New Pay Rates Take Effect Aug. 6; Retroactive Pay Expected Nov. 4

Union Members across the country displayed solidarity on the openingday of arbitration. Members of the Oakland Local are shown above. According to information provided by the Postal Service, the new pay rates outlined in the new  union contract will...

We Have a New Union Contract!

Workfloor solidarity was instrumental in the fight for a new contract.(This article first appeared in the July-August 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) The big news is in - 200,000 postal workers represented by the APWU have a new...

New Pay Rates to Take Effect Aug. 6

According to information provided by the Postal Service, the new pay rates under the new APWU-USPS contract will begin on Aug. 6 (Pay Period 17) and will be reflected in paychecks dated Aug. 26, APWU President Mark Dimondstein has announced....

New Contract Now Available Online

The new contract between the APWU and USPS can now be viewed online.  Click here to view the text. The 2015-2018 Collective Bargaining Agreement is the result of a decision issued by Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg on July 8. A printed copy will be...

Dimondstein Congratulates Union Members in New Contract Video

APWU President Mark Dimondstein congratulates union members for their role in winning a new  Collective Bargaining Agreement in a five-minute video. Click here to watch.

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