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Join Webinar on Tuesday, May 13 at 7PM ET to Protect Our Postal Pensions!
May 12, 2025
Postal and Federal Pensions are at risk – APWU will be hosting a Legislative webinar on Tuesday, May 13 at 7-8PM ET titled Protect Our Pensions: Fight Back Against Proposed Retirement Cuts to explain its devastating impacts and how we can combat...
Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on the Selection of the Next Postmaster General
May 9, 2025
On May 9, 2025, the Postal Board of Governors announced the selection of David Steiner as the next Postmaster General. Steiner is now going through an internal vetting process and is expected to assume the position sometime in July.
For employees covered by the National Postal Professional Nurses Agreement:
The NPPN interest-arbitration award, issued April 28, 2009, granted five raises in the contract, which concludes on Aug. 10, 2012. Two raises were implemented retroactively, with a 3.3 percent increase effective Aug. 18, 2007, and a 3.1 percent...
The War at Home
Pollutants from open-air burn pits, fires and clean-up operations are believed to be causing serious health problems for our military men and women. At least 1,000 troops and veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have mysteriously fallen ill....
Sexual Harassment
In Fiscal Year 2008, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received approximately 14,000 charges of sexual harassment; nearly 12,000 were resolved. Victims received more than $47 million in damages, with some aggrieved individuals obtaining...
Settlement on Severance Pay and Early Retirement
This is a pre-arbitration settlement over whether employees are entitled to severance pay when they elect early retirement in accordance with Article 6, Section B. 4 of the National Agreement.
New Toolkit Now Available
I'm pleased to report that a new organizing toolkit is now available to help APWU officers, organizations and members sign-up our co-workers who haven't yet joined the APWU!
The new kit includes a Welcome Book, a brochure specially designed for PSEs...