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Don't Let Management Take Your Pulse!
July 8, 2024
The APWU is urging union members to refrain from participating in the USPS management’s Postal Pulse survey. Negotiations for a new union contract began June 25, and any information you give them can be used in retaliation to hurt us during...
Contract Negotiations Begin – APWU Negotiating Team Delivers Opening Day Remarks
June 27, 2024
On June 25, contract negotiations began for our next main collective bargaining agreement with the Postal Service. The current contract expires on Sept. 20. Both the union and postal management exchanged opening statements, outlining their...
Latest News Articles on Coronavirus for APWU Members
USPS announces end of COVID-19 protocols
Effective May 12, 2023, the Postal Service has discontinued all Covid-19 specific protocols, including all memoranda of understanding, policies, and work practice restrictions and requirements. ... Read More
Department of Labor Announces New FECA Procedures for COVID-19 Cases
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) expired on January 27. The APWU has opposed the expiration of those provisions of the act that protected federal workers who contracted COVID-19 (COVID).... Read More
COVID-19 Test Kit Fulfillment Pilot Extended
On July 27, 2022, the APWU and USPS agreed to once again extend the COVID-19 Test Kit Fulfillment Pilot MOU in 23 sites throughout the country. The MOU continues work performed in PSAs and Annexes... Read More
Taking on Challenges Together
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
COVID-19 Continues
Brothers and Sisters, I hope and pray you and your families are healthy and... Read More
COVID-19 Vaccination Emergency Standard
In September, President Biden issued a directive to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring all employers with 100+ employees... Read More
Vaccination Mandates by President Biden
Until this emergency rule is developed, the APWU will not know if it applies to Postal Service employees. Once the emergency rule is released it will be reviewed and discussed with our attorneys and... Read More
OSHA Releases New COVID-19 Guidance to Protect Workers
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On August 13, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released new guidance to... Read More
COVID Vaccines: Fact vs. Myth
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
COVID-19 is deadly and is continuing to quickly spread with the "Delta" variant. Cases,... Read More
VA Issues New Rules Regarding Mandatory Vaccination
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On July 26, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) became the first Federal Agency to require... Read More
Puerto Rico Area Local Members Rally to Demand Safe Workplace
November 12, 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On August 27, Puerto Rico Area Local members staged a rally at the General Post Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico, demanding that management address...
Postal Workers Are Always Essential
November 12, 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Your labor of love and survival has really made a difference to so many people over the last two years. Your job exposed you to COVID-19 – original...
APWU National and Locals Fight Back Against Consolidations
November 12, 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In May 2021, the Postal Service released a list of 18 USPS facilities slated for consolidation, as part of their 10-Year Delivering for America plan...
Congratulations to HRSSC Workers on their New Union Contract!
November 12, 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The American Postal Workers Union’s newest bargaining unit, made up of the employees at the Human Resources Shared Service Center in Greensboro, NC,...
Industrial Relations Department Releases Informational Booklet to Help Postal Workers Stop Harassment at Work
November 12, 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The APWU Industrial Relations Department recently mailed an educational booklet to local offices and members-at-large, to educate and assist members...