025
Second Cost of Living Adjustment Announced Today
August 11, 2025
2024-2027 Maintenance Craft Changes in the New Contract
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU and USPS reached a Tentative Agreement that was approved by the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee and then r...
August 11, 2025
Another Round of Bargaining Completed
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU and the Postal Service have concluded contract negotiations for a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The APWU and...
August 11, 2025
Every Conversation Counts!
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) With over 30,000 postal facilities, and more than 200,000 APWU-represented workers, we have the resources to create a movement...
August 8, 2025
We Have Reached Agreements!
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The USPS and APWU have reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) that members voted on to ratify. The National Negotiations Committee...
August 8, 2025
Engaging in Our Union, Together
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) We desperately need to have conversations about getting more members involved in our union. As I read through social media post...
August 8, 2025
The Fight to Preserve and Protect Our Retirement Benefits
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Under the current administration, working people across the country have faced unprecedented assaults. In just the first six mo...
August 7, 2025
APWU Launches National Campaign to Celebrate USPS 250th Anniversary Locally
August 7, 2025
2024-2027 Tentative Agreement Ratified
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) We have a contract! You, the members of the APWU, voted 95% in the affirmative to approve the Tentative Agreement. The contract...
August 7, 2025
APWU Ratifies National Agreement
Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks shares accomplishments achieved for the Clerk Division in the new union contract, thanks in part to the effort of the Clerk Craft Negotiations Team.
August 7, 2025
Grievance Moratorium To Be in Effect Due To 2025 APWU All-Craft Conference
August 6, 2025
Contract Ratification, Scholarships, and More: Looking Ahead
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Every day, our members make important decisions for themselves and their families. As the recent Tentative Agreement went to a...
August 6, 2025
How to Be an Effective Leader in Our Union and Beyond
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) An effective leader must be able to influence and inspire other people. They must be a visionary and lead by example with a cle...
August 4, 2025
APWU Leadership Institute FAQs
The Leadership Institute is an intensive three-week educational program, held one week at a time over a three-month period. The program will focus on topics ranging from organizing, bargaining, and representation, to leg...
August 4, 2025
APWU Interviews Small Business Owner and Postal Customer, Reshonda Young
August 4, 2025
Contract Ratified with 95% ‘Yes’ Vote!
“The success of negotiations […] is based on the power and leverage of our union foundation, built by the vast majority of postal workers like you who voluntarily join the union and pay union dues.” APWU President Dimond...
August 4, 2025
Start Building Now To Be Movement Ready
(This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Working with other leaders and organizations inside and outside of our labor movement will build a more powerful and unified mo...
July 25, 2025
APWU Takes on Wall Street and Postal Privatizers
On July 24, hundreds of postal workers, labor allies, and members of the community took to the streets of New York City in a high-spirited rally to tell Wall Street bankers, billionaires, and anyone who wants to privatiz...
July 25, 2025
APWU Arbitration Award Secures Grievance Rights for Separated Non-Probationary Employees
The APWU has secured a major victory for the rights of non-probationary employees who are discharged without just cause from the Postal Service to file grievances on those discharges and have them heard in arbitration, I...
July 22, 2025
APWU Launches National Ad; Warns of Price Hikes, Post Office Closures in Anti-Privatization Campaign
This week the American Postal workers Union (APWU) launched a national advertising campaign to alert the public about proposed plans to privatize the public Postal Service. The ad called “Memo” highlights a document sent...
July 12, 2025
WATCH: APWU President Dimondstein on Ratification of 2024-2027 National Agreement
APWU President Mark Dimondstein Addresses the membership on the Ratification of the 2024-2027 National Agreement
July 10, 2025
APWU Members Ratify 2024-2027 National Agreement!
95% of Voters Say ‘YES!’ to New Union Contract “Today, APWU members overwhelmingly voted in favor of ratifying the 2024-2027 National Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the APWU and the USPS,” announced APWU P...
July 9, 2025
2025 APWU Scholarship Winners Announced!
The APWU proudly presents the winners of three scholarship programs: The E.C. Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, Vocational Scholarship, and Best Essay Award for 2025!