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2024 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period
August 27, 2024
The "Penalty Overtime Exclusion" period for calendar year 2024 will begin Pay Period 26-2024, Week 1 (November 30, 2024) and end Pay Period 01-2025, Week 2 (December 27, 2024).
'Stay In Your Lane, APWU'?
August 27, 2024
Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez explains the importance of union involvement beyond the workroom floor including economic, political, and social justice as outlined in our National Constitution & Bylaws.
House Panel Approves Amendment To Restore Postal Service Standards
June 30, 2015
The vote by a House Committee on June 17 approving an amendment that would restore postal service standards “is a big step forward for postal workers and our customers,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein.
“If enacted, it will mean that...
APWU Takes PRC to Court Over Refusal to Enforce Service Standards
June 29, 2015
The APWU has taken the Postal Regulatory Commission to court, challenging the commission’s decision to dismiss its complaint that the Postal Service is failing to meet service standards. The union filed the Petition for Review on May 29 in the...
APWU Participates in Rally for Voting Rights
June 29, 2015
Arrion Brown, Nations Capital Southern Maryland Area Local,
and Courtney Jenkins, Baltimore Francis Stu Filbey Area
Local, gearing up to fight for Voting Rights.
Two young union activists, Courtney Jenkins and Arrion Brown, represented the...
Supreme Court Upholds Federal Insurance Exchange, Benefiting Early Retirees and Older Workers
June 26, 2015
In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in the case of King v. Burwell that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows residents of states using the federal insurance exchange to receive premium subsidies for their coverage — an...
APWU Reaches Tentative Agreement for Private-Sector Drivers
June 26, 2015
The APWU and the Mail Contractors of America (MCA) have reached a tentative contract agreement for private-sector drivers in terminals in Des Moines and Kansas City. Union members at those terminals will have the opportunity to vote to ratify or...