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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-...

NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: APWU and USPS 'Stop The Clock' to Continue Bargaining

September 21, 2024
As the current contract was due to expire at midnight, September 20, 2024, APWU and USPS agreed to 'Stop The Clock' to continue bargaining for a new contract workers deserve.

The Urgent Need for Congressional Funding to Save the Postal Service

May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The ongoing COVID-19 crisis places an unprecedented financial strain on the United States Postal Service, with plummeting mail volumes and billions in...

President Dimondstein Broadcasts Our Message Far and Wide

May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In response to the urgent crisis facing the Postal Service, President Dimondstein appeared on MSNBC, NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Democracy Now! and in...

Your Union in Action Fighting for COVID Health and Safety Measures

May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The American Postal Workers Union has been advocating for postal worker safety since the novel coronavirus and the illness it causes – COVID-19 – began...

Pandemic Crisis Brings Double Trouble

May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) This terrible COVID pandemic again reminds us that it is the working people who make the world go round. Essential front-line workers – postal workers,...

This Too Shall Pass

May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I hope this article finds everyone safe, healthy, and if impacted by COVID-19, recovering. I do not remember a time since I was hired into the Post...

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