Das Issues Remedy Award on PM End of Day Button Case
September 24, 2021
On December 8, 2017, Arbitrator Shyam Das found that the Postal Service was in violation of the parties’ Article 1.6.B Global Settlement Remedy Agreement (GSRA) in Level 18 offices when it created the Postmaster End of Day (PMEOD) button in the...
Negotiations Update: APWU and USPS “Stop the Clock” to Continue Bargaining for a New Contract
September 21, 2021
The collective bargaining agreement (union contract) between the American Postal Workers Union and the United States Postal Service covers the wages, hours and working conditions of 200,000 postal workers. Our current contract was due to expire at...
Research & Education October Zoom Trainings
September 13, 2021
The Research and Education Department is sponsoring Zoom Trainings for APWU Members in October 2021.
Vaccination Mandates by President Biden
September 10, 2021
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 additional information on how it applies will be...
Democracy: Of, By and For the People
September 3, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The word democracy comes from Greek and translates to “rule by the people.” In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln captured this essence of democracy in...