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The Maintenance Division and the Article 12 Notification Process

May 21, 2024
Maintenance Craft Director Idowu Balogun provides information on the Article 12 notification process, and the steps required in our Collective Bargaining Agreement prior to excessing.

Solidarity Is The Antidote to a Toxic Workplace

May 21, 2024
As the “Chief Spokesperson” for the 2024 contract negotiations, I have both a huge and humbling task. The outcome of negotiations, whether through a voluntary agreement or through a contract imposed upon us by an interest arbitration panel, will...

Arlington Cemetery Service Will Honor APWU Vets

September 10, 2009
APWU members and their families are invited to a special wreath-laying ceremony Sept. 12 at one of the nation’s most hallowed memorial sites: Arlington National Cemetery.

Effective Dates of Retirement, Separation Limited

September 4, 2009
The USPS and APWU have agreed that employees who as of Aug. 24 had a scheduled retirement date of Sept. 30 or earlier will be permitted to retire or separate on the date they selected, and will be eligible to receive the $15,000 incentive negotiated...

Questions and Answers on Incentive Program

September 4, 2009
The APWU and USPS have reached agreement on the answers to a series of questions regarding the incentive program for employees who retire or separate in the coming months.

USPS Releases New List Of Stations Targeted for Closure

September 3, 2009
The Postal Service announced Sept. 2 that it has reduced to 413 the number of stations and branches currently under consideration for closure.

Union Refutes Wall Street Journal Editorial

September 2, 2009
It came as no surprise that a Wall Street Journal editorial outlining the Postal Service’s financial difficulties concluded that the USPS should be privatized, but since the column was riddled with inaccuracies, APWU President William Burrus fired...

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