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December 8, 2015
More Than 150,000 Have Signed Postal Banking Petition
More than 150,000 people have signed a petition launched by the Campaign for Postal Banking urging Postmaster General Megan Brennan to implement postal banking in post offices across the country. Organizers plan to deli...
December 7, 2015
FTC to Challenge Merger of Staples, Office Depot
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that it would seek to stop the proposed merger of Staples and Office Depot, the nation’s largest and second-largest office-supply chains. The agency filed an “administra...
December 4, 2015
Important Arbitration Win in Fight Against Plant Closures and Consolidations
Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled on Dec. 3, 2015, that the American Postal Workers Union and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union may now go forward with their Step 4 grievances challenging the Postal Service’s decision to...
December 3, 2015
84% Give Postal Service a Thumbs Up
According to a recent poll by the Pew Research Center, while only 19 percent of Americans trust the federal government, an overwhelming 84 percent view the Postal Service favorably – making it the most well-liked federal...
December 3, 2015
2016 Arbitration Advocacy Training
The Research and Education Department will provide Arbitration Advocacy training to APWU arbitration advocates Feb. 28 to March 6, 2016. The program is designed to provide an in-depth knowledge of the techniques needed t...
November 30, 2015
‘Stand Up for Safe Jobs’ Campaign Gains Momentum
The APWU’s Stand Up for Safe Jobs campaign is gaining momentum! Across the country locals have been placing a renewed emphasis on workers’ right to a safe workplace and have been distributing fact sheets outlining those...
November 30, 2015
2015 Penalty Overtime Exclusion, New Leave Year
In accordance with Article 8 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, penalty overtime rules are not applicable for a four-week period each year during December. This year, the period starts with Week 2 of Pay Period 26-1...
November 30, 2015
Western PA Staples Campaign Takes it to the Top
Members of the Western PA Postal Workers Solidarity Committee met with Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald on Nov. 20 to discuss the dirty deal between the U.S. Postal Service and Staples. “Fitzgerald listened to...
November 24, 2015
Happy Thanksgiving !
The officers and staff of the APWU wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving.
November 24, 2015
Peak Season Exception Period
The reporting period for the 2015 Peak Season Exception Period began on Nov. 14, 2015, and ends Jan. 8, 2016. The three consecutive pay periods will be the weeks of Nov. 14, 2015, to Dec. 25, 2015, or Nov. 28, 2015, to...
November 19, 2015
Tell the Postmaster General: Make Postal Banking a Reality Now
Did you know that nearly 28% of U.S. households are underserved by traditional banks? They turn instead to payday lenders, check cashers and other financial predators, spending on average nearly 10 percent of their inco...
November 18, 2015
Gear Day is Still Red Hot!
Members of the Greater Seattle Area Local in union gear on Nov.12 Days are getting shorter and temps may be dropping, but our fight for a good contract is still red hot! Show management that you are part of the fight f...
November 16, 2015
Postal Service’s Financial Report Brings Good News
The Postal Service’s latest financial report, which showed an operating profit of $1.2 billion, is good news, said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. “The report shows there is absolutely no justification for cuts in servi...
November 16, 2015
Disbursement Schedule for $56 Million Settlement for Small Offices
The Postal Service has notified APWU Clerk Craft officers that employees who are eligible for a portion of a $56 million monetary settlement are expected to receive payment prior to Christmas. However, our message is: Do...
November 13, 2015
Sanders Endorsement Garners Many Headlines
The APWU Executive Board’s endorsement of Bernie Sanders for President generated extensive media coverage on Nov. 12. Virtually every major news outlet reported the endorsement, including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, MSNBC,...
November 13, 2015
Donald Trump’s “Wages are Too High” Mentality is an Attack on Social Security
During Tuesday night’s Republican presidential debate, Donald Trump answered a question about raising the minimum wage by saying that wages are too high. Rather than taking on Trump, Marco Rubio and Ben Carson helped rei...
November 6, 2015
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Introduces Bill Providing One-time Payment of $581 to Social Security Beneficiaries, Veterans
On Thursday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced S. 2251, the Seniors and Veterans Emergency Benefits Act. The bill would provide a one-time payment in 2016 to Social Security beneficiaries, veterans, and other...
November 6, 2015
APWU Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge in Response to ‘Stay Survey’
The American Postal Workers Union has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in response to the “Stay Survey,” in which the Postal Service asks newly hired non-career employe...
November 4, 2015
NLRB Calls Interference on Staples
The APWU won an important legal victory on Nov. 4 when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled unanimously that Staples cannot intervene in hearings on charges that the USPS illegally subcontracted work to the of...
November 3, 2015
Hartford Area Local, Allies Rally to Save America’s Postal Service
Hartford Area Local members rally with allies, including Sen. Richard Blumenthal (center). Members of the Hartford Area Local were joined by labor allies for a rally to Save American’s Postal Service on Oct. 24. Lori Pe...
November 3, 2015
Long Island Area Local Rallies for Good Postal Service! Good Jobs! Good Contract!
Members of the Long Island Area Local outside the Mid-Island general mail facility Photo credit: James Carbone More than 150 members of the Long Island Area Local and their supporters rallied for Good Postal Service! Goo...
November 2, 2015
USPS, Staples Produce a Mound of Documents
The mound of documents produced by USPS and Staples After months of refusing to provide documents subpoenaed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the APWU, the USPS and Staples produced a mound of paperwork o...
November 1, 2015
A Change of Heart for the NLRB?
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In a string of recent decisions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled decisively in favor of worker...
November 1, 2015
Workers Comp Fraud Investigations
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Special agents of the Postal Service Office of the Inspector General (OIG) are contracted to “safeguard postal rev...
November 1, 2015
Disability Compensation
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Disability compensation is a monthly, tax-free benefit paid to veterans because of injuries or diseases that were...
November 1, 2015
Truths About Privatizing Social Security
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Social Security is a successful program that has served this country well. Yet some groups want to privatize the p...
November 1, 2015
Door-to-Door Organizing
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Local and state organizations across the country signed up more than 11,000 new members as of September 2015 – jus...
November 1, 2015
A Change of Heart for the NLRB?
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In a string of recent decisions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled decisively in favor of worker...
November 1, 2015
Standing Up, Fighting Back: A Job Well Done
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) With a great sense of pride, I take this opportunity to recognize the hard work and dedication of our local and st...
November 1, 2015
Union Settles Dispute on CDLs for Technicians
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The union and management resolved a dispute in august concerning the Postal Service’s decision in April 2002 to wa...