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Management Reducing Package Presort Discounts

June 14, 2024
The Postal Service is in the early stages of eliminating the deepest of several discounts where package consolidators sort to the Destination Delivery Units (DDUs) and five-digit presort.

Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash Announces 2025 Annual Leave Exchange and Carryover MOUs

June 13, 2024
Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash Announces 2025 Annual Leave Exchange and Carryover MOUs

The ‘3-Day Waiting Period’

Despite a long and hard-fought battle by the APWU, on Dec. 20, 2006, President Bush signed into law the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, which included provisions that we vehemently opposed.

Investigating Grievances re Article 1.6.B. Under the 2010 CBA

In order to enforce the Global Settlement of violations of Article 1.6.B. of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the following information is essential...

New APWU FMLA Forms Available

The APWU's FMLA forms have been updated to meet revised certification requirements that took effect Jan. 16, 2009. The forms have also been renumbered. APWU Form 1 is for leave for an employee's own serious health condition and APWU Form 2 is for...

Reviews Can Lead to Upgrades

Veterans who believe they received an inaccurate disability rating may be eligible to have their award reviewed by the Physical Disability Board of Review. The PDBR was created to address inconsistencies in disability ratings among service branches...

“Dang Union, I’m Getting Out!”

(This article appears in the November-December 2013 edition of The American Postal Worker.) “Dang union, I’m getting out!” This phrase, unfortunately uttered far too often, reflects how little success union officers have in earning the understanding...

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