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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.

We Need Your Help! (Does Your Postal Facility Look Like This?)

March 14, 2022
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 that helped manufacture a financial crisis at USPS was passed by Congress with only a voice vote...

Team APWU - Bringing home the Gold!

March 14, 2022
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Wow! Just months into 2022 and great news on two fronts: FIRST: Our Collective Bargaining Agreement covering the wages, benefits, and working...

COVID-19 Impact on Mental Health

March 11, 2022
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2022 issue of the American Postal Workers Magazine.) The mental health of Americans has always been a cause for concern. The APWU Health Plan is working hard to raise awareness of the resources...

The Postal Service Reform Act Passes the Senate & Will Become Law

March 8, 2022
In a historic moment, the Senate passed the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 on March 8th. The House passed the bill last month with a vote of 342-92. The legislation will now go to President Biden’s desk, where he will sign it into law. The...

PTF Clerks’ One-Time Voluntary Reassignment Opportunity Available in March 2022

March 3, 2022
Now that the APWU membership has voted to ratify the 2021-24 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), one of the first orders of business for the Clerk Craft is to activate the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that allows Part-Time Flexible (PTF)...

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