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November 15, 2023
The Clerk Division 2023 All-Craft Conference
Lamont Brooks, Clerk Craft Director, summarizes the Clerk General Session and Workshops that took place at the APWU All-Craft Conference.
November 15, 2023
The More Involved We Are, the More We Achieve
APWU membership is so much more than just signing an application to join. It’s about all of us having a collective voice. Union membership is about empowering ourselves to stand up for our rights, improving our working c...
November 15, 2023
Building Grassroots Strength: Fourth Biennial Legislative Conference Convenes
Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard summarizes the Building Grassroots Strength Legisaltive Conference prior to the APWU All-Craft Conference.
November 15, 2023
Updates on National Disputes, Penalty Exclusion Period, and a Holiday Greeting
Industrial Relations DIrector Charlie Cash updates members on some pending national disputes, penalty exclusion period, and brings greetings for the holidays.
September 20, 2023
APWU Members Paint a Stark Picture of Toxic Workplaces
An APWU workplace survey of more than ten thousand APWU members has painted a stark picture of hostile work environments, low morale, and understaffing, overseen by poorly trained, ineffective, and disrespectful managers...
September 19, 2023
APWU Scholarships
The 2023 scholarship committee met and reviewed all applications received by the May 31 deadline. The committee verifies the criteria and documents outlined in the application, with primary emphasis on the knowledge and...
September 19, 2023
Save Our Post Offices and Branches
Be on the lookout for Suspensions and Discontinuance of Post Offices. If you are the employee being affected or are a customer and hear or read about a post office possibly being suspended or discontinued/closed, contact...
September 19, 2023
The APWU is Launching an Important New Campaign and Every Member Can Help
Mail is changing. Every postal worker knows it. There are ever fewer letters and flats, and increasingly more packages. First-class mail, the main historic driver of postal revenues, has been significantly reduced with t...
September 18, 2023
APWU Leadership Institute Comes to Life!
“After five years of planning, interrupted by the pandemic, we are excited to announce the formation of the National APWU Leadership Institute,” shared APWU President Mark Dimondstein. “The national APWU recognizes our r...
September 18, 2023
APWU Health Plan Chief Operating Manager Has Retired
Carroll “Rocky” Midgett, Chief Operating Manager of the APWU Health Plan, will retire after almost 42 years of service. Randy Griffin has been appointed the new Chief Operating Manager. Mr. Griffin will assume the role o...
September 18, 2023
Promoting Unity Within, and Among, our APWU Family
The Human Relations Department strives to demonstrate that a progressive union goes beyond the necessary and important responsibilities of negotiating and enforcing our Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). I am pleased...
September 18, 2023
Still Fighting for The Social Security Fairness Act
The Social Security Fairness Act, H.R.82 and S.597 will repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).
September 18, 2023
Effective Leaders Needed
What makes an effective leader? What sets them apart from other people? Is it their educational background, financial status, age, race, sex, or occupation? No, it is their awareness of the challenges they face, and the...
September 18, 2023
Organizing is Essential to Secure the Future of Our Union
How many opportunities in a day do you let pass by without organizing a non-member? Every day on the work room floor we talk to our coworkers, but do you know if that coworker you’re speaking with is a member? Next time...
September 18, 2023
Contract Negotiations Update
Earlier this year, I wrote about the contracts the Support Service Division would negotiate this year. We are currently in the heart of “negotiations season” with one ratified contract, one tentative agreement, and three...
September 18, 2023
Leave My Leave Alone
You earn leave, it’s yours! Pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Articles 3,5,10,19 management must comply with the leave regulations outlined in Chapter 510 of the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (E...
September 18, 2023
2010 MVS Jobs MOU Arbitration Decision
The Motor Vehicle craft has received National level Arbitrator Brent’s ruling in case Q10C-4Q-C 4256800, interpreting the language from the MVS Jobs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). In this MOU, the parties agreed to r...
September 18, 2023
2023 Bulk Mail Centers (BMC) Conference, Kansas
The Bulk Mail Center (BMC) Conference convened on Monday, April 17, 2023, at the Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa in Riverside, MO. The conference was chaired by Terry B. Martinez, BMC Coordinator, and hosted by Michelle Fitzpa...
September 18, 2023
Surviving the USPS “Alphabet Soup” with the Help of RI-399
The number of changes and additions to the USPS dictionary of acronyms can be overwhelming, such as S&DC, RPDC, LPC, and Transfer Hubs, to name a few. This is nothing new and we have survived these types of reorganizatio...
September 18, 2023
Fighting for the Issues that Matter: Social Security Fairness, Citizen Power, and More!
Your Legislative Department continues to press forward on the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82/S. 597). The Social Security Fairness Act would repeal both the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimina...
September 18, 2023
Making Sense of Change in the Postal Service
It is no secret that the Postal Service is making changes. One constant that I have experienced throughout my career with the USPS is that the Postal Service evolves and changes. I am a fourth-generation postal employee....
July 24, 2023
Our Labor History: War on the Waterfront; Save the Post Office National Day of Action; Newport News Shipyard Strike
For the July-August 2023 issue of the American Postal Worker, we take a look back on labor history during the War on the Waterfront, the Save the Post Office Day of Action, and the Newport News Shipyard Strike,
July 21, 2023
Human Relations Educational Assembly Educates, Engages, and Empowers
The Human Relations Department held its Educational Assembly in Baltimore, MD, June 13-15, meeting in person for the first time since 2017. Human Relations Director Daleo Freeman opened the conference with greetings and...
July 18, 2023
APWU Health Plan Team Volunteers for Sick Children
I would like to commend the APWU Health Plan team for their outstanding volunteer work at the Ronald McDonald House in Baltimore, MD. On May 27, the volunteers spent the day baking for families who are staying at the hou...
July 18, 2023
Still Marching and Fighting for Jobs, Justice and Freedom
This summer marks several anniversaries for APWU retirees as union and community activists. The U. S. Postal System was created on July 26, 1775. In August 1935, Social Security was created, then in July 1965 Medicare be...
July 18, 2023
The Work of the Human Relations Department
The work and goals of the Human Relations Department embody the principles of our APWU Constitution: “We believe all members of labor have the right to economic, political and social justice.” Through our programs, we st...
July 18, 2023
Just What is APWU POWER?
The American Postal Workers Union Post Office Women for Equal Rights (APWU POWER), the women’s committee within the APWU, was founded in St. Louis, MO on April 28, 1979 and was incorporated into the APWU’s National Const...
July 17, 2023
The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act and Managing Local Funds!
The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act’s (LMRDA’s) regulations are designed to protect the members and union funds. The financial reports provide transparency regarding the finances of the union; the Internal...
July 17, 2023
Protecting Our Communities Worldwide
The 118th Congress is taking up a “Sense of the House” Resolution (HRes 277) calling on the Postal Service to restore Service Standards to July 1, 2012. While a House Resolution is not binding, nor law, the APWU fully su...
July 17, 2023
Work on Our Next Union Contract Begins
While we there are many things changing in our work lives due to the Postmaster General’s 10-year plan, one thing has not changed: The importance of having a collective bargaining agreement (CBA or “contract”). The APWU...