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Privatizers Lay Out Their Plan for Destroying Public Postal Service
June 30, 2025
On June 24, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing titled, “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders.”
Ballot Placement Set for APWU Election of National Officers
June 27, 2025
A drawing was held on June 27 to determine the order candidates’ names will appear on the ballot.
Happy Grandparents Day!
Sunday, September 7 is Grandparents Day. In Ohio, Alliance members are celebrating the day with an event in Cortland. In Illinois, Alliance members in the East St. Louis area are celebrating the holiday today with Rep. William Enyart.
Dispute Over Individual Retirement Counseling Appealed to Arbitration
The APWU has appealed to national-level arbitration a dispute over the Postal Service's unilateral decision that resulted in the discontinuation of established local methods of providing individual retirement counseling to bargaining unit employees.
Leave Accrual
Employees earn sick and annual leave in accordance with postal regulations found in Subchapter 510 of the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM). Article 10, Section 2, of the National Agreement provides that "The leave regulations in Subchapter...
Leyman Lift Gate Problems
Survey for Locals about problems with International and Freightliner trucks
MVS Settles Dispute Over Postal Operations Manual
In December 2012 the APWU resolved a long-simmering dispute with the Postal Service, involving who can drive postal vehicles, as well as other matters that affect the union’s ability to protect Motor Vehicle Craft jobs.
At issue was language that...