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Postal Workers Hold Nationwide 'Day of Action' Oct. 1 in 90 Cities to Promote Vote-by-Mail, Demand First-Class Service Year-Round
October 1, 2024
WASHINGTON – On Tues., Oct. 1 postal workers who are members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) will be rallying with the public in front of postal facilities across the country to sound the alarm about the United States Postal Service’s...
APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement Agreement
September 23, 2024
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a national dispute regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), specifically concerning the 2.5 percent cap on the total number of Part-...
Looking Ahead
January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Brothers and Sisters, I hope you all had a safe and healthy Holiday Season and a Happy New Year; even if it was virtual. I write to you with...
Arbitrator Sustains APWU’s Position on Clerk Craft Jurisdiction over Parcel Sorting Work
January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On December 1, 2020, Arbitrator Sharnoff issued a decision confirming Clerk Craft jurisdiction over operation of the Small Parcel Sorting System...
Update on Consent Form and Program Dispute
January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
We previously reported on the dispute filed on the Postal Service’s unilateral Consent Form and Program, created as a result of the Clearinghouse...
2020: Summary of COVID-19 MOUs
January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The following Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Postal Service and the APWU were agreed upon jointly this year.
March 12,...
Living with Diabetes
January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Diabetes is a disorder of your metabolism. There are three forms of diabetes – type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. Although diabetes is a...