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Postal Workers Hold Nationwide 'Day of Action' Oct. 1 in 90 Cities to Promote Vote-by-Mail, Demand First-Class Service Year-Round
October 1, 2024
WASHINGTON – On Tues., Oct. 1 postal workers who are members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) will be rallying with the public in front of postal facilities across the country to sound the alarm about the United States Postal Service’s...
APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement Agreement
September 23, 2024
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a national dispute regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), specifically concerning the 2.5 percent cap on the total number of Part-...
Congress Must Fix Funding Requirement; USPS Must Expand Goals, Burrus Says
October 27, 2009
In a follow-up to testimony before a Senate subcommittee, APWU President William Burrus explored alternatives to station-and-branch closures, facility consolidations, and five-day mail delivery — which the Postal Service is proposing in reaction to...
Unions Protest As Health Insurers Plot to Kill Reform
October 23, 2009
APWU officers and staff joined hundreds of other union members and healthcare advocates at a spirited demonstration Oct. 22 to demand that the health insurance industry end its efforts to thwart reform legislation.
Congress Approves FERS Sick-Leave Credit
October 22, 2009
At long last! After a protracted campaign, postal and federal workers who retire under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) will receive credit for sick leave when they retire.
Incentive Offer Leads to One-Time Exception on Casual Cap
October 20, 2009
In accordance with the agreement to provide a $15,000 incentive to employees who retire or separate, the APWU and the USPS have reached a settlement regarding the use of casuals in excess of the limitations outlined in Article 7 of the Collective...
Powell Approved As Union's New Secretary-Treasurer
October 19, 2009
Liz Powell, the APWU’s Northeast Region Coordinator, has been tapped to serve as the union’s national Secretary-Treasurer, making her the first woman executive officer in the union’s history.