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Maintenance Division Appoints Stephanie Logan as Central Region National Business Agent ‘C’
November 14, 2024
In accordance with Article 21 of the APWU Constitution and Bylaws, Maintenance Division Director Idowu Balogun has appointed Stephanie Logan to serve as the Maintenance Division’s Central Region National Business Agent “C”, covering the states of MI...
MVS Division Settles Puerto Rico FMCSA Consent to Query Form Dispute
November 14, 2024
The Motor Vehicle Service (MVS) Division has settled a Step-4 grievance (APWU Case HQTV20230514) on whether MVS employees in Puerto Rico are exempt from signing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse...
212 Violations? That's Not an 'Isolated Incident'
October 14, 2014
212. That’s how many times the USPS failed to properly notify the APWU of management decisions to renew Highway Contract Routes (HCRs) in one year.
Yet at a recent arbitration hearing, the Postal Service urged the arbitrator to deny the union’s...
The Postal Service's Union-Busting Law Firm
October 14, 2014
With negotiations for a new contract set to begin on Feb. 19, 2015, it’s worth noting that in the past, when talks have ended in arbitration, the USPS has used the anti-union law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius to represent management’s interests....
Maintenance Defeats Improper Excessing
October 14, 2014
Maintenance craft officers recently settled an important dispute, stipulating that the Postal Service cannot declare an installation “non-maintenance capable” and then use the designation to justify excessing Maintenance Craft employees who work on...
APWU Retirees Rock
October 14, 2014
Many APWU members ask, “What do I do once I retire?” It is, of course, a personal choice. However, I have a suggestion: Become a union activist. Many of our members understand the importance of staying involved with the union and keeping up with...
Is Walmart Destroying America?
October 14, 2014
Is Walmart ruining our country? That’s a question that most people never stop and ask. Most of us love shopping in big, clean stores that are packed with cheap merchandise, but the truth is that Walmart is destroying America in a lot of ways....