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Postal Workers Hold Nationwide 'Day of Action' Oct. 1 in 90 Cities to Promote Vote-by-Mail, Demand First-Class Service Year-Round

October 1, 2024
WASHINGTON –  On Tues., Oct. 1 postal workers who are members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) will be rallying with the public in front of postal facilities across the country to sound the alarm about the United States Postal Service’s...

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-...

Three New Signoffs in the Clerk Craft

July 29, 2016
APWU Clerk Craft officers and the Postal Service signed three documents on July 29:  They agreed to a new set of Questions & Answers on the POStPlan, Filling Residual Vacancies, and Travel; signed a Step 4 Settlement on Postal Support Employees...

New Pay Scales Posted

July 29, 2016
The new pay scales under the 2015-2018 contract are now posted at apwu.org. According to information provided by the Postal Service, management will implement the new pay rates on Aug. 6 (Pay Period 17) and they will be reflected in paychecks dated...

APWU Members Spread Message at Democratic Convention

July 29, 2016
From left: Legislative Director Judy Beard, Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson, Philadelphia PA Local Secretary Cynthia Heyward, Philadelphia Local President Nick Casselli, Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy, President Mark Dimondstein, Eastern...

New Pay Rates Take Effect Aug. 6; Retroactive Pay Expected Nov. 4

July 27, 2016
Union Members across the country displayed solidarity on the openingday of arbitration. Members of the Oakland Local are shown above. According to information provided by the Postal Service, the new pay rates outlined in the new  union contract will...

We Have a New Union Contract!

July 27, 2016
Workfloor solidarity was instrumental in the fight for a new contract.(This article first appeared in the July-August 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) The big news is in - 200,000 postal workers represented by the APWU have a new...

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