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
APWU 2023 All-Craft Conference
October 2, 2023 to October 4, 2023
3645 S Las Vegas Blvd,
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Resources
Contract
USPS Handbooks and Manuals
Management Instructions
Maintenance COVID-19 Resources
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.
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.
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...