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2024 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period

August 27, 2024
The "Penalty Overtime Exclusion" period for calendar year 2024 will begin Pay Period 26-2024, Week 1 (November 30, 2024) and end Pay Period 01-2025, Week 2 (December 27, 2024).

'Stay In Your Lane, APWU'?

August 27, 2024
Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez explains the importance of union involvement beyond the workroom floor  including economic, political, and social justice as outlined in our National Constitution & Bylaws.

e-Team Report, Sept. 18, 2015

September 18, 2015
Private postal subcontractors are seeking an exemption from a necessary federal safety rule. If granted, the exemption would permit private, commercial drivers hauling mail for the U.S. Postal Service to operate trucks after more than 14 hours on...

San Jose Students Say, ‘Give America Good Postal Service!’

September 18, 2015
Lowell Elementary School students in San Jose, CA, got a special treat this week: coloring books filled with fun facts about the Postal Service and how mail is delivered. Students at Lowell Elementary are all smiles about the Postal Service, with...

USPS Hit with Nearly $80,000 in OSHA Fines at South Carolina Plant

September 18, 2015
After inspections at a Greenville, SC, mail processing plant, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) issued four citations for safety violations and fines of $79,900 on Sept. 15.

San Jose Celebrates Mexican Independence Day in a Big Way

September 18, 2015
The San Jose Area Local went big, collecting over one thousand signatures at the celebration of Mexico’s fight for independence from Spain.   Members of the San Jose Area Local went big – collecting over 1,000 signatures on postcards declaring, “I...

Contract Negotiations Update

September 17, 2015
Members of the Wilmington DE/Malcolm T Smith Area Local in their union gear. APWU President Mark Dimondstein has issued the following update on contract negotiations: As we say in our union, “The Struggle Continues…”  And our struggle to secure a...

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