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President Mark Dimondstein Updates Members on APWU Contract Negotiations
September 10, 2024
Greetings APWU Family,
With our main Collective Bargaining Agreement expiring on September 20th, I wanted to give you a status report.
An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act
September 6, 2024
Time is running out to get the Social Security Fairness Act (HR 82) passed. We are asking every APWU member to call Monday, September 9th and demand our representatives sign the discharge petition (HR 1410).
Unions Protest As Health Insurers Plot to Kill Reform
October 23, 2009
APWU officers and staff joined hundreds of other union members and healthcare advocates at a spirited demonstration Oct. 22 to demand that the health insurance industry end its efforts to thwart reform legislation.
Congress Approves FERS Sick-Leave Credit
October 22, 2009
At long last! After a protracted campaign, postal and federal workers who retire under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) will receive credit for sick leave when they retire.
Incentive Offer Leads to One-Time Exception on Casual Cap
October 20, 2009
In accordance with the agreement to provide a $15,000 incentive to employees who retire or separate, the APWU and the USPS have reached a settlement regarding the use of casuals in excess of the limitations outlined in Article 7 of the Collective...
Powell Approved As Union's New Secretary-Treasurer
October 19, 2009
Liz Powell, the APWU’s Northeast Region Coordinator, has been tapped to serve as the union’s national Secretary-Treasurer, making her the first woman executive officer in the union’s history.
Pay Raise Set for November 21
October 19, 2009
APWU-represented postal workers will receive a 1.2 percent increase in annual salaries effective Nov. 21, based on the grades and levels in effect on Sept. 6, 2006. The raise will be reflected in paychecks issued Dec. 11, and apply to employees...