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Big News!! APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on New Union Contract!
June 6, 2025
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), announced APWU President and Lead Negotiator Mark Dimondstein. The proposed union contract is three years in duration:...
House Passes Bill to Eliminate the FERS Supplemental “Bridge” Payment
May 22, 2025
The House just passed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which eliminates the FERS supplemental bridge payment and funnels $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy. Our fight now moves to the Senate.
What’s On Our Radar for 2016?
March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Here is a look at upcoming legislative issues in 2016 – and a recap of our activities in 2015.
A Good Contract for All
March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
APWU members from all crafts have been busy with efforts to: raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour; stop the dirty deal between USPS and Staples;...
Stop Staples Frequently Asked Questions
March 1, 2016
Stop Staples organizers hear a lot of questions when they pass out flyers asking customers to boycott the office-supply chain. To answer the most common questions, organizers created a Frequently Asked Questions brochure. Here are the FAQs:
1. Why...
Contract Arbitration Underway
March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Arbitration hearings for a new APWU Collective Bargaining Agreement with the U.S. Postal Service began on Feb. 17, and are expected to last several...
Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop
March 1, 2016
The Research & Education Department will sponsor the APWU’s 15th Educational Conference, a National Convention event that provides union members with a wealth of information to take home to their locals and state organizations.
Twenty-nine...