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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...

Clerk Craft Telework MOU Extended Through July 1, 2022

June 16, 2022
Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks reached an agreement with the Postal Service to extend the MOU, Re: Telework for Clerk Craft Employees at Customer Care Centers (CCCs), Customer Retention Teams (CRTs), and the Mailing Shipping Solution Center. The...

Parties Agree on Q&As to Clarify PTF, PSE, & NTFT Issues

June 16, 2022
On June 8, 2022, the parties signed a set of Q&As that further explains the parties’ intent regarding certain contractual provisions of the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The Q&As clarify issues such as PSEs in Level 4...

Observe Juneteenth National Freedom Day June 19, 2022 - Find events in your area!

June 13, 2022
On Monday June 20th, postal workers will commemorate Juneteenth as a paid holiday. Juneteenth itself is celebrated June 19th. This 11th paid holiday for career postal employees was won in our new union contract, signed on February 28th.  The APWU...

President Dimondstein Presents the Struggle for Shorter Working Hours at AFL-CIO Convention

June 13, 2022
On June 13, APWU President Mark Dimondstein addressed the delegates at the 2022 AFL-CIO Convention in Philadelphia, introducing a resolution that supports a shorter work week with no reduction in pay/benefits. Read his transcript:

Don't Let the Postal Service check Your "Pulse!"

June 8, 2022
Starting June 14 through July 15 2022, the USPS is pushing its annual Postal Pulse Survey. The APWU leadership urges you to not let the Postal Service take your Pulse! Management surveys have been used as a weapon against the APWU during contract...

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