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APWU National Executive Board Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for the Next President of the United States

July 23, 2024
On July 23, 2024, the APWU National Executive Board voted unanimously to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the next President of the United States. One day earlier, the AFL-CIO Executive Council, where the APWU is represented by  President...

Maintaining and Retaining Financial and Election Records?

July 23, 2024
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) requires labor organizations to meet basic standards and fiscal responsibility. These requirements pertain to financial reports and elections. Section 206 of the LMRDA requires the retention...

APWU, USPS Sign Agreement For Offices Without a Local Union Structure

December 27, 2016
The APWU signed an updated agreement December 22, 2016, for Members-at-Large who work in small post offices that are not represented by a local union...“The memorandum is important,” said President Mark Dimondstein. “It continues to provide the...

Arbitrator Denies Severance Pay Grievance

December 25, 2016
From 2003 to 2009 the Postal Service offered a series of Voluntary Early Retirements (VER) with the approval of the Office of Personnel Management.  Employees involved in these offers were not paid any severance pay.  In 2008 the APWU filed a...

Happy Holidays!

December 22, 2016

Congress Heads Out after Funding the Federal Government

December 21, 2016
On the heels of the 2016 elections and with the New Year approaching, APWU members should make a resolution to stay engaged on legislation at all levels (city/state/national) crucial to our livelihoods. In that spirit, we should reflect on our...

Remembering Emma Tenayuca

December 21, 2016
20-year old Emma Tenayuca speaks to members of the National Workers Alliance outside a hearing  investigating beatings by border patrol officers, Feb. 23, 1937. Photo courtesy of UTSA In Depression-era south Texas, Emma Tenayuca was a young Mexican-...

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