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June 22, 2017
APWU and Mail Handlers Union Send a United Message to PMG Brennan Denouncing “Wholesale and Massive Job Cuts”
On June 21, the APWU and National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) sent a joint letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan chastising her administration’s “wholesale and massive job cuts.” APWU President Mark Dimondste...
June 22, 2017
Arbitrator Das Solidifies Administrative Leave for Caucus Voting
On June 21, Arbitrator Shyam Das issued a national award in the arbitration between the United States Postal Service (USPS) and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), with APWU and the National Postal Mail H...
June 16, 2017
APWU Geared Up to Fight Back Against USPS Reductions in Service and Jobs
Throughout the country, the Postal Service has launched an all-out assault on our jobs and is blatantly violating the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) in their staffing of post offices. The USPS is reducing service...
June 16, 2017
APWU Members Receive Jobs With Justice Award for Stop Staples Victory!
On June 13, APWU members received the 2017 Jobs With Justice Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award for the victorious Stop Staples campaign. The award honored the memberships’ successful efforts to save good union jobs an...
June 16, 2017
National Agreement Provides Uniform Allowance for Clerks in POStPlan Offices
On June 14, the APWU and the Postal Service reached an agreement resolving a Step 4 National Dispute that career Clerk Craft employees assigned to a POStPlan office are entitled to a uniform allowance. The parties agree...
June 15, 2017
2017 Maintenance Craft National Staffing Advocates
2017 Maintenance Craft National Staffing Advocates concluding an extensive training in Gaithersburg, MD.
June 15, 2017
APWU Receives Recognition from Minority House Leader Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Judy Chu
On June 11, California Postal Workers Union President Mike Evans attended a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) event with Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) and special guest Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA),...
June 7, 2017
APWU Wins Another National Level Arbitration Award
The APWU scores another victory today, defending postal employees in the union’s bargaining unit. Arbitrator Goldberg issued an award in a national-level case over what remedy was due for the Postal Service’s failure to...
June 2, 2017
Postal Reform Scored by Congressional Budget Office
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published its report on Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 756). It is standard practice for the CBO to “score” pending legislation introduced into Congress in order...
June 2, 2017
USPS Private Contractor Pleads Guilty to Fraud
On March 16, 2017, Beam Bros. Trucking, Inc., a private trucking company, was indicted on multiple counts of fraud and abuse in their capacity as a Highway Contract Route (HCR) operator for the USPS.
May 31, 2017
Union Administration Training Graduates
Featured is the graduating class of the Union Administration Training recently held at the Maritime Institute. The training was designed to give local and state presidents, executive vice presidents, and secretary-trea...
May 26, 2017
White House 2018 Budget Proposal Targets Postal Workers and Postal Services
This week the White House released their budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, as they do every fiscal year. There are a number of disturbing provisions which will directly affect postal workers and postal services...
May 24, 2017
NLRB Ruling Strikes Down Unfair USPS Policies
In a united fight for the protection of all Postal employees, the APWU, National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) were victorious over USPS policies in six consolidate...
May 22, 2017
APWU Members Stand with CWA Strikers
APWU members from the Portland (Maine) Area Local stood in solidarity with striking CWA sisters and brothers at multiple AT&T picket lines throughout southern Maine.
May 22, 2017
Support Services Rock Union Gear Thursdays
IT/AS Support Services members are wearing union gear on Thursdays to show solidarity during their current contract negotiations. Pictured are members of the Wilkes-Barre Solution Center.
May 20, 2017
APWU Stands in Solidarity with Striking AT&T Retail Workers
Across 36 states and the District of Columbia, 40,000 AT&T retail workers walked off the job on Friday, May 19, because a tentative agreement could not be reached between AT&T Mobility and the Communication Workers of Am...
May 19, 2017
APWU Stands with BCTGM as Workers rally at Nabisco/ Mondelēz Shareholder Meeting
Wednesday morning Nabisco workers from across the country joined together to rally at the site of the annual Mondelēz International shareholders meeting in Lincolnshire, IL. Workers were protesting the company’s continue...
May 19, 2017
Maintenance Craft Agreement with USPS Resolving Line H Dispute
The Postal Service and the Maintenance Division of the APWU signed an agreement resolving a national level dispute regarding custodial hours on line H of Form 4852 (case number Q15T-4Q-C 17274095). The issue in the case...
May 19, 2017
Step 4 Agreement Reached on MVO and TTO Qualification Standards
Clarifies qualifications for Motor Vehicle Operators, Tractor Trailer Operators, and establishes training opportunities for MVOs in tractor-trailer operations A settlement was reached between the APWU and the USPS clarif...
May 16, 2017
Another Successful BMC Conference
The Bulk Mail Center (BMC) Conference was hosted by the APWU National and the Nation’s Capital Southern Maryland Area Local (WDC BMC) from April 30 through May 2, 2017. Ninety-two delegates attended, representing 18 of t...
May 16, 2017
IT/AS Contract Negotiations Update
By Steve BrooksDirector, Support Services Division I would like to start off by thanking members for their patience and dedication over the past months. I know everyone is anxious to get a new collective bargaining...
May 16, 2017
PSEs Getting a Pay Raise
Starting May 13, Postal Support Employess (PSEs) will get a pay raise of 20 cents an hour. The increase will be reflected in the June 2 paychecks. Click here for updated payscales.
May 6, 2017
Help the NALC Stamp Out Hunger on May 13
Saturday, May 13, 2017 marks the 25th annual National Association of Letter Carriers’ (NALC) Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. President Dimondstein encourages all APWU members to get involved: Postal customers across the cou...
May 5, 2017
APWU Members March on May Day
APWU members were part of the thousands marching and rallying on May Day, the International Day of Workers’ Solidarity. Workers and allies united to fight back against increasing anti-immigration sentiment and policies t...
May 5, 2017
Miners Win Permanent Funding for Retirement Health Care
On May 4, Congress passed legislation providing for 22,600 retired coal miners, widows and dependents to have the health care they were promised by the federal government and earned through going into the mines for decad...
May 2, 2017
Support NALC’s Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 13
May 1, 2017
‘In Order to Form a More Perfect Union’
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By President Mark Dimondstein The preamble to the U.S. Constitution includes the well-known and eloquent words, “in order...
May 1, 2017
‘Unprecedented’ Contracts
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Support Services Director Steve Brooks Negotiations with Pacific Architects and Engineering, Inc. (PAE) for our Mail Tra...
May 1, 2017
APWU Health Plan Gains Accreditation
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Health Plan Director John Marcotte Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recognizes comprehensive Health Plan Accreditati...
May 1, 2017
APWU Members Take it to the Streets
Members of the Barre Local [VT] were joined by their APWU brothers and sisters from across New England - including National President Mark Dimondstein and Northeast Regional Coordinator John H. Dirzius - for an informati...