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Starkest Threat to Veterans' Benefits Is Project 2025, Another Trump Administration
October 23, 2024
More than 30,000 APWU members are Veterans, and many more have Veterans in their families or among their close friends. With Election Day drawing near, it’s important for APWU members to understand that Veterans’ issues are on the ballot once again...
Updated 2024 APWU Constitution Posted
October 22, 2024
The updated 2024 APWU Constitution & Bylaws has been posted.
Industrial Relations ZOOM Seminar: Emergency Federal Employee Leave (EFEL)
April 30, 2021
On April 29, 2021, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released their long-awaited guidance on EFEL.
The Industrial Relations Department will be conducting a ZOOM Seminar to discuss the guidance on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The Seminar is open to...
APWU Opposes Management Plans to Reinstitute Plant Consolidations and Closures.
April 27, 2021
On Tuesday April 27, 2021 postal management informed the APWU of management’s intent to pursue consolidations and operational mail moves in 18 facilities nationwide.
APWU Prevails on Management Court Challenge to Victorious Arbitration Award on Union Leave for Political Activity.
April 24, 2021
In August of 2018, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg struck down the Postal Service’s unilateral implementation of changes to ELM Section 510 and to PS-Form 3971 regarding union leave for political activity such as in relation to voter registration and...
At Senate hearing, USPS Board nominees express commitment to improving quality and reliability, upholding universal service obligation
April 23, 2021
UPDATE: Today, April 28th, 2021, the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) held a business meeting to consider pending nominations to the Postal Board of Governors. Following a roll call vote on each of the nominees,...
Remaining Level 6 Mailing Requirements Clerks Upgraded to Level 7
April 23, 2021
APWU Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Postal Service that upgraded the known remaining Level 6 Mailing Requirements Clerks (MRC) to Level 7. The MOU, dated April 20, 2021, identified four (4)...