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May 21, 2026
A Culture of Safety: Protecting Our Own
As a postal worker and former president of the William H. Burrus Cleveland Area Local, I have witnessed the devastating impact workplace injuries have on our members and their families. We are passionate about promoting...
May 21, 2026
Driving and Working Safely
Every Postal Worker has the Right to a Safe Workplace There is a contractual expectation that management will provide safe working conditions and ensure a safe and healthy work environment for postal workers. Because of...
May 21, 2026
Enforcing Safety Through the Maintenance Pecking Order for Filling Vacant Positions
(This article appeared in the May/June 2026 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) As proud members of the APWU, we have long championed the fundamental right of postal workers to return home safely after each shi...
May 21, 2026
Safety and Support: The Vital Role of Occupational Health Nurses in APWU Support Services
Safety has always been a cornerstone of the APWU’s mission. Every day, thousands of postal workers across the country perform demanding work that requires physical effort, attention to detail, and hours of standing, lift...
May 21, 2026
The Numbers Don’t Lie: Vote-by-Mail Is Safe, Secure, Reliable
As the November elections near, Vote-by-Mail has dominated the headlines. In March, the White House issued an executive order mandating that the USPS regulate who can receive ballots, and lawmakers in Congress are debati...
May 20, 2026
Clerk Craft Receives Mixed Results in Two National Awards
(This article appeared in the May/June 2026 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Two recent national-level arbitration awards affecting Clerk Craft employees produced different outcomes. Both awards, however, cl...
May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
Safety Is A Fundamental Right for All Employees at the USPS
(This article appeared in the May/June 2026 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Greetings APWU family. As Central Region Coordinator, I oversee many issues in the 13 states that I represent. This month, I want...
May 19, 2026
Safety Practices at Work Must Become Second Nature
(This article appeared in the May/June 2026 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Safety is all around us. We may not even notice the safety-related things we do every single day, many of which we do without even...
May 19, 2026
Talk is Cheap: Safety Matters
(This article appeared in the May/June 2026 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Let me start with something our contract makes crystal clear. Article 14 places the responsibility squarely on management to provi...
May 19, 2026
May 16, 2026
Spring Cleaning Your Dues Checkoff
(This article appeared in the May/June 2026 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Local and state officers rely on their Dues Checkoff (DCO) for union administration and to represent their members. The DCO ensure...
May 15, 2026
Applications for Fall 2026 Leadership Institute Are Now Open
Applications for APWU’s Leadership Institute are now open through June 26. The Leadership Institute is an intensive three-week educational program, held one week at a time over three months. The program focuses on develo...
May 15, 2026
Postal Facilities Must Have the Capability to Dial 911 in an Emergency
(This article appeared in the May/June 2026 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires covered employers, including the USPS, to record and report info...
May 13, 2026
WATCH: APWU Livestream — Who’s Afraid of Vote-by-Mail?
Postal workers are proud of the essential role we play in every election, helping Americans exercise their right to vote by mail, and we know just how much is at stake each election season. That is why recent attacks on...
May 12, 2026
Summary Terms of the Information Technology/Accounting Services Tentative Agreement Are Available for Review
The Summary Terms of the 2025-2030 Information Technology/Accounting Services (IT/AS) Tentative Agreement (TA), reached on April 30 between the APWU Support Services Division and the USPS, are now available online. IT/AS...
May 8, 2026
APWU Holds Management Accountable for Safety on Workers’ Memorial Day
May 5, 2026
Who’s Afraid of Vote-by-Mail?
Postal workers are proud of the essential role we play in every election, helping Americans exercise their right to vote by mail, and we know just how much is at stake each election season. Across the country, we step up...
May 4, 2026
APWU Scholarship Deadline for Graduating High School Seniors is May 31, 2026
The APWU Scholarship Applications deadline is soon approaching! Your graduating high school seniors are welcome to apply for either the Vocational Scholarship, E.C. Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship or Best Essay Award throu...
May 1, 2026
IT/AS Tentative Agreement Announcement
The American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, and the U.S. Postal Service reached a Tentative Agreement for the Information Technology/Accounting Services (IT/AS) bargaining unit on April 30, 2026, announced Support Servic...
April 27, 2026
APWU Says, ‘Talk is Cheap: Safety Matters’ This Workers’ Memorial Day
Each year on April 28, the labor movement observes Workers’ Memorial Day to commemorate workers who have been killed or injured on the job, and to renew the fight for safer workplaces. This year, APWU members across the...
April 16, 2026
Postal Workers Push Back Against Efforts to Minimize and Delegitimize Voting by Mail, Launch Ad in Ohio
The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) has launched a nationwide campaign to defend and expand voting by mail, underscoring the essential role postal workers play in supporting the democratic process. The initiative in...
April 15, 2026
WATCH: APWU Livestream – Are We Broke or Is There Hope?
Headlines are frantically declaring that the Postal Service is running out of money. Now, the White House signed an executive order to eliminate Vote-by-Mail, raising concerns about the future of the Postal Service’s rol...
April 14, 2026
APWU Livestream Tonight – Are We Broke or Is There Hope?
Join APWU President Jonathan Smith LIVE tonight, April 14, at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT) to learn about the financial situation at the USPS and what the future holds for our public Postal Service. The first half of the livest...
April 9, 2026
APWU Statement on USPS’s Temporary FERS Suspension
The APWU is aware of the Postal Service’s actions announced this morning related to temporarily suspending USPS contributions to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). APWU members should rest assured that this...
April 8, 2026
APWU-Represented Employees Covered by the National Agreement Receive Retroactive Payments April 10
APWU-represented employees covered by the 2024-2027 National Agreement received the retroactive payments owed to them in their April 10 paychecks. These include members of the Clerk, Maintenance, Motor Vehicle Service, O...
April 2, 2026
Is the USPS Broke or Is There Hope? Join the APWU Livestream on USPS Finances and the Future of Our Public Postal Service
Headlines are frantically declaring that the Postal Service is running out of money. Last month, Postmaster General David Steiner testified to Congress that the Postal Service is in financial jeopardy and could fail with...
April 1, 2026
APWU 28th Biennial National Convention Information Now Available
Registration for the American Postal Workers Union 28th Biennial National Convention is now open.
April 1, 2026
Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop
Research & Education Director Joyce Robinson provides course descriptions for the pre-convention workshops to be taught at APWU’s upcoming National Convention in Los Angeles.
April 1, 2026
Statement from President Jonathan Smith on Anti-Voter Executive Order
On March 31, the White House issued Executive Order 14399, titled “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections.” This executive order would require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to regu...