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Stay Vigilant About Suspicious Mail and Packages
November 18, 2024
As election mail season ends, and the Postal Service begins processing “peak season” mail, The Industrial Relations Department reminds you to stay vigilant about suspicious mail and packages. Here are signs to look for:
APWU and USPS ‘Stop the Clock’ – What Does This Mean for You?
November 18, 2024
Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash explains what it means to “Stop the Clock” during APWU-USPS contract negotiations.
Members in Action
September 1, 2017
From L-R: President Joe Cogan, Vice-President Bill Martin,
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Legislative & Political Director Daniel
Cortez and Director of Associate Offices Verna Mathews.
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the...
Assault on Jobs
September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Eastern Regional Coordinator Mike Gallagher
Baltimore Francis “Stu” Filbey Area Local Clerk Director Gloria Drake at the local’s protest
against USPS...
Unions Improve the Lives of All Working People
August 31, 2017
Postal workers know first-hand that union jobs are good jobs. Unions help workers join together and bargain with their employer for better wages, benefits and working conditions. However, unions also stand up for the rights of workers who are not...
Solidarity and Support to Victims of Hurricane Harvey
August 29, 2017
Our thoughts and hearts go out to everyone who has been affected by Hurricane Harvey, especially our fellow APWU members.
In solidarity, all APWU members are encouraged to continue to donate to the Postal Employees’ Relief Fund (PERF). PERF provides...
2017 Peak Season Exception Period MOU Reached
August 25, 2017
The APWU and the USPS recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), RE: Peak Season Exception Periods – 2017 Date Changes, modifying the Peak Season (Holiday Season) Exception period for 2017 to “ensure adequate coverage” and “accommodate...