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APWU Arbitration Award Secures Grievance Rights for Separated Non-Probationary Employees
July 17, 2025
The APWU has secured a major victory for the rights of non-probationary employees who are discharged without just cause from the Postal Service to file grievances on those discharges and have them heard in arbitration, Industrial Relations Director...
WATCH: APWU President Dimondstein on Ratification of 2024-2027 National Agreement
July 12, 2025
APWU President Mark Dimondstein Addresses the membership on the Ratification of the 2024-2027 National Agreement
A Criminal Gets Off Easy
May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
You may have heard recently of the conviction of a criminal named Don Blankenship. He was sentenced to one year in prison.
I am one who believes our...
EAP Offers New Web-Based Therapy
May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CCBT) is the newest addition to the bank of confidential Employees Assistance Program (EAP) services that are...
MVS Workers Drive the Message Home
May 1, 2016
MVS panel participants (top row): Michael McDonald,
Steven Dietz, William Drew (bottom row) Robert Stierle,
Virgil Fleming, Kevin Knapp and Robert Strickland.
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker ...
APWU Website 'De-Links' Local Websites During Union Election Period
May 1, 2016
The APWU national election period has begun, and in approximately five months, on Oct. 5, the counting of ballots will begin. Effective May 1, the national APWU website "de-linked" all local and state websites for the duration of the union election...
The U.S. Post Office: The Workers' Savings Bank
April 30, 2016
The first depositors at the New York Postal Savings Bank.
Once upon a time, in a not-so-far-away land, working people were able to safely deposit and withdraw their hard-earned dollars, with no excessive fees or fuss. Everyone had access to safe...