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Don't Let Management Take Your Pulse!

July 8, 2024
The APWU is urging union members to refrain from participating in the USPS management’s Postal Pulse survey. Negotiations for a new union contract began June 25, and any information you give them can be used in retaliation to hurt us during...

Contract Negotiations Begin – APWU Negotiating Team Delivers Opening Day Remarks

June 27, 2024
On June 25, contract negotiations began for our next main collective bargaining agreement with the Postal Service. The current contract expires on Sept. 20. Both the union and postal management exchanged opening statements, outlining their...

Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee Appointed

March 2, 2021
With national contract negotiations set to begin in June, President Mark Dimondstein has announced the names of union members who will serve on the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee. In accordance with the APWU Constitution, each member of...

APWU Pres. Dimondstein Testifies to Congress

March 1, 2021
On February 24, APWU President Mark Dimondstein appeared at a hearing of the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform to discuss the financial issues facing the Postal Service and a draft legislative proposal on postal financing,...

Vaccination Health

March 1, 2021
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Vaccines are part of a plan for overall optimum health. Unlike most medicines, which treat or cure diseases, vaccines can prevent them. A vaccine...

COVID-19 Vaccination and You

March 1, 2021
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) People have questions and concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine. While this article provides a few of the most commonly asked questions and answers, the...

Alleviating Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic

March 1, 2021
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on postal employees. Many are working longer hours with a reduced workforce and are required to...

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