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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!

Postal Service Ranked as Most Essential Company During COVID-19 Pandemic

July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 12, the Harris Poll released “The Harris Poll Essential 100,” a report that ranked companies based on their response to the COVID-19 pandemic...

Our Government Should Be “For the People”

July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” are the words Abraham Lincoln spoke in his famous Gettysburg Address. Those words describe...

President Dimondstein Testifies Before Congress About Vote By Mail

July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 11, President Dimondstein testified before a congressional hearing of the Committee on House Administration on Voting Rights and Election...

Conducting Union Business During COVID-19

July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As we navigate working through the various circumstances COVID-19 has placed upon all of us, finding and utilizing acceptable resources that will...

APWU and USPS Enter into Step 4 Settlement Agreements

July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On May 15, the APWU entered into two separate Step 4 Settlement Agreements with the Postal Service, regarding the Intrastate DOT physical requirement...

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