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The Maintenance Division and the Article 12 Notification Process
May 21, 2024
Maintenance Craft Director Idowu Balogun provides information on the Article 12 notification process, and the steps required in our Collective Bargaining Agreement prior to excessing.
Solidarity Is The Antidote to a Toxic Workplace
May 21, 2024
As the “Chief Spokesperson” for the 2024 contract negotiations, I have both a huge and humbling task. The outcome of negotiations, whether through a voluntary agreement or through a contract imposed upon us by an interest arbitration panel, will...
Quick Action Expected On Senate Bill to Ease USPS Financial Crisis
July 27, 2009
Quick action is expected on a Senate bill that would provide the Postal Service emergency, short-term financial relief, and APWU President William Burrus is urging union members to ask their Senators to support the legislation.
National Healthcare Call-In Day July 28
July 27, 2009
Union members across the nation will begin calling their U.S. representatives on Tuesday, July 28, to demand that the House pass comprehensive healthcare reform legislation, now!
FERS Sick-Leave Credit Removed from Senate Bill
July 24, 2009
The campaign to win sick-leave credit for workers who retire under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) suffered a blow July 23, when an amendment granting the benefit was withdrawn from the 2010 Defense Authorization bill.
APWU Seeks Quick Action on Healthcare Measure
July 16, 2009
APWU President William Burrus is asking union members to encourage their legislators to support healthcare reform bills adopted by key House and Senate committees July 14 and 15.
Postal Unions Seek White House Intervention
July 16, 2009
The presidents of the four major postal unions have asked the White House to address the “deepening crisis” facing the Postal Service, asserting that “the Obama administration must intervene now to avoid both a political and economic train wreck.”