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United Auto Workers Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Union-Busting Scab Trump, Musk

August 16, 2024
The United Auto Workers (UAW) filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against former President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Aug. 13, after the far-right billionaire cronies discussed illegally intimidating workers on strike by...

Sixth COLA Increase Announced

August 14, 2024
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bar­gaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $0.47 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective September 7, 2024.

How to Challenge Your eWHEP Staffing Package

May 7, 2021
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Editor’s Note: The following column includes language from the Article 12 Impact Guide. The full guide is available on the Maintenance Division page on...

Here We Go Again

May 7, 2021
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The National Agreement expires in September of this year and contract negotiations with the Postal Service will open in June. The APWU has been preparing...

Looking Back on 50 Years of the APWU with Former Secretary-Treasurer Doug Holbrook

May 7, 2021
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Editor’s Note: For the APWU’s 50th anniversary celebration, we spoke with former Secretary-Treasurer Doug Holbrook on the Great Postal Strike, the merger...

Happy Anniversary APWU: 50 Years of Struggle and Progress

May 7, 2021
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, turns 50 years old on July 1, 2021! We were created after the 1970 Great Postal Strike from a merger of five...

EReassign - The Misconceptions

May 7, 2021
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) There still are misconceptions with the eReassign process in the field. The Clerk Craft MOU on filling residuals misleads employees to believe that they...

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