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Negotiations is Our Path to Winning an All-Career Workforce
July 29, 2024
Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash provides overview of APWU’s main objectives during contract negotiations.
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...
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.
Landmark Arbitration Decision Upholding Craft Assignments and Job Posting Rights
December 12, 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...
APWU Receives Favorable Arbitration Award
December 9, 2016
The APWU prevailed in an arbitration that keeps hundreds of Clerk Craft jobs in the union’s bargaining unit. The decision clarifies what ability the Postal Service has to change craft work assignments for new machinery. When the new Small Parcel...
Updated APWU Constitution Posted
November 30, 2016
The updated APWU Constitution & Bylaws has been posted. The new constitution includes changes adopted by delegates to the union’s 23rd National Convention in August 2016.
Work Clothes and Uniform Annual Allowance for PSEs
November 30, 2016
On an annual basis, Postal Support Employees who are assigned as PSE Sales/Service and Distribution Associates, D/A 81-4, will be eligible to purchase three (3) Type 2 shirts worn by employees assigned for retail operations...This ONLY applies to...