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An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act

September 6, 2024

Time is running out to get the Social Security Fairness Act (HR 82) passed. We are asking every APWU member to call Monday, September 9th and demand our representatives sign the discharge petition (HR 1410).

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2024 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period

August 27, 2024

The "Penalty Overtime Exclusion" period for calendar year 2024 will begin Pay Period 26-2024, Week 1 (November 30, 2024) and end Pay Period 01-2025, Week 2 (December 27, 2024).

The Five Ds

October 1, 2018

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By President Mark Dimondstein I was honored to have led the just concluded APWU’s 24th Biennial National Convention – the grand union meeting...

APWU Reaches Agreement on an Updated RI-399 Process

September 27, 2018

After decades of jurisdictional disputes, the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) reached agreement with the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) and the Postal Service on an updated RI-399 procedure for jurisdictional work assignments to...

APWU and Postal Management Agree to Extend Negotiations Deadline until October 20, 2018

September 21, 2018

APWU President Mark Dimondstein has announced that the union and the Postal Service have agreed to extend negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement for 30 days. Our current union contract between the American Postal Workers Union and...