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Contract Negotiations Begin – APWU Negotiating Team Delivers Opening Day Remarks
June 27, 2024
On June 25, contract negotiations began for our next main collective bargaining agreement with the Postal Service. The current contract expires on Sept. 20. Both the union and postal management exchanged opening statements, outlining their...
APWU “Building Union Power” National Organizing Drive Blasts Past Goal, Recruits 8707 New Members
June 27, 2024
The Building Union Power national organizing drive concluded on June 25, and by end of day, hit 8707 new members!
Arbitrator Rules Tour 1 Casuals May Work After 5 a.m.
December 3, 2008
In a national-level award, Arbitrator Shyam Das has ruled that Tour 1 casuals may continue to work past 5 a.m., concluding that the intent of the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement is to prevent management from assigning casuals starting...
Crawford Wins Clerk NBA Election
November 26, 2008
Jack Crawford has won the race for Clerk Division National Business Agent in the Dallas region, defeating Jeane Gardiner and Paul R. Manley, 1624-803-1211. The race was a re-run of a contest originally held in November 2007, as part of the election...
Shop ‘Union-Made’ for the Holidays
November 26, 2008
As the holiday shopping season begins, APWU President William Burrus is encouraging members to "look for the union label" when selecting gifts for their family and friends.
"When we care enough to seek out union-made gifts, we are not only...
Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Over Elimination of Tour 2
November 25, 2008
The APWU has filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge against the Postal Service, alleging that management failed to bargain over a nationwide plan to consolidate mail processing into two tours — a plan that would eliminate or greatly reduce the number...
Uniform Allowances Increases
November 25, 2008
APWU-represented employees are eligible for a 2.5 percent increase in uniform and work clothes allowances effective on their “allowance anniversary dates” beginning Nov. 21, in accordance with the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Increases...