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Contract Negotiations Begin – APWU Negotiating Team Delivers Opening Day Remarks

June 27, 2024
On June 25, contract negotiations began for our next main collective bargaining agreement with the Postal Service. The current contract expires on Sept. 20. Both the union and postal management exchanged opening statements, outlining their...

APWU “Building Union Power” National Organizing Drive Blasts Past Goal, Recruits 8707 New Members

June 27, 2024
The Building Union Power national organizing drive concluded on June 25, and by end of day, hit 8707 new members!

Award on USPS Use of Casuals in Lieu of Career Employees

An award by Arbitrator Shyam Das sustaining the APWU’s grievance over the Postal Service’s improper use of casuals in lieu of career employees.

Appeals Pending in Important Cases Affecting Preference-Eligible Veterans

Any veterans' preference-eligible employee who gets a notice that his or her duty assignment has been abolished and that he or she will become unassigned, should immediately ask a manager whether there are duty assignments available in the same...

Maintenance Selection System & Non-MSS Positions

There are two categories of positions in the Maintenance Craft – MSS positions and Non-MSS positions — with a different application process for each category. The "pecking order" for filling positions is the same. (See JCIM, Article 38, Order for...

‘Driver Safety Instructor’ Challenged

The Postal Service last year revised the driving instructor examiner (DIE) position, changing it to Driver Safety Instructor. The new position, DSI, is nothing more than a modified DIE. After reviewing the changes, we met with the USPS and we were...

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