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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!

APWU National Officer Election Results Certified

October 17, 2019
The official results of the APWU Election of National Officers have been tabulated and were certified by the American Arbitration Association on Oct. 12. A summary will be published in the November-December issue of The American Postal Worker. The...

House Representative Elijah Cummings, Champion for Postal Workers, Dies at 68

October 17, 2019
The American Postal Workers Union joins the country in mourning the death of Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD-7), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The Oversight and Government Reform Committee is the main...

Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Retirement of Postmaster General Megan Brennan

October 16, 2019
[Washington, DC] American Postal Workers union (APWU) National President Mark Dimondstein issued the following statement today: “Postmaster General Megan Brennan has announced her retirement effective January 31, 2020.

Interest Arbitration: APWU Presents Support Service Craft and Replies to USPS Financial Argument

October 15, 2019
Today, Tuesday, October 15, the APWU presented more of their case to the Arbitration Board.

Interest Arbitration: A Second Day of USPS Witnesses Testimony

October 11, 2019
Today, we heard testimony from the USPS’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President. The testimony included many provocative and negative descriptions of USPS employees in support of management’s aim of pushing down wages and benefits,...

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