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Your Work During the Election Matters: A Message to Every Postal Worker

November 4, 2024
I want to acknowledge the incredible dedication and effort each of you has put into ensuring every mail-in ballot is delivered on time. The hard work of postal workers helps ensure every voice is heard and every vote is counted. Once again, we’ve...

Upcoming Proposed Flexible Spending Account Changes

October 30, 2024
The APWU was recently notified of the proposed change to the FSA (Flexible Spending Account) administrator. FSA is an important negotiated benefit as it allows employees to put aside “pre-tax” dollars for certain medical and dependent care expenses.

I Have a Dream, You Have a Dream, and Dr. King Had a Dream

October 2, 2018
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Vice President Debby Szeredy  My dream would be to help make APWU truly a movement of members fighting to save the USPS from privatization....

The Five Ds

October 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By President Mark Dimondstein  I was honored to have led the just concluded APWU’s 24th Biennial National Convention – the grand union meeting...

APWU Reaches Agreement on an Updated RI-399 Process

September 27, 2018
After decades of jurisdictional disputes, the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) reached agreement with the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) and the Postal Service on an updated RI-399 procedure for jurisdictional work assignments to...

APWU and Postal Management Agree to Extend Negotiations Deadline until October 20, 2018

September 21, 2018
APWU President Mark Dimondstein has announced that the union and the Postal Service have agreed to extend negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement for 30 days. Our current union contract between the American Postal Workers Union and...

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