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PRC Advisory Opinion on USPS Service Standard Changes, Warns of ‘Significant Negative Impact’
February 4, 2025
In October 2024, the United States Postal Service announced proposed changes to how it collects and distributes outgoing mail that would lengthen the delivery service standards for much of the country’s First Class Mail. Before implementing the...
Maintenance Part-Time Regular Payout Update (February 2025)
February 3, 2025
Maintenance Director Idowu Balogun provides an update on the Maintenance PTR Settlement Payout as of February 2025.
P.O. Déjà Vu is Not a Good Thing
January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez
The more postal changes occur, the more they remain the same - a mess! Mismanaged repeated schedule...
The Postal Service & the DOT Physical
January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors
On Feb. 26, 1995, the Postal Service informed the APWU that to be consistent with the trucking industry...
Change is Continuous
January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Maintenance Craft Directors
On Oct. 17, we attended a national Tech & Mech joint committee meeting with the USPS. APWU Maintenance, Clerk...
Large Mailers Are Privatizing the Postal Service
January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Clerk Craft Directors
Millions of Americans utilize USPS on a daily basis, yet the public desire for a Postal Service that serves the common...
APWU Prepares for 2018 Contract Negotiations
January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The APWU is gearing up for upcoming negotiations to secure a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the United States Postal Service....