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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-...
Contract Mediation Ends, Interest Arbitration Next
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
“We invoked mediation to make sure we pursued every avenue to reach a good contract for the membership,” said President Mark Dimondstein. “Despite...
The Role of Industrial Relations
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
You spend much of your time at work. You interact with co-workers, managers and the public. During the course of your employment, you build...
Attacks on the Universal Service Obligation - A Backdoor to Privatization?
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The mission statement of A Grand Alliance points to two fundamental characteristics of the United States Postal Service that make it our national...
Message to the PMG - Not So Fast!!
July 25, 2019
APWU National Executive Board Counters Postal Management’s Cut and Slash ‘Business’ Plan with the Union’s ‘Service’ Plan
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Important Financial, DOL Reports
July 24, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The primary financial officers of local and state unions – the President and Treasurer – have important legal and fiduciary responsibilities, but...