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Sixth COLA Increase Announced
August 14, 2024
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $0.47 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective September 7, 2024.
Applications for the APWU Leadership Institute Class Two Open Until September 13, 2024
August 13, 2024
Applications for the APWU Leadership Institute Class Two Open Until September 13, 2024
Health Insurance: A Must Read
The U.S. Postal Service is plotting to take away our health insurance and replace it with a USPS-sponsored healthcare plan that is outside of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP).
Bargaining Rights Make a World of Difference
Over the past several years I have been combing through the union’s archives to compile a record of contractual changes over the past 30 years. While doing this research on collective bargaining achievements since 1980, it occurred to me that more...
Truck Problems
APWU Motor Vehicle Division officers are asking local officers to report problems with the 7- and 11-ton International and Freightliner trucks that the USPS purchased in 2004. Problems reported so far include failure to start in cold weather; rails...
Developing Union Leaders
In Detroit this summer, the union, in partnership with Wayne State University, offered a week of “Leadership Training for APWU Presidents.”
Disputes Filed Over USPS Two-Tour Initiative
The APWU has filed two national-level disputes protesting the Postal Service’s nationwide program to eliminate or drastically reduce Tour 2 assignments and employees. The disputes, both filed Dec. 16, recap many of the allegations made by the union...