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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.

Celebrate Labor’s Day!

September 2, 2017
As we relax and enjoy Labor Day it is worth remembering the true meaning of the holiday – celebrating the labor movement and the contribution workers have made to society.

2018 Contract Negotiations - Preparations Underway

September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman Although it seems like we just finalized our current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), time is...

Article 3, Membership

September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell  Membership in the APWU determines who can vote, run for office, and attend meetings to discuss and decide the business...

Are Blue Boxes a Thing of the Past?

September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The familiar blue collection boxes are vanishing from our streets. A recent USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit report charges that the Postal...

2017 APWU Scholarship Winners

September 1, 2017
The APWU proudly presents the winners of three scholarship programs: The E.C.Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, Vocational Scholarship, and Best Essay Award for 2016.  Click here to see this year's winners 

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