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APWU President Mark Dimondstein's Opening Remarks for 2024 Contract Negotiations

June 25, 2024
Read President Dimondstein's strong remarks to lead off opening day of contract talks.  

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.

Oshkosh-to-Green Bay Consolidation Study Cancelled

July 20, 2007
The APWU has been notified that a proposed consolidation that would have resulted in a mail-processing shift from one Wisconsin P&DF to another approximately 50 miles away will not occur. “After review, it has been determined that there are...

Burrus Tells Congress: Compel USPS to Bargain Over Subcontracting

July 20, 2007
If Congress wants to limit USPS subcontracting, lawmakers should enact legislation compelling the Postal Service to bargain over the issue, APWU President William Burrus told a House subcommittee on July 19, rather than intervening in specific...

2007 Organizing Campaign Special Drawing Winners Announced

July 13, 2007
More than a dozen new APWU members are finding out that it really does pay to join the union. Organization Department Director Frank A. Romero announced today the winners of a special drawing that awarded prizes to a sampling of the thousands of new...

Efforts to Reduce Ergonomic Injuries Showing Positive Results at Postal Service

July 13, 2007
Postal Service employees are experiencing fewer ergonomic injuries since the formation of an OSHA-organized labor/management partnership in 2003. The joint venture between the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the...

2007 Joint Contract Interpretation Manual

July 9, 2007
The 2007 Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (JCIM) is now available. The 2007 JCIM update was agreed to by the parties on June 29, 2007. The JCIM is intended to be a resource for the administration of the National Agreement. Jointly prepared by...

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