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Layoffs - Worst Case Scenario?
May 15, 2025
“You and your coworkers are the Union! No matter your political party, now is the time to protect America’s Postal Service!” – Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez explains steps we can take to defend the public Postal Service and preserve our...
Due Process, Your Union Right
May 15, 2025
Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash explains due process, “one of our most important union rights. In the simplest of terms, it means you have the right to your ‘day in court’ to tell your side of the story and defend yourself if management...
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...
COVID-19 Vaccines at the VA
January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other federal partners...