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APWU Arbitration Award Secures Grievance Rights for Separated Non-Probationary Employees

July 17, 2025
The APWU has secured a major victory for the rights of non-probationary employees who are discharged without just cause from the Postal Service to file grievances on those discharges and have them heard in arbitration, Industrial Relations Director...

WATCH: APWU President Dimondstein on Ratification of 2024-2027 National Agreement

July 12, 2025
APWU President Mark Dimondstein Addresses the membership on the Ratification of the 2024-2027 National Agreement   

e-Team Report, July 22, 2011

Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Comes Out in Support of Issa's H.R. 2309 Multiple Bills in Both House and Senate look to Overhaul Postal Service A Quick Question and Answer with Postmaster Donahoe Another Step Toward Victories in Ohio...

Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) Training Is Part of DIE Job Description

A letter [PDF] from USPS to APWU President William Burrus rescinded a proposed change to the DIE position description that would have removed PIT training duties. (Includes accompanying documents.)

Dispute Over VER and Severance Pay Appealed to Arbitration

The APWU has appealed to national-level arbitration a dispute over bargaining unit employees' entitlement to severance pay when they accept voluntary early retirement (VER) benefits.

Fighting for the Middle-Class, One Grievance at a Time

Speaking on Labor Day in 2010, President Barack Obama said, “It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family leave, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare,...

Efforts to Reduce Ergonomic Injuries Show Positive Results

Postal Service employees are experiencing fewer ergonomic injuries since the formation of an OSHA-organized labor/management partnership in 2003.

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