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
September 12, 2019
Interest Arbitration Next Session - APWU Rank and File Witness Panels
During the next session of interest arbitration (Sept. 24-26), postal workers from the workroom floor will serve as key...
September 11, 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,...
August 19, 2019
Interest Arbitration Panel for New Contract Appointed
Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg has been appointed as the impartial chair of the tri-partite interest arbitration panel...
August 12, 2019
New MS-1 Settlement and Implementation
On Aug. 8, the Maintenance Craft reached a settlement with the USPS regarding Handbook MS-1, TL-5 and TL-6 Revisions...