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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:...
House Passes Bill to Eliminate the FERS Supplemental “Bridge” Payment
May 22, 2025
The House just passed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which eliminates the FERS supplemental bridge payment and funnels $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy. Our fight now moves to the Senate.
USPS Declares War On Custodial Staffing Again!
February 27, 2014
The USPS has declared war on custodial staffing — again — reports Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer. Management notified the APWU on Jan. 22 of an attempt to modify the MS-47 Handbook, which establishes guidelines for housekeeping and...
Dimondstein Elected to AFL-CIO Executive Committee, Council
February 24, 2014
APWU President Mark Dimondstein was elected to the Executive Committee and Executive Council of the AFL-CIO at its annual meeting in Houston TX on Feb. 18 and 19.
President Obama Takes the Chained CPI out of his Fiscal 2015 Budget
February 21, 2014
In a great victory for the Alliance, White House staff has announced that President Obama’s Fiscal 2015 budget will not include a switch to the chained CPI formula that would limit cost-of-living increases in Social Security and other programs....
APWU Opposes USPS Proposal to Slow Down Standard Mail
February 21, 2014
In a filing with the Postal Regulatory Commission on Feb. 20, the APWU strenuously opposed a USPS proposal to reduce service standards for Standard Mail.