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PRC Advisory Opinion on USPS Service Standard Changes, Warns of ‘Significant Negative Impact’

February 4, 2025
In October 2024, the United States Postal Service announced proposed changes to how it collects and distributes outgoing mail that would lengthen the delivery service standards for much of the country’s First Class Mail. Before implementing the...

Maintenance Part-Time Regular Payout Update (February 2025)

February 3, 2025
Maintenance Director Idowu Balogun provides an update on the Maintenance PTR Settlement Payout as of February 2025.

Selection from the In-Service Register

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Maintenance Craft Directors  We have noticed an uptick in the use of maintenance craft in-service registers. This makes it a good time to point...

MVO/TTO Qualification Standards Settlement

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors  The APWU and the Postal Service finalized a settlement on May 9, 2017 resolving national case A19V20021,...

Building Our Future – A Challenge, A Priority

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Northeast Regional Coordinator John Dirzius As a proud member of the American Postal Workers Union since its birth in 1971, I have witnessed first-...

A Significant Step Forward for Remedies

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Craft Directors  The APWU took a significant step forward in holding the Postal Service accountable for violations of the Collective...

Know Your Weingarten Rights

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman What does a grocery store chain started in Texas in 1901 have to do with you? That chain of grocery...

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