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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-...

There's More to Being a Member than Just Paying Dues

May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  By Northeast Region Coordinator John Dirzius  As I proudly travel the Northeast Region and speak with workers, I always ask if there are any new members...

PS Form 50 Personnel Actions

May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  By Support Services Director Steve Brooks  I am writing this as an attempt to inform APWU officers and employees at all levels across the country of...

'Keep on Truckin' Baby'

May 1, 2018
MVS Director Michael Foster (fifth from right) and  Assistant MVS Director Javier Piñeres (far left) with  MVS members and USPS representatives  in front of newly tested cargo trucks. (This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The...

MS-1 Settlement Reached

May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Maintenance Craft Directors  On Feb. 27, 2018, the USPS and the Maintenance Division reached a resolution regarding the MS-1 Handbook revisions that...

Canada Post Stops Planned Service Cuts

May 1, 2018
CUPW calls on Justin Trudeau to deliver on his promise to restore door delivery in this ad. (This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), along with...

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