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Postal Workers Hold Nationwide 'Day of Action' Oct. 1 in 90 Cities to Promote Vote-by-Mail, Demand First-Class Service Year-Round

October 1, 2024
WASHINGTON –  On Tues., Oct. 1 postal workers who are members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) will be rallying with the public in front of postal facilities across the country to sound the alarm about the United States Postal Service’s...

APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement Agreement

September 23, 2024
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a national dispute regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), specifically concerning the 2.5 percent cap on the total number of Part-...

Interest Arbitration Update: Management Believes Clerks Too Well Paid

October 21, 2019
In today’s Interest Arbitration session, USPS Management presented evidence on wages and benefits. In the morning session, their main witness characterized USPS postal clerks as under-skilled and over-paid as they sought to justify their demands to...

Message from the President - Latest Interest Arbitration Update

October 18, 2019
President Dimondstein's interest arbitration update on the Postal Service's witness hearings.

APWU National Officer Election Results Certified

October 17, 2019
The official results of the APWU Election of National Officers have been tabulated and were certified by the American Arbitration Association on Oct. 12. A summary will be published in the November-December issue of The American Postal Worker. The...

House Representative Elijah Cummings, Champion for Postal Workers, Dies at 68

October 17, 2019
The American Postal Workers Union joins the country in mourning the death of Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD-7), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The Oversight and Government Reform Committee is the main...

Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Retirement of Postmaster General Megan Brennan

October 16, 2019
[Washington, DC] American Postal Workers union (APWU) National President Mark Dimondstein issued the following statement today: “Postmaster General Megan Brennan has announced her retirement effective January 31, 2020.

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