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2024 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period
August 27, 2024
The "Penalty Overtime Exclusion" period for calendar year 2024 will begin Pay Period 26-2024, Week 1 (November 30, 2024) and end Pay Period 01-2025, Week 2 (December 27, 2024).
'Stay In Your Lane, APWU'?
August 27, 2024
Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez explains the importance of union involvement beyond the workroom floor including economic, political, and social justice as outlined in our National Constitution & Bylaws.
Temporary Resources for COVID-19 Related Cleaning Requirements
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In order to accommodate those installations staffed by Maintenance Craft Custodians where supplemental cleaning resources are needed due to COVID-19...
August 12-13 National Arbitration “End of Day” Case before Arbitrator Das
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Violation of Global Remedy Settlement Agreement (End of Day) (Q10C-4Q-C 16050516)
On December 8, 2017, Arbitrator Das found that the “End of Day”...
Let Us Rise Up Against Deeply Rooted Racism!
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Our fights against COVID-19, deeply rooted racism in our institutions, organizations, and communities, and our fight to save the USPS as a public...
What Would the Green Response to COVID-19 Look Like?
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread economic distress, with over 45 million unemployment claims as of June 18. As the country heads toward a...
Forging a "New Normal"
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The super-rich never miss their opportunities in times of crises. From early March through April, the total wealth of billionaires in the United...