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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.

Poor People’s Campaign Holds Virtual June 20 Rally

July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 20 and 21, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival held threehour virtual rallies, demanding legislation and policies...

Postal Service Ranked as Most Essential Company During COVID-19 Pandemic

July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 12, the Harris Poll released “The Harris Poll Essential 100,” a report that ranked companies based on their response to the COVID-19 pandemic...

Our Government Should Be “For the People”

July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” are the words Abraham Lincoln spoke in his famous Gettysburg Address. Those words describe...

President Dimondstein Testifies Before Congress About Vote By Mail

July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 11, President Dimondstein testified before a congressional hearing of the Committee on House Administration on Voting Rights and Election...

Conducting Union Business During COVID-19

July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As we navigate working through the various circumstances COVID-19 has placed upon all of us, finding and utilizing acceptable resources that will...

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