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APWU Arbitration Award Secures Grievance Rights for Separated Non-Probationary Employees
July 17, 2025
The APWU has secured a major victory for the rights of non-probationary employees who are discharged without just cause from the Postal Service to file grievances on those discharges and have them heard in arbitration, Industrial Relations Director...
WATCH: APWU President Dimondstein on Ratification of 2024-2027 National Agreement
July 12, 2025
APWU President Mark Dimondstein Addresses the membership on the Ratification of the 2024-2027 National Agreement
Congress Heads Out after Funding the Federal Government
December 21, 2016
On the heels of the 2016 elections and with the New Year approaching, APWU members should make a resolution to stay engaged on legislation at all levels (city/state/national) crucial to our livelihoods. In that spirit, we should reflect on our...
Remembering Emma Tenayuca
December 21, 2016
20-year old Emma Tenayuca speaks to members of the
National Workers Alliance outside a hearing
investigating beatings by border patrol officers, Feb. 23, 1937.
Photo courtesy of UTSA
In Depression-era south Texas, Emma Tenayuca was a young Mexican-...
Priorities Trump Should Set for Vets
December 20, 2016
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
President-elect Donald Trump made veterans, trade and jobs the cornerstones of his campaign.
Together We Stopped the TPP!!
December 19, 2016
APWU members rallied against the TPP at the 2016 National Convention.
The 114th U.S. Congressional session is over and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is officially dead. This victory comes despite it being a signature effort of the White House...
Landmark Arbitration Decision Upholds Craft Assignments, Job Posting Rights
December 16, 2016
Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued a decision on Dec. 8, 2016, holding that the Postal Service violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement when it failed to assign Sales Retention Team (SRT) center work to the Clerk Craft and post the positions for...