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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...
New Leave Year Begins Jan. 7
December 13, 2016
Per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the new leave year begins and ends as indicated below:
Begins: PP 02-2017, Jan. 7, 2017Ends: PP 01-2018, Jan. 5, 2018
Click here for the 2017 Pay & Holiday Calendar.
Landmark Arbitration Decision Upholding Craft Assignments and Job Posting Rights
December 12, 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...
APWU Receives Favorable Arbitration Award
December 9, 2016
The APWU prevailed in an arbitration that keeps hundreds of Clerk Craft jobs in the union’s bargaining unit. The decision clarifies what ability the Postal Service has to change craft work assignments for new machinery. When the new Small Parcel...
Updated APWU Constitution Posted
November 30, 2016
The updated APWU Constitution & Bylaws has been posted. The new constitution includes changes adopted by delegates to the union’s 23rd National Convention in August 2016.
Work Clothes and Uniform Annual Allowance for PSEs
November 30, 2016
On an annual basis, Postal Support Employees who are assigned as PSE Sales/Service and Distribution Associates, D/A 81-4, will be eligible to purchase three (3) Type 2 shirts worn by employees assigned for retail operations...This ONLY applies to...