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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...
Telework MOU Extended Until June 17, 2022
May 6, 2022
On May 6, 2022, APWU Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks agreed to extend the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding Telework for Clerk Craft Employees at Customer Care Centers, Customer Retention Teams, and the Mailing Shipping Solution Center...
Senate Hearing Investigates Union-Busting Federal Contractors
May 6, 2022
On Thursday May 5, 2022 the Senate Budget Committee, chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), held a hearing titled, “Should Taxpayer Dollars Go to Companies that Violate Labor Laws?” The hearing was held in response to the Federal Government’s...
The Importance of Critical Thinking and Common Sense
May 6, 2022
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The Importance of Critical Thinking and Common Sense
I felt the need for the above title in order to raise the awareness and consciences of our union...
We Need Better Service Standards to Secure 2022 Mail Ballot Protections
May 6, 2022
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Mid-term elections are November 8, 2022. All 435 seats are up for election in the House of Representatives, with 48 members having announced their...
It Pays to have a Union Presence in the Workplace!
May 6, 2022
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
This can be interpreted literally or figuratively when our local and state officers organize our non-members. While the overall benefit of belonging to...