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Maintenance Division Appoints Josh Montgomery as Southern Region NBA
August 22, 2024
In accordance with Article 21 of the APWU Constitution and Bylaws, Maintenance Division Director Idowu Balogun has appointed Josh Montgomery to serve as Maintenance Division, Southern Region National Business Agent “C”, with an effective date of...
APWU Supports Protecting the Right to Vote, Vote-by-Mail Initiatives
August 22, 2024
APWU staunchly supports “Get Out the Vote” and vote at home initiatives to elect leaders who will fight for postal workers and our issues. We will continue to fight for legislation such as the Vote at Home Act of 2023 and Freedom to Vote Act that...
First Meeting of Young Members Committee
January 1, 2017
The National Young Members Committee with National Officers. (L-R) (front row) Courtney Jenkins, Sabrina Larsen, Ephrem De Hoyos, Quanisha Mcneal, Joshua Gray (back row) Zach DeRuyter, Matt Thomas, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell, President Mark...
January-February Labor History Milestones
December 31, 2016
Strikers marching during the 1912 “Bread and Roses” textile strike.
Photo courtesy of the Lawrence History Center
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
January 11, 1912 – The...
APWU, USPS Sign Agreement For Offices Without a Local Union Structure
December 27, 2016
The APWU signed an updated agreement December 22, 2016, for Members-at-Large who work in small post offices that are not represented by a local union...“The memorandum is important,” said President Mark Dimondstein. “It continues to provide the...
Arbitrator Denies Severance Pay Grievance
December 25, 2016
From 2003 to 2009 the Postal Service offered a series of Voluntary Early Retirements (VER) with the approval of the Office of Personnel Management. Employees involved in these offers were not paid any severance pay. In 2008 the APWU filed a...