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Contract Negotiations Begin – APWU Negotiating Team Delivers Opening Day Remarks
June 27, 2024
On June 25, contract negotiations began for our next main collective bargaining agreement with the Postal Service. The current contract expires on Sept. 20. Both the union and postal management exchanged opening statements, outlining their...
APWU “Building Union Power” National Organizing Drive Blasts Past Goal, Recruits 8707 New Members
June 27, 2024
The Building Union Power national organizing drive concluded on June 25, and by end of day, hit 8707 new members!
Congressional Neglect Deepens Postal Crisis
Although several postal bills have been introduced in Congress recently, our struggle for reform that makes sense is far from over. The “do-nothing” Congress is still a long way from passing legislation that will strengthen the USPS, preserve...
Embracing New Technologies
PWU Retirees from across the country gathered in Las Vegas in early October for a National Educational Conference, which featured workshops on topics such as “Effective Retiree Chapters,” “Solutions to Elder Care Stress,” “Care Giving” and “Hands-on...
Tool List Dispute Settlement
Motor Vehicle officers settled a dispute with management on Nov. 3, 2011 [PDF], concerning the new tool list. While the new list reduces the total number of tools, many of the eliminated tools were antiquated and rarely used. The settlement...
Excessing Dispute: Separation of Casuals, Regardless of Craft, Appealed to Arbitration
The APWU has appealed to national-level arbitration a dispute over the Postal Service's obligation to separate all casuals, regardless of craft, to the extent that it will minimize the impact of excessing on regular (full-time or part-time) work...
APWU’s Retirees Director Retires
John R. Smith, director of the APWU Retirees Department since its creation in 1993, retired May 7. Replacing him will be Douglas C. Holbrook, the union’s secretary-treasurer from 1981 to 1998, APWU President William Burrus announced.