Search for Articles

E.g., 10/02/2024
E.g., 10/02/2024

Postal Workers Hold Nationwide 'Day of Action' Oct. 1 in 90 Cities to Promote Vote-by-Mail, Demand First-Class Service Year-Round

October 1, 2024
WASHINGTON –  On Tues., Oct. 1 postal workers who are members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) will be rallying with the public in front of postal facilities across the country to sound the alarm about the United States Postal Service’s...

APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement Agreement

September 23, 2024
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a national dispute regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), specifically concerning the 2.5 percent cap on the total number of Part-...

Tucson Area Local Launches Community, Business Surveys

May 29, 2015
Tucson Area Local President Connie Nelson-Sadler has worked with elected officials and the business community to launch surveys. The surveys are an effort to provide Tucson residents a platform to share the opinions, impacts and concerns of...

Call the Contract Hotline to Get Negotiations Updates

May 28, 2015
APWU President Mark Dimondstein recorded a new Contract Hotline message on the evening of May 27, to inform union members about the outcome of extend negotiations. To hear to the message by phone, dial 1-866-412-8061. To listen online, click here.

USPS Demands Cuts in Pay, Benefits, Job Security

May 28, 2015
Contract negotiations between the American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service ended without an agreement on May 27. The USPS scuttled any prospect of reaching a deal by insisting on severe cuts in pay and benefits, despite the fact...

What Can Union Members Do?

May 28, 2015
“Our fight for a good contract now enters a new stage, but the role of rank-and-file union members remains critical,” President Dimondstein said. The union is calling on APWU members to make sure management sees our union strength by wearing union...

OIG Report Paints Bright Future for Postal Banking

May 21, 2015
A report by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) released May 21 outlines the next steps for implementing postal banking, in which post offices would offer basic financial services – providing affordable banking transactions to every zip code...

Pages