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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-...
National Negotiations, Grievance Settlements
May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
At the interest arbitration hearing for a new contract in february, the Clerk Craft presented two panels of workers who explained their job...
PSEs’ Hardships and Indignities
May 1, 2016
Nations’ Capital/Southern Maryland Area Local President Dena Briscoe, Lakeram Singh, Donica Collie, President Mark Dimondstein, Richard Ogoh, and Jody Harper.
Nine Postal Support Employees presented emotional testimony on March 10 before a panel of...
Facing Repression, Salvadoran Workers Fight Privatization
May 1, 2016
Salvadoran workers carry a banner that says,
"Thanks to the Working Class"
in a 2013 May Day demonstration.
Faced with a relentless push to privatize their jobs, port and airport workers in El Salvador have been fighting back and building...
A Technological Advance: Bid Tracking System Helps Locals Protect Jobs
May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The industrial relations department launched the bid tracking System (BTS), which helps local unions ensure that jobs are filled, on March 9, 2016.
Members’ Bill of Rights Strengthens Our Union
May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Under federal law, every member of a labor organization must have an equal right to nominate candidates; vote in elections, and attend and participate...