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Don't Let Management Take Your Pulse!

July 8, 2024
The APWU is urging union members to refrain from participating in the USPS management’s Postal Pulse survey. Negotiations for a new union contract began June 25, and any information you give them can be used in retaliation to hurt us during...

Contract Negotiations Begin – APWU Negotiating Team Delivers Opening Day Remarks

June 27, 2024
On June 25, contract negotiations began for our next main collective bargaining agreement with the Postal Service. The current contract expires on Sept. 20. Both the union and postal management exchanged opening statements, outlining their...

MVO/TTO Qualification Standards Settlement

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors  The APWU and the Postal Service finalized a settlement on May 9, 2017 resolving national case A19V20021,...

Building Our Future – A Challenge, A Priority

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Northeast Regional Coordinator John Dirzius As a proud member of the American Postal Workers Union since its birth in 1971, I have witnessed first-...

A Significant Step Forward for Remedies

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Craft Directors  The APWU took a significant step forward in holding the Postal Service accountable for violations of the Collective...

Know Your Weingarten Rights

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman What does a grocery store chain started in Texas in 1901 have to do with you? That chain of grocery...

Your Local Election Committee

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell Union elections represent one of the foundations of our democracy. Union members have the right to nominate and vote...

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