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
All Craft Conference
October 25, 2019 to October 31, 2019
3645 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
41st Annual MVS Director's Banquet at All Craft Conference
October 28, 2019
New MS-1 Settlement and Implementation
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On Aug. 8, the Maintenance Craft reached a settlement with the USPS regarding Handbook MS-1, TL-5 and TL-6 Revisions and Related Maintenance Management Orders. The dispute was originally grieved by current Maintenance Division Director Idowu Balogun in May 2016, when the Postal Service issued a new MS-1 TL- 5, proposing draconian changes to the then current MS1 TL-4 Handbook.
Resources
Contract
USPS Handbooks and Manuals
Latest News
October 4, 2019
Grievance Time Limit Deadlines Extended For All-Craft Conference
In preparation for the 2019 All-Craft Conference, the APWU has requested an extension for all grievance time limit...
September 27, 2019
APWU Workers Testify During Interest Arbitration Hearings
During the interest arbitration hearings on September 24 and 25, the APWU brought members from the workroom floor to...
September 25, 2019
Interest Arbitrators Hear from Motor Vehicle Service (MVS) and Maintenance Workers
On September 25, the Arbitration Board continued to hear testimony from the most important of the union’s expert...
September 24, 2019
Interest Arbitrators Hear from Clerk and Maintenance Workers
On September 24, the Arbitration Board heard testimony from the most important of the union’s expert witnesses – APWU...