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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.
Postal Service Sends Directive to the Field on Lead Clerks Performing TACS Duties
August 3, 2021
A letter dated July 16, 2021, and signed by four headquarters-level Postal Service officials, was sent to management in the field with instructions to ensure that Lead Clerks in Functions 1 and 4 are provided proper training and assigned to...
APWU COVID-19 Update to the Field
July 30, 2021
As part of the APWU’s continuing effort to promote the safety and well-being of APWU members and other postal employees, on July 26, President Dimondstein and Director of Industrial Relations Vance Zimmerman wrote to the field regarding the ongoing...
APWU Statement on Mandatory Vaccination for Federal Employees
July 28, 2021
Various media outlets have reported that the White House is considering mandatory COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment for federal employees.
Maintaining the health and safety of our members is of paramount importance. While the APWU...
PRC Issues Warning to USPS about Service Standard Change
July 21, 2021
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) released its Advisory Opinion on the Postal Service’s proposals to slow the First Class Mail service standard to as many as five days, and issued a serious warning to postal management about their proposal. The...
Funeral Assistance for COVID-19 Related Deaths
July 21, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Editor’s Note: The text in this article is taken from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Website. For additional information on funeral...