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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.
MVO/TTO Qualification Standards Settlement
July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors
The APWU and the Postal Service finalized a settlement on May 9, 2017 resolving national case A19V20021,...
Building Our Future – A Challenge, A Priority
July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Northeast Regional Coordinator John Dirzius
As a proud member of the American Postal Workers Union since its birth in 1971, I have witnessed first-...
Know Your Weingarten Rights
July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman
What does a grocery store chain started in Texas in 1901 have to do with you? That chain of grocery...
A Significant Step Forward for Remedies
July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Clerk Craft Directors
The APWU took a significant step forward in holding the Postal Service accountable for violations of the Collective...
Your Local Election Committee
July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell
Union elections represent one of the foundations of our democracy. Union members have the right to nominate and vote...