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(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  With negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement between the USPS and the APWU now at an impasse, we are heading into interest...

Auto Workers Laid Off

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman  Recently, General Motors (GM) and Ford announced massive layoffs and plant closings. GM ...

APWU and Union Allies March in Solidarity with CUPW

On Jan. 15, APWU officers and members protested with union sisters and brothers from the NALC, National Nurses United, Teamsters, the BCTGM (Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers) International Union, and SEIU outside the Canadian...

Statement from President Mark Dimondstein to APWU on Status of Collective Bargaining

The Collective Bargaining Agreement (Union Contract) between the American Postal Workers Union and the United States Postal Service initially expired on September 20, 2018.  Negotiations began in July with a big kick off and national day of action...

Update on Negotiations

APWU President Mark Dimondstein reports that the national union leadership will make an announcement on Friday December 21, 2018 regarding the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the APWU and the USPS.

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