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APWU Arbitration Award Secures Grievance Rights for Separated Non-Probationary Employees

July 17, 2025
The APWU has secured a major victory for the rights of non-probationary employees who are discharged without just cause from the Postal Service to file grievances on those discharges and have them heard in arbitration, Industrial Relations Director...

WATCH: APWU President Dimondstein on Ratification of 2024-2027 National Agreement

July 12, 2025
APWU President Mark Dimondstein Addresses the membership on the Ratification of the 2024-2027 National Agreement   

Shop Steward’s Training Flash Drive

July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  The ‘Shop Steward’s Training Flash Drive’ is a comprehensive collection of educational material produced by the Research and Education Department...

What Does it Take?

July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  Most postal workers come to work, clock-in and do their fair day’s work. In return the Postal Service pays them for their efforts every other week....

From PSE to Full-Time Career: Retirement Buy Back

July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  On May 2, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act was introduced by Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06) and Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK-04). If signed into law, H.R....

Knowledge, Awareness, and Vigilance

July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  While our leaders continue fighting for a fair contract, we must continue enforcing the current language still in effect. The Local Memorandum of...

Update: Hatch Act Dispute

July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  In Nov. 2017, the APWU filed a dispute over the Postal Service’s unilateral implementation of changes to Leave Without Pay (LWOP) rules for...

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