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APWU Arbitration Award Secures Grievance Rights for Separated Non-Probationary Employees
July 17, 2025
The APWU has secured a major victory for the rights of non-probationary employees who are discharged without just cause from the Postal Service to file grievances on those discharges and have them heard in arbitration, Industrial Relations Director...
WATCH: APWU President Dimondstein on Ratification of 2024-2027 National Agreement
July 12, 2025
APWU President Mark Dimondstein Addresses the membership on the Ratification of the 2024-2027 National Agreement
Privatizing by Incentivizing
September 11, 2014
We often think of privatization as the transfer of public ownership. However, the Postal Service’s policy of offering postage discounts to large mailers has led to a similar harmful end result – a huge transfer of work and revenue from the public...
Our Right to Vote is Under Attack
September 11, 2014
In recent years, our right to vote has come under attack all across the country. Dozens of states are advancing voter suppression laws in an effort to influence the outcome of elections.
The democratic process of the United States is based on free...
Do You Have What It Takes to Vote?
September 11, 2014
There has been a lot of information on TV, in newspapers, and online about changes in voting procedures for the upcoming midterm elections on Nov. 4. Voter identification laws have made it more difficult for seniors to exercise their right to...
Setting Priorities, Mobilizing Members For Contract Negotiations
September 11, 2014
On the final day of the APWU 22nd Biennial National Convention in July, delegates adopted a resolution that spells out priorities for upcoming contract negotiations with the USPS, which are set to begin in February. The Collective Bargaining...
Why Congress Can’t Get It Done
September 11, 2014
Why can’t Congress get anything done on postal reform? It seems I’m asked that question all the time – in conversations at conferences and conventions, in letters, phone calls and email correspondence.
In part, the answer is a lack of understanding...