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APWU Launches National Ad; Warns of Price Hikes, Post Office Closures in Anti-Privatization Campaign

July 21, 2025
This week the American Postal workers Union (APWU) launched a national advertising campaign on  to alert the public about proposed plans to privatize the public postal service. The ad called “Memo” highlights a document sent by Wells Fargo Equity...

APWU Arbitration Award Secures Grievance Rights for Separated Non-Probationary Employees

July 17, 2025
The APWU has secured a major victory for the rights of non-probationary employees who are discharged without just cause from the Postal Service to file grievances on those discharges and have them heard in arbitration, Industrial Relations Director...

Department of Transportation Testing Violations by USPS Contractor

March 16, 2023
The APWU strives to ensure USPS compliance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) rules and regulations as related to our Motor Vehicle Service Division members whose positions require a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). APWU and the USPS have...

Contract Negotiations in the Year Ahead

March 16, 2023
Our collective bargaining agreements are the foundation of the relationship between APWU members and management. Our collective bargaining agreements are the contracts that establish the wages, benefits, and working conditions that we work under....

APWU Files National Dispute Over New Employee Orientation

March 16, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic caused numerous problems for the Postal Service and the postal unions, but more importantly, the employees. The APWU and the other unions did our best to ensure that the safety of the members we represent was the foremost issue...

Know Your Rights At Work!

March 16, 2023
One of the basic rights you have in the Postal Service is the right to meet with a steward if your contractual rights have been violated. You have the right to representation by a steward in any meeting that could lead to discipline, and the right...

Meeting Annual Report Deadlines

March 15, 2023
To ensure local and state union officials meet Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax deadlines, the Secretary-Treasurer’s department provides training on how to complete and electronically file the required Labor-...

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