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APWU Supports Protecting the Right to Vote, Vote-by-Mail Initiatives

August 22, 2024
APWU staunchly supports “Get Out the Vote” and vote at home initiatives to elect leaders who will fight for postal workers and our issues. We will continue to fight for legislation such as the Vote at Home Act of 2023 and Freedom to Vote Act that...

United Auto Workers Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Union-Busting Scab Trump, Musk

August 16, 2024
The United Auto Workers (UAW) filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against former President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Aug. 13, after the far-right billionaire cronies discussed illegally intimidating workers on strike by...

Frank McMullin resigns Garrett Langley appointed Eastern Region MVS NBA

November 30, 2020
Eastern Region MVS National Business Agent (NBA) Francis (Frank) McMullin has resigned, after a little over two months in office.  Garrett Langley of the Lancaster Area Local (PA) is the newly-appointed MVS NBA effective, November 16, 2020.  Brother...

APWU Members Give Their All in Labor 2020 Campaign

November 30, 2020
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   In the face of continuous attacks on the Postal Service, voter suppression, and a pandemic, the APWU’s Legislative and Political Department...

MVS Division Resolves National Dispute on Article 32.2 Vehicle Costs

November 25, 2020
On November 23, the National MVS Craft Division came to agreement with the USPS on a class action Step-4 dispute regarding PVS Costs, case no. Q10V-4Q-C 16534585/HQTV20160326. The issue presented was whether or not the USPS violated Article 32.2 of...

Clerk Craft Prepares For National Arbitrations in December on Two Important Issues

November 20, 2020
The Clerk Craft has been preparing for arbitration hearings in December that will cover two issues – 1) the Postmaster End of Day (PMEOD) button remedy case, and 2) an RI-399 issue regarding the craft jurisdiction for the Advanced Facer Canceller...

Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period, New Leave Year

November 20, 2020
Reminder, in accordance with Article 8, sections 4 and 5, of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, penalty overtime rules are not applicable for a consecutive four-week period each year during December.  This year, the December period begins November...

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