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Privatizers Lay Out Their Plan for Destroying Public Postal Service

June 30, 2025
On June 24, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing titled, “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders.”

Ballot Placement Set for APWU Election of National Officers

June 27, 2025
A drawing was held on June 27 to determine the order candidates’ names will appear on the ballot.

APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement for IT/AS Employees

July 8, 2014
The APWU and USPS have reached a tentative agreement on a contract for employees in the IT and Accounting Services (AS) units. Union members will have the opportunity to vote to ratify or reject the agreement. Details of the ratification process are...

AFSCME, UNITE HERE Join ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ Movement ’

July 7, 2014
The ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ campaign got another big boost on July 2, when the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) endorsed the boycott. “We are asking our members, friends, family members and colleagues to take their...

Arbitrator Rules: Excessed Employees Must Meet Minimum Qualifications Before Reassignment

July 1, 2014
The APWU won an important arbitration award on June 24, when Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg ruled that the Postal Service must determine – prior to excessing employees across craft lines – that the employees meet the minimum qualifications for the...

Maintenance Sets Process For PSE Conversion to Career

July 1, 2014
On March 20, 2014, President Mark Dimondstein signed  a memorandum of understanding with the USPS on Filling Residual Vacancies. The title sounds innocuous enough, but the agreement is an extremely important step forward for APWU members.

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