About the Maintenance Division

The Maintenance Craft is a diverse and complex division of the APWU, comprised of approximately 40,000 employees. In addition to the three national officers who work at the union's headquarters in Washington, DC, representation is provided by nine Maintenance National Business Agents (NBAs) and three all-craft NBAs.

Events

2023 BMC Conference

April 16, 2023 to April 18, 2023

777 N.W. Argosy Parkway

Riverside, MO 64150

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APWU 2023 All-Craft Conference

October 2, 2023 to October 4, 2023

3645 S Las Vegas Blvd,

Las Vegas, NV 89109

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Resources

USPS Handbooks and Manuals

Maintenance Management Orders

PER DIEM UPDATE - EFF. DATE NOVEMBER 7, 2022

After meeting with the Postal service again and scheduling an NCED site visit, we can announce that the implementation date of the per diem MOU is November 7, 2022 and will be piloted for three years for all Crafts. 

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In-Service Examination, Register, Eligibility Q&As

(This article first appeared in the March/April 2023 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)

On Jan. 18, 2023, the parties signed National Questions & Answers (Q&As) on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Re: In-Service Examinations, Register and Eligibility Ratings. Annually, during the month of March, ALL career employees may request to be tested for Maintenance Craft eligibility ratings and placement on In-Service Registers (ISRs). Also, during March, those career employees already on ISRs have the right to submit a written request to remain on those registers and avoid the annual purge that occurs on April 1.

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Latest News

January 23, 2023

Questions and Answers: In-Service Examinations, Register & Eligibility Ratings

On Jan. 18, 2023, the parties signed off on national Questions & Answers on the In-Service Examinations, Register...

January 17, 2023

Welcome to National Center for Employee Development & Full Per Diem Implementation

In an effort to be proactive and understand firsthand how the union contract’s per diem provisions were being...

November 7, 2022

Field Maintenance Operation Management Restructuring

The Postal Service notified the APWU on June 20, 2022 that they are going to be realigning the Field Maintenance...

October 18, 2022

PER DIEM UPDATE – EFFECTIVE DATE NOVEMBER 7, 2022

After meeting with the Postal Service again and scheduling an NCED site visit, we can announce that the implementation...

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