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Statement of APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Attacks to the Public Postal Service

February 20, 2025
The Washington Post has reported that the Trump Administration will soon issue an Executive Order firing the Postal Board of Governors, and placing the United States Postal Service under the control of the Commerce Department.

Statement of APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Postmaster General DeJoy's Announced Departure

February 18, 2025
APWU President Mark Dimondstein provides a statement on the announced departure of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

Local Negotiations Period Set

August 17, 2005
As a result of the ratification of the contract extension, local unions and management will have an opportunity to negotiate changes to local agreements during the 60-day period from Oct. 3 through Dec. 1, 2005, APWU President William Burrus has...

APWU Members Ratify One-Year Contract Extension

August 8, 2005
APWU members ratified a one-year extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement by a vote of 69,763 to 9,201, in balloting that ended Aug 5. The National Agreement is now set to expire on Nov. 20, 2006.

House Approves Postal Reform Bill

July 27, 2005
The House of Representatives passed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act by a vote of 410-20 on July 26 and rejected three amendments approved for consideration by the Rules Committee. The voting lasted until after 9 p.m., and followed...

APWU Wins Landmark FMLA Ruling

July 20, 2005
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Postal Service’s return-to-work requirements for absences of more than 21 days are in conflict with the Family and Medical Leave Act. The unanimous ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh...

Contract Extension Proposal Goes Before the Members

July 18, 2005
With a mailing that began July 18, the contract-extension referendum process has begun. More than 220,000 ballots are being distributed to union members covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the APWU and the Postal Service. ALSO: ...

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