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Contract Negotiations Begin – APWU Negotiating Team Delivers Opening Day Remarks
June 27, 2024
On June 25, contract negotiations began for our next main collective bargaining agreement with the Postal Service. The current contract expires on Sept. 20. Both the union and postal management exchanged opening statements, outlining their...
APWU “Building Union Power” National Organizing Drive Blasts Past Goal, Recruits 8707 New Members
June 27, 2024
The Building Union Power national organizing drive concluded on June 25, and by end of day, hit 8707 new members!
Arbitrator: Maximization Provision Only Applies to Work Hours of PTFs
A recent national arbitration award by Arbitrator Linda Byars found that the Postal Service does not have an obligation to combine the hours of all non-full-time employees, i.e. part-time regular, part-time flexible, transitional and/or casual...
Veterans' Assistance And Resource Committee
To provide additional assistance and to keep our members informed about issues that affect them, the Human Relations Department has created a Veterans' Assistance and Resource Committee. The committee has been tasked to provide updates, training...
Life Coaching Is Here
Life Coaching is a new, innovative resource that’s available to postal employees and their families through the Employees Assistance Program (EAP). Life Coaching is not counseling or therapy; it’s a program designed to facilitate personal growth and...
Celebrating Older Americans
For the second year in a row, the APWU National Executive Board has adopted a resolution proclaiming May “Older Americans Month.” The board action recognizes the contributions retirees make to strengthen our activist-based, member-driven union.
APWU’s Retirees Director Retires
John R. Smith, director of the APWU Retirees Department since its creation in 1993, retired May 7. Replacing him will be Douglas C. Holbrook, the union’s secretary-treasurer from 1981 to 1998, APWU President William Burrus announced.