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APWU Members Loud and Proud for Oct. 1 National Day of Action
October 8, 2024
Thousands of dedicated postal workers took to the streets for our “October 1 National Day of Action” to let the public know just how well we can move the mail when given the proper tools.
APWU President Mark Dimondstein Appears on PBS News Hour
October 2, 2024
Postal workers are warning of what they call 'substandard performance' by the U.S. Postal Service. The American Postal Workers Union is calling for the public’s help in demanding improved staffing, better customer service and more opportunity for...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
May 18, 2016
In the midst of the hotly-contested 2016 election, voter suppression is an urgent concern.
At a panel discussion sponsored by the National Press Club on May 13, APWU President Mark Dimondstein championed voting by mail, which would give more...
Convention Attendance Growing; New Hotel Added
May 18, 2016
The APWU has secured additional hotel accommodations for delegates to the union’s 23rd Biennial National Convention in Orlando, FL, in August, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has announced.
Raises to be Applied to PSE Exception Pay in Motor Vehicle Craft
May 17, 2016
Employees in the same category who are performing the same work should get the same rate of pay. That’s the premise of an agreement between the APWU and USPS, says Motor Vehicle Service Craft Director Michael O. Foster.
IT/AS Employees Ratify Extension of 2011 Agreement
May 12, 2016
While 200,000 APWU members across the country await an arbitrator’s ruling on a new contract, 1,100 union members covered by the IT/AS contract voted to ratify a one-year extension of their 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement, Support Services...
Postal Service Earns $1.83 Billion in Operating Profits In First Half of Fiscal Year 2016
May 11, 2016
The Postal Service earned $1.83 billion in operating profits in the first half of Fiscal Year 2016, according to financial results released on May 10. This marks the fourth year in a row the USPS is in the black – excluding the mandate that requires...