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January 13, 2023
NLRB Charges 10 Roads Express for Violations of the National Labor Relations Act
On Jan. 3, 2023 the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) charged USPS contractor 10 Roads Express and specific named managers...
January 10, 2019
Arbitrator Rejects APWU Challenges to Roof Maintenance
In a decision issued on Friday, January 4, 2019, Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg ruled that the Postal Service did not violate the National Agreement i...
October 3, 2018
“The Struggle Continues” – Moe Biller
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By MVS Division Director Michael O. Foster ...
October 3, 2018
New Maintenance Division Appointments
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Maintenance Division Director Idowu Balog...
July 24, 2018
Can We Trust USPS Management?
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors Can we e...
July 24, 2018
Filling Maintenance Vacancies – Part 1
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Maintenance Craft Directors The Joint Contract...
March 27, 2018
Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop
The Research & Education Department will sponsor the APWU’s 16th Educational Conference, a National Convention event that provides union members with...
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March 1, 2018
Here We Go Again!
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors To quote...
November 9, 2017
Arbitrator Rules that Initial Installation of a New Mail Processing System is Not Maintenance Craft Work
Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued an award on November 7, 2017 stating, "The work of installing the APPS systems was not bargaining unit work. Hence,...
July 6, 2017
Maintenance Defines Custodial Staffing in POStPlan Clusters
On June 30, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued a national award for Case No. Q10T-4Q-C 15206030 concerning custodial staffing in POStPlan office clust...
July 1, 2017
MVO/TTO Qualification Standards Settlement
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors The APWU...
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 Hi...
March 1, 2017
Lawsuit Against Arbitration Award Dismissed
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By MVS Craft Directors The National Star Route Ma...
March 1, 2017
USPS Testing New Machine to Automate Craft Work
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Maintenance Craft Directors The new year certa...
January 1, 2017
SEAM Challenged in National Arbitration
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As we traveled across the country, we began t...
January 1, 2017
Moving Forward
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) We all begin a new year with hopes for improv...
November 22, 2016
Any Modifications to the 110 HCR Subcontracting Awards Must be Discussed at National Level
According to correspondence between the Postal Service and APWU, all discussions to modify any of the 110 Highway Contract Route (HCR) subcontracting...
November 1, 2016
MVS Wins Important Ruling on Subcontracting
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) It’s no secret that the APWU has been frustr...
November 1, 2016
Convention Adds National Business Agent
(This article first appeared in the November-December issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Delegates made some tough decisions at the union’...
November 1, 2016
MVS Wins Important Ruling on Subcontracting
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) It’s no secret that the APWU has been frustr...
November 1, 2016
Convention Adds National Business Agent
(This article first appeared in the November-December issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Delegates made some tough decisions at the union’...
September 2, 2016
MVS Wins Important Ruling on Subcontracting Notification
The APWU won an important arbitration case on Aug. 18, when Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled that the Postal Service violated the Collective Bargaining Agre...
September 2, 2016
MVS Wins Important Ruling on Subcontracting Notification
The APWU won an important arbitration case on Aug. 18, when Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled that the Postal Service violated the Collective Bargaining Agre...
September 1, 2016
New Contractual Agreements in the MVS Craft
This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After extensive negotiations and interest arb...
September 1, 2016
New Contractual Agreements in the MVS Craft
This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After extensive negotiations and interest arb...
August 31, 2016
MVS Continues to Fight Subcontracting
The Motor Vehicle Service Craft has won some major battles in the fight against subcontracting, but challenges still lie ahead, MVS Craft Director Mic...
August 31, 2016
Support Services Division Battles Outsourcing
The Postal Service has taken subcontracting of Support Services to new heights and APWU members are fighting back, Director Steve Brooks reported to A...
August 31, 2016
MVS Continues to Fight Subcontracting
The Motor Vehicle Service Craft has won some major battles in the fight against subcontracting, but challenges still lie ahead, MVS Craft Director Mic...
August 31, 2016
Support Services Division Battles Outsourcing
The Postal Service has taken subcontracting of Support Services to new heights and APWU members are fighting back, Director Steve Brooks reported to A...
August 21, 2016
Historic Win for the Maintenance Craft: An All-Career Workforce
The new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) included a historic win for the Maintenance Craft. “We have negotiated our way to an all-career workforc...