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APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement Agreement
September 23, 2024
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a national dispute regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), specifically concerning the 2.5 percent cap on the total number of Part-...
NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: APWU and USPS 'Stop The Clock' to Continue Bargaining
September 21, 2024
As the current contract was due to expire at midnight, September 20, 2024, APWU and USPS agreed to 'Stop The Clock' to continue bargaining for a new contract workers deserve.
Negotiations Update
October 4, 2006
Management representatives painted a bleak picture of USPS finances during contract talks held Oct. 3, and, to no one’s surprise, concluded that “cost containment is the only answer.” Labor expenses are the “key drivers of costs,” management...
Union Sets Oct. 26 For Nationwide Day of Picketing
September 28, 2006
In accordance with a resolution adopted by delegates to the union’s 18th Biennial Convention, the APWU National Executive Board has selected Oct. 26 for a nationwide day of picketing to protest ill-advised postal consolidations.
The coordinated...
Negotiations Update
September 23, 2006
Contract talks between the USPS and the APWU continued Sept. 14, 15, 21, and 22, with the union presenting non-economic issues for discussion.
Topics included protecting craft work, safety and health concerns, travel issues, and matters affecting...
APWU Asks U.S. Lawmakers to Support Citizens’ Right to Be Heard on Consolidation
September 21, 2006
In a letter sent to every member of Congress, APWU President William Burrus asked legislators to support citizens’ efforts to be part of the debate about plans to realign the nation’s mail-processing network. “The Postal Service has failed to...
USPS Rate Proposal Shifts More Costs From Major Mailers to Individual Customers
September 14, 2006
Based on an analysis of the Postal Service’s own data, APWU testimony before the Postal Rate Commission has demonstrated that proposed increases in the price of postage would expand a controversial USPS policy — shifting costs from large corporate...