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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!
Contract Talks Update
October 18, 2006
Contract negotiations continued Oct. 18, with the USPS asking questions about the APWU’s non-economic proposals. Discussion focused on employee reassignments, jurisdictional disputes, and the rights of employees in small offices.
Bargaining is...
Pat Davis-Weeks Appointed NBA
October 17, 2006
Pat Davis-Weeks has been appointed to fill the National Business Agent (B) position in the Atlanta Region, effective Oct. 16. The APWU Clerk Division Council unanimously approved the appointment at a meeting Oct. 12, which was conducted by telephone...
Sullivan Approved as Southern Region Coordinator
October 10, 2006
The APWU National Executive Board unanimously approved the appointment of William Sullivan as Southern Region Coordinator at a meeting Oct. 10 that was conducted via telephone. Union President William Burrus had selected Sullivan to fill the vacancy...
Day of Picketing to Expose Ill-Advised Consolidation Plans
October 5, 2006
In accordance with a resolution adopted by delegates to the union’s 18th Biennial Convention, the APWU National Executive Board has selected Oct. 26 for a nationwide day of picketing to protest ill-advised postal consolidations.
The coordinated...
Negotiations Update
October 4, 2006
Management representatives painted a bleak picture of USPS finances during contract talks held Oct. 3, and, to no one’s surprise, concluded that “cost containment is the only answer.” Labor expenses are the “key drivers of costs,” management...