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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.

Contractual Retroactive Payment in November 18th Paychecks

November 2, 2016
Retroactive Pay  The July 8, 2016 interest arbitration award established the terms for the 2015-2018 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), ordering a retroactive pay increase effective Nov. 14, 2015. USPS started paying the new rates ordered by the...

‘Keep the Promise, Pass the Bill’

November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Thousands of miners and their allies rallied outside the Capitol on Sept. 8. Thousands of miners and their allies – including the APWU –...

Ask Me About A Grand Alliance!

November 1, 2016
Courtney Jenkins and Sherry McKnight (Baltimore Local), Nora Taggart and Kevin Walsh (New York Local). (This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) President Mark Dimondstein reported to...

Postal Banking Hits Responsive Chord

November 1, 2016
Mehrsa Baradaran (This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)   Delegates to the APWU convention in August responded enthusiastically to the possibilities that postal banking holds, both...

Convention Adds National Business Agent

November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Delegates made some tough decisions at the union’s 2016 national convention, including a few that have a direct effect on Support Services Division...

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