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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-...
Long Island Area Local Rallies for Good Postal Service! Good Jobs! Good Contract!
November 3, 2015
Members of the Long Island Area Local
outside the Mid-Island general mail facility
Photo credit: James Carbone
More than 150 members of the Long Island Area Local and their supporters rallied for Good Postal Service! Good Jobs! Good Contract! at a...
USPS, Staples Produce a Mound of Documents
November 2, 2015
The mound of documents produced by USPS and Staples
After months of refusing to provide documents subpoenaed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the APWU, the USPS and Staples produced a mound of paperwork on Oct. 20, less than two...
A Change of Heart for the NLRB?
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
In a string of recent decisions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled decisively in favor of workers. As a result, President...
Workers Comp Fraud Investigations
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Special agents of the Postal Service Office of the Inspector General (OIG) are contracted to “safeguard postal revenue” and are supposed to “...
Disability Compensation
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Disability compensation is a monthly, tax-free benefit paid to veterans because of injuries or diseases that were incurred or were aggravated...