APWU Again Preserves Pay Increases and Job Security
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
We have a new contract! With Arbitrator Goldberg’s award in early March 2020, our collective bargaining agreement is now set.
From PSE to Full-Time Career: Retirement Buy Back
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On May 2, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act was introduced by Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06) and Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK-04). If signed into law, H.R....
Members Are Asking...
Members have legitimate questions and deserve factual answers. “Why are we facing interest arbitration for a new contract when there was a tentative agreement?” “What was in it?” “Why didn’t I get a vote?” “When am I receiving raises and my next...
APWU POWER: The Women’s Committee within APWU
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
APWU POWER, Post Office Women for Equal Rights, the women’s committee within the American Postal Workers Union, was founded in St. Louis, Missouri on...
Fighting for our Sick Leave Benefits
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
I believe that many postal employees take for granted the benefits they are afforded through the efforts of their union. Postal employees have the...