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Standing Strong to Build a Bigger Union and Advance Forward, Together

July 29, 2024
The best way to win big is by “standing strong” to build a bigger union. Members should continue to encourage nonmember coworkers to join the APWU.

Negotiations is Our Path to Winning an All-Career Workforce

July 29, 2024
 Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash provides overview of APWU’s main objectives during contract negotiations.

Shop Steward’s Training Flash Drive

July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  The ‘Shop Steward’s Training Flash Drive’ is a comprehensive collection of educational material produced by the Research and Education Department...

What Does it Take?

July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  Most postal workers come to work, clock-in and do their fair day’s work. In return the Postal Service pays them for their efforts every other week....

From PSE to Full-Time Career: Retirement Buy Back

July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  On May 2, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act was introduced by Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06) and Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK-04). If signed into law, H.R....

Knowledge, Awareness, and Vigilance

July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  While our leaders continue fighting for a fair contract, we must continue enforcing the current language still in effect. The Local Memorandum of...

Update: Hatch Act Dispute

July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  In Nov. 2017, the APWU filed a dispute over the Postal Service’s unilateral implementation of changes to Leave Without Pay (LWOP) rules for...

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