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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-...
NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: APWU and USPS 'Stop The Clock' to Continue Bargaining
September 21, 2024
As the current contract was due to expire at midnight, September 20, 2024, APWU and USPS agreed to 'Stop The Clock' to continue bargaining for a new contract workers deserve.
TISA: Another Secret Trade Deal Threatens Public Postal Service, Workers
May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
A trade deal the U.S. is negotiating behind closed doors with 50 other countries threatens the future of public- and private-sector services, including...
May Day Celebration
May 1, 2015
APWU President Mark Dimondstein spoke at a celebration of International Workers Day sponsored by the AFL-CIO on the eve of the holiday. Although May Day – which originated in the fight for the eight-hour day in Chicago – is not officially...
National Day of Action Set for Thursday, May 14
May 1, 2015
APWU members are turning up the heat with a National Day of Action on May 14 – just one week before the union’s Collective Bargaining Agreement is slated to expire.
APWU members will hold events in cities and towns across the country, organized...
Contract Negotiations: Union Members Say it with Stickers, Flyers and More
May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Members of the San Jose Area Local
distribute flyers outside a post office.
Stickers and flyers and headbands, oh my!
As contract negotiations continue...
Shining a Light on Secret Money
May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Since 2010, the amount of “dark money” – campaign funds whose source is kept secret – has skyrocketed, thanks to the Supreme Court ruling known as...