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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...

Union Administration Training

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Research & Education Director Joyce Robinson The Research and Education Department developed a training program entitled “Union Administration,”...

‘Unprecedented’ Contracts

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Support Services Director Steve Brooks Negotiations with Pacific Architects and Engineering, Inc. (PAE) for our Mail Transport Equipment Service...

The Protection of Skilled Work Continues

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors  As the Motor Vehicle Division continues this year's national arbitration schedule, we are focused on...

Safety Is Its Own Reward

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Maintenance Craft Directors  The Lehigh Valley Processing & Distribution Center was issued a fine of nearly $100,000 by OSHA for extensive “...

Inspire and Motivate

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Southern Regional Coordinator Kennith Beasley The headline above is sometimes a hard thing to set and keep in motion because some of our members are...

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