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APWU, Unions Rally with AFGE to ‘Save Our Civil Service’
February 12, 2025
In a massive show of solidarity, AFL-CIO affiliated unions, Congressional allies, and federal workers gathered on Feb. 11 at Upper Senate Park in a rally to “Save Our Civil Service,” hosted by American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) amid...
PRC Advisory Opinion on USPS Service Standard Changes, Warns of ‘Significant Negative Impact’
February 4, 2025
In October 2024, the United States Postal Service announced proposed changes to how it collects and distributes outgoing mail that would lengthen the delivery service standards for much of the country’s First Class Mail. Before implementing the...
Deceptive Study Financed by UPS
March 30, 2015
A recent “study” by a Harvard-educated economist asserting the Postal Service has an “unfair competitive advantage” over private-sector delivery companies has garnered a lot of attention in recent days. But so far, discussion of Shapiro’s claims has...
Contract Town Hall Call: April 6
March 30, 2015
APWU members are invited to join APWU President Mark Dimondstein for a live Contract Town Hall Call on Monday, April 6. This will be the third such call.
We will discuss our fight to win a good contract for union members while we fight for a vibrant...
Arbitrator Sustains Grievance on Motor Vehicle Craft Subcontracting
March 27, 2015
Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg has sustained the MVS Craft Step 4 dispute in Case # Q10V-4Q-C 14125953, regarding contracting out Postal Vehicle Service work.
The MVS Craft initiated the dispute in response to the USPS April 26, 2013, notice to the...
Budget Vote-O-Rama Forces Senators to Take a Stance on Retirement Security, Minimum Wage
March 27, 2015
Members of the U.S. Senate voted on dozens of amendments to the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget on Wednesday. This marathon “Vote-O-Rama” session forced many Senators, including 2016 GOP Presidential hopefuls, to take definitive positions on issues such as...
Postal Service Profits $1.4 Billion So Far in Fiscal Year 2015
March 27, 2015
The Postal Service’s operating profit totaled $1.4 billion for the first five months of fiscal year 2015, according to a USPS report provided to the Postal Regulatory Commission.
This result exceeds the $1.375 billion operating profit for the entire...