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Negotiations Update Support Services (May 2025)
May 19, 2025
Support Services Director Arrion Brown provides an update on the current and recently completed negotiations for workers covered in the Support Services Division.
It Is Always About the Work
May 19, 2025
In the ever-expanding world of postal words and jargon, ‘RTO’ and ‘LTO’ are recent additions you may see as a postal worker. These stand for Regional Transportation Optimization (RTO) and Local Transportation Optimization (LTO).” MVS Director...
Is Your Union Constitution in Conflict?
July 9, 2021
Your local union constitution contains the fundamental principles by which the local is governed.
Federal law requires local unions to adopt a constitution that has been approved by the members. Section 201(a) of the Labor Management Reporting and...
Joining the APWU Online is Now Easier Than Ever
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
As the APWU moves into contract negotiations, the APWU Organization Department launched an updated Join Online tool, available on apwu.org. The...
Postal Workers, Allies Oppose Slower Service Standards
June 29, 2021
When postal management unveiled their 10-year Delivering for America plan, APWU vowed to oppose elements of the plan that would affect postal workers, slow down the mail or degrade the service postal workers proudly provide the public.
Supporters at Virtual Rally Join the Fight for APWU – Our Contract, Our Union, Our Future as Negotiations Begin
June 29, 2021
On June 21, APWU members, allies, and postal supporters from around the country tuned in to a Virtual Kickoff Rally ahead of the Opening Day of negotiations for a new USPS/APWU collective bargaining agreement. The rally, emceed by Secretary-...
President Dimondstein's Opening Comments – National Negotiations 2021 (June 22, 2021)
June 22, 2021
On June 22, 2021, APWU entered into negotiations with USPS management on a new collective bargaining agreement. The current agreement expires September 20, 2021.