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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-...

Nine More U.S. Reps. Co-Sponsor Mail Network Protection Act

October 6, 2008
In the month of September, nine more members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed on to the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236), a bill that would limit wasteful, inefficient, and detrimental subcontracting practices by the U.S. Postal...

Voter Registration Deadlines Approach

October 6, 2008
Oct. 6 is the voter registration deadline in seven states, with the cut-off date approaching in many others. States with an Oct. 6 deadline include Florida, Colorado, Indiana, and Virginia, which are considered “battleground states.” Georgia,...

Nurses’ Contract Headed for Interest Arbitration

September 24, 2008
The union and the Postal Service have agreed to submit to an interest arbitrator disputed contract issues for APWU-represented postal nurses. The Collective Bargaining Agreement between the National Postal Professional Nurses-APWU and the USPS...

Department of Labor Extends Voting Deadline

September 24, 2008
In a notice to APWU members who are eligible to vote in the re-run election for Motor Vehicle Division National Business Agent, Southern Region, Southwest Sub-Region, the Department of Labor announces an extension of the balloting deadline. Ballots...

APWU Representatives Gain Access to USPS PolicyNet

September 22, 2008
The APWU has reached agreement with the Postal Service on a method for granting union representatives at the state and local levels direct access to USPS PolicyNet.  PolicyNet is the portion of the Postal Service intranet (Blue) that contains...

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