Assault on Jobs

(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Eastern Regional Coordinator Mike Gallagher  Baltimore Francis “Stu” Filbey Area Local Clerk Director Gloria Drake at the local’s protest against USPS...

2017 Peak Season Exception Period MOU Reached

The APWU and the USPS recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), RE: Peak Season Exception Periods – 2017 Date Changes, modifying the Peak Season (Holiday Season) Exception period for 2017 to “ensure adequate coverage” and “accommodate...

Gearing Up for the 2018 Contract Campaign

The APWU’s national headquarters is gearing up for the upcoming 2018 Contract Campaign.   Members of the Central Arkansas Area Local rocked union gear during the 2015 Contract Campaign The current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), also known as...

Second Significant COLA Increase of 2017 Announced

In accordance with the 2015-2018 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a 13 cents per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) effective September 2. The increase is the result of an increase in the...

Update on the Fight Back Against USPS Reductions in Service and Jobs

Following strong resistance from the APWU – and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) – USPS management agreed to a five-month delay in implementing forced reassignments and excessing of employees out of their installations.   

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