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'Stay In Your Lane, APWU'?
August 27, 2024
Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez explains the importance of union involvement beyond the workroom floor including economic, political, and social justice as outlined in our National Constitution & Bylaws.
Time is Running Out!
August 27, 2024
Enrollment Period (SEP), which waives the late-fee penalty for current Medicare Part A USPS annuitants to also enroll in Medicare Part B. The deadline to apply during the SEP is September 30, 2024.
Renew the Fight for Safe Jobs
March 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman
We all know and enjoy our holiday – Labor Day. But did you know that there is another day that honors...
Agreement Reached on MS 1 Remand!
February 28, 2018
On February 27, 2018, the Postal Service and the APWU Maintenance Division signed an agreement resolving national level disputes in case numbers (Q10T-4Q-C 14171644 and Q10T-4Q-C 16481407).
The outstanding issue revolves around Arbitrator Goldberg’s...
President Dimondstein Talks with Ed Schultz About the Supreme Court Case Janus v AFSCME
February 26, 2018
"If the Supreme Court rules against the unions, it's not going to stop workers from needing and wanting and building unions."
First 2018 COLA Increase Announced
February 23, 2018
In accordance with the 2015-2018 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a 25 cent per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective March 3.
The increase is the result of a rise in the Consumer...
APWU Reaches Monetary Settlement with USPS on POStPlan Staffing Violations
February 23, 2018
On February 9, the Clerk Craft reached a $49.9 million dollar settlement with the USPS on POStPlan staffing violations. The monetary settlement follows a ruling by Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg that the Postal Service violated Arbitrator Goldberg’s...