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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   

Afghanistan Veteran Resources

November 12, 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Vantage Point, an official website of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, has released a fourpart series focusing on Afghanistan Veterans and...

20th-Year Remembrance Event for Postal Workers Killed in Anthrax Attack

November 12, 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On October 21, the United States Postal Service and the Nation’s Capital Southern MD Area Local (NCSMAL) held a remembrance event for the two postal...

First Steps Taken in Postal Banking Pilots

November 12, 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In September, the Postal Service and the APWU announced that they had begun partnering on a limited proof-of-concept test of expanded postal...

APWU Retirees Still Fighting for Justice

November 12, 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  The APWU Retirees Department was saddened by the death of Alfred “Al” LaBrecque, who passed peacefully on August 18, 2021, at the age of 84. Al was...

USPS 10-Year Plan Service Standard Changes Go into Effect

November 12, 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The United States Postal Service implemented significant service standard changes starting Friday, October 1 that will slow down mail delivery for...

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