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Contract Negotiations (Support Services)
July 30, 2024
The Support Services Division will participate in several different sets of contract negotiations throughout the summer and fall. Each round of negotiations is an opportunity to improve wages, benefits, and working conditions for our APWU sisters...
Focused on Negotiations
July 30, 2024
As this edition of The American Postal Worker arrives, the 2024 APWU/USPS Contract Negotiations will be underway. The Collective Bargaining Agreement expires Sept. 20, 2024, with the Opening Day of negotiations on June 25, 2024. We, as always, will...
With Help from Women’s Movement, Canadian Postal Workers Score Big Win for Families
June 30, 2016
A little solidarity can go a long way. Thirty-five years ago, Canadian postal workers launched a 42-day strike for paid maternity leave – and won. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) was the first federal union in Canada to win 17 weeks of...
Union Plus Offers Help for Survivors of West Virginia Floods
June 30, 2016
If you are a union member who participates in certain Union Plus programs and have been affected by the recent deadly floods and mudslides that struck West Virginia, you may be eligible for financial assistance. Unprecedented flooding has left...
Contract Arbitration Decision Expected Soon
June 30, 2016
The APWU expects a decision from Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg by mid-July, reports President Mark Dimondstein.
Last Day for PSEs to Sign Up for Health Benefits
June 30, 2016
Postal Support Employees (PSEs) represented by the APWU have until June 30, 2016, to enroll in health insurance through the USPS Health Benefits (USPSHB) Plan. Coverage will be effective on July 9, 2016.
Fed Up with Understaffing, Saint Louis Local Pickets Post Office
June 27, 2016
Members of the St. Louis Gateway Area Local protest understaffing of sorting machines.
Fed up with chronic understaffing of mail sorting machines, nearly 100 members of the Saint Louis Gateway Area Local and their allies formed an enthusiastic...