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2024 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period
August 27, 2024
The "Penalty Overtime Exclusion" period for calendar year 2024 will begin Pay Period 26-2024, Week 1 (November 30, 2024) and end Pay Period 01-2025, Week 2 (December 27, 2024).
'Stay In Your Lane, APWU'?
August 27, 2024
Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez explains the importance of union involvement beyond the workroom floor including economic, political, and social justice as outlined in our National Constitution & Bylaws.
Knowledge, Awareness, and Vigilance
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
While our leaders continue fighting for a fair contract, we must continue enforcing the current language still in effect. The Local Memorandum of...
Update: Hatch Act Dispute
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In Nov. 2017, the APWU filed a dispute over the Postal Service’s unilateral implementation of changes to Leave Without Pay (LWOP) rules for...
It's Time for the Postal Service to Respect Their Workers
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The APWU and the Postal Service were not able to come to a negotiated contract despite going through regular negotiation sessions and a mediation...
Self-Driving Trucks Pilot Tests
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Autonomous technology and self-driving trucks have been on the front page of many news and social media sites lately.
The primary reason for the news...
OIG Agrees with APWU, Postal Service Building Maintenance is Unsatisfactory
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The Postal Service is adamant in their attempts to reduce the maintenance of postal buildings and building equipment across the country. On May 6,...