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June 3, 2019
Automation: Progress for Whom?
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Postal Service’s use of automation has taken away...
March 14, 2012
Union to Develop New Web-Based Grievance System
The APWU is developing a new web-based grievance system to improve the efficiency of our grievance procedure, and plans are underway to begin a pilot...
November 1, 2011
Union Offers Online Scheduling Tool
The APWU has posted a scheduling tool on the union’s Web site that will help local unions win desirable duty assignments in the Clerk Craft.
February 13, 2009
PARS Software Grievance Resolved
On Feb. 6, the union reached a favorable resolution of a dispute over the Postal Service's decision to assign the installation of hardware and softwar...
April 9, 2007
IT/ASC Workers Ratify 4-Year Contract
APWU members have ratified a four-year contract covering more than 1,200 employees at Postal Service IT/ASC facilities.
March 26, 2007
APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on IT/ASC Contract
The APWU and the USPS have reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract that covers more than 1,200 employees at the IT/ASC (Information...
July 18, 2005
Contract Extension Proposal Goes Before the Members
With a mailing that began July 18, the contract-extension referendum process has begun. More than 220,000 ballots are being distributed to union membe...
July 18, 2005
Contract Extension Proposal Goes Before the Members
With a mailing that began July 18, the contract-extension referendum process has begun. More than 220,000 ballots are being distributed to union membe...
July 8, 2005
Rank and File Committee Approves Contract Extension
The APWU Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee voted to approve a tentative contract extension agreement between the union and USPS on July 7, c...
July 8, 2005
Rank and File Committee Approves Contract Extension
The APWU Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee voted to approve a tentative contract extension agreement between the union and USPS on July 7, c...
June 28, 2005
APWU, Postal Service Announce Tentative Agreement on Contract Extension
APWU President William Burrus announced June 28 that the union and the USPS have reached a tentative agreement on a one-year extension of the Collecti...
June 28, 2005
APWU, Postal Service Announce Tentative Agreement on Contract Extension
APWU President William Burrus announced June 28 that the union and the USPS have reached a tentative agreement on a one-year extension of the Collecti...
March 10, 2005
List of Problematic ‘Leyman’ Trucks Released
The APWU in early March learned which USPS trucks featuring Leyman lift gates are being used and where they are being deployed. The USPS has been rece...
March 10, 2005
List of Problematic ‘Leyman’ Trucks Released
The APWU in early March learned which USPS trucks featuring Leyman lift gates are being used and where they are being deployed. The USPS has been rece...
February 3, 2005
Arbitrator Rules for Union In Major Attendance Case
An arbitrator has sustained the APWU’s arguments in two of three outstanding issues in a significant attendance case. In a ruling in late January, Arb...
February 3, 2005
Arbitrator Rules for Union In Major Attendance Case
An arbitrator has sustained the APWU’s arguments in two of three outstanding issues in a significant attendance case. In a ruling in late January, Arb...
September 14, 2025
Union Protests Assignment of ET Duties
The union has initiated a dispute at the national level (Case # Q06T-4Q-C-07270988) protesting the Postal Service’s decision to use contractors and o...
September 14, 2025
Union Appeals to Arbitration USPS Decision to Subcontract FSM 1000 Modifications
On Nov. 17, 2009, the APWU appealed to arbitration a national-level dispute protesting the Postal Service’s decision to subcontract the retrofitting o...
September 14, 2025
Union Protests Assignment of ET Duties
The union has initiated a dispute at the national level (Case # Q06T-4Q-C-07270988) protesting the Postal Service’s decision to use contractors and o...
September 14, 2025
Union Appeals to Arbitration USPS Decision to Subcontract FSM 1000 Modifications
On Nov. 17, 2009, the APWU appealed to arbitration a national-level dispute protesting the Postal Service’s decision to subcontract the retrofitting o...
September 14, 2025
Testing Issues Resolved For Motor Vehicle Mechanics
The APWU and USPS have settled several issues involving which exams MVS employees must take to qualify for positions that were upgraded in 2001. The d...
September 14, 2025
Frequently Asked Questions
The APWU represents clerk, maintenance, and motor vehicle craft employees at 21 Bulk Mail Centers in metropolitan areas around the country. Listed bel...
September 14, 2025
‘Lift Gates’ Could Pose Serious Danger
The APWU has received numerous reports of serious problems with the Leyman lift gates on the new 9- and 11-ton postal trucks that have been deployed t...