2024 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period
The "Penalty Overtime Exclusion" period for calendar year 2024 will begin Pay Period 26-2024, Week 1 (November 30, 2024) and end Pay Period 01-2025, Week 2 (December 27, 2024).
JCIM is Available: Order Yours Today!
The 2023 Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (JCIM), a resource for the administration of the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), is now available for members! Members can order their JCIM for $10 from the APWU Store on the APWU...
APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), announced APWU President and Lead Negotiator Mark Dimondstein.
The tentative agreement was reached on December...
Contract Update: Union & Management “Locking Down” Ahead of September 20 Expiration
Beginning September 7, the National Negotiations Committee (NNC) will lock down with postal management for a week of intense contract negotiations as the September 20 expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement approaches. Both the...
APWU Prevails on Management Court Challenge to Victorious Arbitration Award on Union Leave for Political Activity.
In August of 2018, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg struck down the Postal Service’s unilateral implementation of changes to ELM Section 510 and to PS-Form 3971 regarding union leave for political activity such as in relation to voter registration and...