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Big News!! APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on New Union Contract!

June 6, 2025
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), announced APWU President and Lead Negotiator Mark Dimondstein. The proposed union contract is three years in duration:...

House Passes Bill to Eliminate the FERS Supplemental “Bridge” Payment

May 22, 2025
The House just passed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which eliminates the FERS supplemental bridge payment and funnels $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy. Our fight now moves to the Senate.

From the Field

November 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Below are quotes from various APWU local and state publications throughout the country. All the publications listed are part of the Postal Press...

Virtual Bargaining During a Pandemic

November 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The year 2020 has been a trying year for the Support Services Division. The pandemic has changed the way we do business. This is especially true...

We Were Built for Times Like This

November 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to the postal heroes who are working on the front lines daily, continuing to provide much-...

Detroit District Area Local Issues Proclamation to Stand for Democracy

November 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Below is a reprint of a proclamation by the Detroit District Area Local published in October. The Baltimore Francis ‘Stu’ Filbey Area Local and...

At ODDS with USPS on DOT Changes

November 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU disagrees with the USPS on recent changes to the Department of Transportation (DOT) Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) physicals, and...

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