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Big News!! APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on New Union Contract!
June 6, 2025
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), announced APWU President and Lead Negotiator Mark Dimondstein. The proposed union contract is three years in duration:...
House Passes Bill to Eliminate the FERS Supplemental “Bridge” Payment
May 22, 2025
The House just passed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which eliminates the FERS supplemental bridge payment and funnels $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy. Our fight now moves to the Senate.
MVS Wins Important Ruling on Subcontracting
November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
It’s no secret that the APWU has been frustrated over the Postal Service’s repeated violations of Article 32.2 of the Collective Bargaining...
Convention Adds National Business Agent
November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Delegates made some tough decisions at the union’s 2016 national convention, including a few that have a direct effect on Support Services Division...
Staffing, Assignments, Hiring
November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
2016 has been a busy, roller coaster of a year. We hope you all enjoyed the wild ride along with us.
Our Greatest Strength: Collective Action
November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
One of the most important questions we face as a union is how to get management to honor the contract. Often it seems management disrespects...
Two Recent Agreements: Staffing and Employee Orientation
November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Editor’s Note: Tony D. McKinnon Sr. prepared the article below prior to the counting of ballots in the APWU election of union officers, which...