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17,000 AT&T Workers Strike Across Southeastern US
August 23, 2024
More than 17,000 AT&T workers across nine southeastern states walked off their jobs on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. The workers, represented by Communications Workers of America (CWA), filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against AT&T...
Statement from APWU President Mark Dimondstein on the Postal Service’s Proposal to Further Slow Mail Processing and Delivery
August 23, 2024
The American Postal Workers Union is deeply concerned regarding the August 22nd announcement from postal management, with the support of the Postal Board of Governors, that they are once again planning to slow down much of the country’s mail.
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Issa’s Draft Bill ‘Deeply Disturbing,’ APWU Says
June 14, 2013
A draft postal bill released by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) on June 13 would punish postal workers, privatize major portions of the USPS, and deprive the American people of vital services, said APWU President Cliff Guffey.
Rep. DeLauro to Introduce ‘Protect Overnight Delivery Act’
June 13, 2013
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) will introduce legislation to preserve overnight mail delivery and, in the process, protect mail processing facilities from closure, she told fellow lawmakers in a letter dated June 13.
MDAT Computer Program To Win Good Jobs Goes Online
June 11, 2013
A new APWU computer program that will help win good jobs has gone live! The program, known as the Max Duty Assignment Tool (MDAT), will help local unions fight for jobs with better schedules, address excessing issues and retreat rights, and identify...
Telephone, Electronic Grievance Discussions
June 7, 2013
The APWU has reached agreement with the Postal Service on a Memorandum of Understanding re: Step 1 Discussions dated June 5, 2013, that clarifies the union’s right to file a grievance by telephonic and/or electronic means.
Management Takes Initial Steps To Comply with ‘Global Settlement’ Award
June 7, 2013
After stonewalling for more than two months, the Postal Service has taken initial steps to enforce an arbitration ruling that was a major victory for the APWU.