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Privatizers Lay Out Their Plan for Destroying Public Postal Service
June 30, 2025
On June 24, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing titled, “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders.”
Ballot Placement Set for APWU Election of National Officers
June 27, 2025
A drawing was held on June 27 to determine the order candidates’ names will appear on the ballot.
Implementation Process Agreed To For Off-Site Safety and Health Inspections
Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding MOU Re: Off-Site Safety and Health Program found on page 324 ofthe 2006 National Agreement requiring the National Joint Labor Management Safety and Health Committee to create an implementation process to...
Drug and Alcohol Testing - USPS
In a Step 4 settlement dated July 19, 2006, the APWU and USPS agreed that the Postal Service will not require employees to participate in DOT drug-and-alcohol-testing pools when the employees are unable to perform safety-sensitive functions. To be...
We’re Not a Fee-for-Service Organization
There seems to be a misconception that labor unions are fee-for-service organizations. This notion is likely fostered by the fact that union dues fund activities that serve union members. Dues enable unions to negotiate and enforce contracts,...
Protecting Retirees from Inflation
With the cost of food, gas, and medical care on the rise, some elected officials recognize the toll inflation takes on many retired Americans. On Jan. 26, legislation was introduced in Congress that would provide assistance to eligible retirees and...