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Update: CDL Medical Certification Integration
June 18, 2025
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) adopted a rule change in 2015, along with many other components of this rule change, was the requirement that the Medical Examiner who performs a Commercial Driver Certification physical will...
Candidates Nominated for APWU Election of National Officers
June 17, 2025
Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth "Liz" Powell has announced that the following union members have been certified as candidates for election to national office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution and Bylaws.
Agreement Reached on the 2021-2024 Contract Period Workyear Designations List
September 16, 2022
On September 16, 2022, the APWU and the Postal Service reached agreement on the workyear designations list. Each time a new contract is established, the contract calls for a “workyear” designations to be established.
Workyear designations are set by...
APWU Convention Adopts Resolution to Remove Postmaster General DeJoy
September 16, 2022
The 26th biennial convention of the American Postal Workers Union was held August 15-18, 2022 in National Harbor, MD. The convention, the highest governing body of our union, discussed, debated and voted on many resolutions regarding collective...
A Welcome Return for the APWU Biennial National Convention
September 16, 2022
The delegates in attendance at the 26th Biennial Convention showed up and stepped up through the challenges COVID-19 may have presented to ensure the convention was successful. Congratulations to everyone who participated.
As the Secretary-Treasurer...
Second COLA = Record Breaking $1.18/hr
September 10, 2022
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (union contract), career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $1.18 per hour Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA), effective August 27, 2022.
The adjustment is the result of a...
Local Organizing – The Fund That Pays for Itself
September 10, 2022
As local and state officers bring their 2023 budgets to September and October meetings, it is important every local creates a budget for organizing.
This summer, in our Building Union Power organizing drive, we recruited 5,000 new members. But the...