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APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement Agreement
September 23, 2024
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a national dispute regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), specifically concerning the 2.5 percent cap on the total number of Part-...
NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: APWU and USPS 'Stop The Clock' to Continue Bargaining
September 21, 2024
As the current contract was due to expire at midnight, September 20, 2024, APWU and USPS agreed to 'Stop The Clock' to continue bargaining for a new contract workers deserve.
Contract Negotiations Begin
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On June 22, contract negotiations began with opening statements from Industrial Relations Director and chief spokesperson Vance Zimmerman, Executive...
Das 110 HCRs Noncompliance Award Issued
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In our continuing commitment to require postal management’s compliance with the August 2016 arbitration decision rendered by national arbitrator Shyam...
Negotiations with USPS and Private Sector
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Negotiating new and successor collective bargaining agreements during this COVID-19 period has proved to be very challenging. The Support Services...
Mail Processing Equipment Arbitration
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The Maintenance National Officers arbitrated a section of Electronic Work Hours Estimated Program (eWHEP) on May 18-19, before a newly selected...
Postal Workers Weathered the Storm
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The past 15 months has been challenging and stressful for postal workers. The COVID-19 pandemic spared no one, touching almost everyone in some way,...