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Join “APWU Live: Contract Townhall” on Wednesday June 11 at 7 p.m. EST

June 10, 2025
Join APWU President Mark Dimondstein and members of the National Negotiations Committee  on Wednesday, June 11 at 7 p.m. EST for an update on the recent Tentative Agreement (TA) on the main 2024-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Big News!! APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on New Union Contract!

June 6, 2025
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), announced APWU President and Lead Negotiator Mark Dimondstein. The proposed union contract is three years in duration:...

Members Contact Press to Encourage Community Action

May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As part of our efforts to mobilize the public to stand up and demand urgent funding for the USPS, local officers and members are writing opinion-...

Vote By Mail - Defending the Right to Vote During a Pandemic

May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As we come to terms with the new reality that the COVID-19 crisis has created, many are wondering how this will impact the November election. Will people...

June Training Webinars

May 19, 2020
The Industrial Relations Department will be holding a series of Webinars during the month of June for local leaders, stewards, and support staff. Four webinars will be held on the following topics: The Basics of APWU Search (Lexis Nexis) Electronic...

House Passes New Stimulus Bill- Postal Funding Included

May 16, 2020
On May 15th, the House of Representatives passed the fifth COVID-19 response package.  The 1815 page Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800) provides some resources to lessen the impact of COVID-19 including...

Payment of Retroactive Pay Increases

May 13, 2020
Retroactive payments for the pay increases under the 2018-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement, have been scheduled for pay period 18-2020, paycheck dated September 4, 2020 – barring any issues or unexpected systems changes.   

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