Management Must Abide by the Collective Bargaining Agreement
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
It has been a different summer for all of us. Every member of the APWU has been touched by the COVID-19 pandemic in one way or another. Yet all...
June Training Webinars
The Industrial Relations Department will be holding a series of Webinars during the month of June for local leaders, stewards, and support staff. Four webinars will be held on the following topics:
The Basics of APWU Search (Lexis Nexis)
Electronic...
Grievance Time Limit Deadlines Extended For All-Craft Conference
In preparation for the 2019 All-Craft Conference, the APWU has requested an extension for all grievance time limit deadlines, for all levels. In response, the Postal Service has issued, “a one-week moratorium on grievance time limits at the local,...
Interest Arbitration Panel for New Contract Appointed
Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg has been appointed as the impartial chair of the tri-partite interest arbitration panel and scheduled the opening day of the hearings for September 4, 2019.
When the APWU and USPS are unable to reach a new collective...
What to Know About Pregnancy Discrimination
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace is when an employer treats an employee or job applicant unfavorably because of pregnancy, childbirth, or...