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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   

Bill to Improve Thrift Savings Plan Introduced

September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard The 2017 Congress introduced legislation to improve the Thrift Savings Program (TSP). It addresses...

Fake News

September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   During and after the 2016 Election, the term “fake news” became widely used in American political conversations. Politifact.com, a fact-checking...

'Ongoing, Willful, Contractual Violations'

September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Craft Directors The APWU won another important victory in a national arbitration case regarding violations of POStPlan agreements.

Labor News Briefs

September 1, 2017
Workers march in Los Angeles during a 2015 Fight for $15 protest.  SEIU Local 99/Flickr Creative Commons (This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  Minimum Wage Raised  Voters in several states...

Thinking Outside the Box: Bargaining for the Common Good

September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  US Mail is NOT for Sale! All over the country, public sector unions and their community allies are beginning to think outside the box when it comes to...

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