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PRC Advisory Opinion on USPS Service Standard Changes, Warns of ‘Significant Negative Impact’
February 4, 2025
In October 2024, the United States Postal Service announced proposed changes to how it collects and distributes outgoing mail that would lengthen the delivery service standards for much of the country’s First Class Mail. Before implementing the...
Maintenance Part-Time Regular Payout Update (February 2025)
February 3, 2025
Maintenance Director Idowu Balogun provides an update on the Maintenance PTR Settlement Payout as of February 2025.
The New Contract and Maintenance
September 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
In case you missed it, we have a new Collective Bargaining Agreement! The Maintenance Craft was successful in our primary goal of eliminating...
Important Gains for the Clerk Craft
September 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Contract negotiations were challenging and arbitration was uncertain, but, in the end, the APWU was able to move forward on many issues union...
To Open Local Negotiations or Not?
September 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
With the 2015-2018 national contract now settled, locals must decide whether or not they wish to open local negotiations with the Postal...
Department of Labor Changes Rules for Annual LM Reports
September 1, 2016
This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
All APWU local and state unions that receive dues rebates (DCO checks) from the national union must file an annual financial report with the...
The New Collective Bargaining Agreement
September 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine)
I hope that you are as excited as I am about our new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Standing up and fighting back was the key. We all played...