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Maintenance Division Appoints Stephanie Logan as Central Region National Business Agent ‘C’
November 14, 2024
In accordance with Article 21 of the APWU Constitution and Bylaws, Maintenance Division Director Idowu Balogun has appointed Stephanie Logan to serve as the Maintenance Division’s Central Region National Business Agent “C”, covering the states of MI...
MVS Division Settles Puerto Rico FMCSA Consent to Query Form Dispute
November 14, 2024
The Motor Vehicle Service (MVS) Division has settled a Step-4 grievance (APWU Case HQTV20230514) on whether MVS employees in Puerto Rico are exempt from signing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse...
Blame it on the Rain: USPS Fails to Meet Safety Goals
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
According to an analysis by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), the Postal Service failed to meet its own safety goals in Fiscal Year 2014...
After Strike, German Postal Workers Win Contract
September 1, 2015
German postal workers on strike
in North Rhine-Westphalia.
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
After a four-week strike, German postal workers have secured a contract.
Big Wins for Migrant Workers, Thanks to Public Support
September 1, 2015
Western Washington University students
at a blueberry picker strike at Sakuma Brothers Farms in late June.
Photo courtesy of James Leder
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
Migrant...
Tell the OIG: ‘I Support Postal Banking!’
September 1, 2015
Activists protest payday lenders in Columbia, MO.
Photo credit: Ryan Betz of GRO Missouri
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
A May 2015 white paper by the USPS Office of Inspector...
Moving Forward on the Contract, Safety and Health
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The APWU participated in mediation on our contract throughout the summer, in sessions that were frequently contentious. We were candid and...