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APWU National Executive Board Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for the Next President of the United States

July 23, 2024
On July 23, 2024, the APWU National Executive Board voted unanimously to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the next President of the United States. One day earlier, the AFL-CIO Executive Council, where the APWU is represented by  President...

Maintaining and Retaining Financial and Election Records?

July 23, 2024
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) requires labor organizations to meet basic standards and fiscal responsibility. These requirements pertain to financial reports and elections. Section 206 of the LMRDA requires the retention...

Priorities Trump Should Set for Vets

December 20, 2016
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) President-elect Donald Trump made veterans, trade and jobs the cornerstones of his campaign.

Together We Stopped the TPP!!

December 19, 2016
APWU members rallied against the TPP at the 2016 National Convention. The 114th U.S. Congressional session is over and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is officially dead. This victory comes despite it being a signature effort of the White House...

Landmark Arbitration Decision Upholds Craft Assignments, Job Posting Rights

December 16, 2016
Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued a decision on Dec. 8, 2016, holding that the Postal Service violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement when it failed to assign Sales Retention Team (SRT) center work to the Clerk Craft and post the positions for...

2017 Officer’s Fiduciary Responsibility & QuickBooks Training

December 14, 2016
The Secretary-Treasurer’s Department will be hosting an Officer’s Fiduciary Responsibility & QuickBooks Training in Atlanta, GA from March 9-11, 2017.  It will take place at the Westin Peachtree Plaza. Reservations can be made by calling the...

New Leave Year Begins Jan. 7

December 13, 2016
Per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the new leave year begins and ends as indicated below: Begins: PP 02-2017, Jan. 7, 2017Ends: PP 01-2018, Jan. 5, 2018 Click here for the 2017 Pay & Holiday Calendar.

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