About the Maintenance Division
The Maintenance Craft is a diverse and complex division of the APWU, comprised of approximately 40,000 employees. In addition to the three national officers who work at the union's headquarters in Washington, DC, representation is provided by ten Maintenance National Business Agents (NBAs) and three all-craft NBAs.
Events
APWU 2025 All-Craft Conference
October 6, 2025 to October 8, 2025
Horseshoe Las Vegas Hotel
3645 S Las Vegas Blvd,
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Resources
Contract
USPS Handbooks and Manuals
Management Instructions
Maintenance Management Orders
2025 Maintenance Division All-Craft Conference
(This article appeared in the May/June 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
Maintenance Craft Director Idowu Balogun highlights the upcoming APWU All-Craft Conference and Bulk Mail Center Conference in October, discusses revisions to the TL-5 MS-47 Handbook, and a planned maintenance operation pilot program.
PER DIEM UPDATE - EFF. DATE NOVEMBER 7, 2022
After meeting with the Postal service again and scheduling an NCED site visit, we can announce that the implementation date of the per diem MOU is November 7, 2022 and will be piloted for three years for all Crafts.
Latest News
May 19, 2025
2025 Maintenance Division All-Craft Conference
Maintenance Craft Director Idowu Balogun highlights the upcoming APWU All-Craft Conference and Bulk Mail Center...
April 11, 2025
April 11 Update: Maintenance Division Part-Time Regular Settlement Payments
Most eligible recipients of the Maintenance Craft Part-Time Regular (PTR) settlement distribution have received their...
March 14, 2025
Updates on Maintenance Division Part-Time Regular Settlement Payments
By this time, most eligible recipients of the Maintenance Craft Part-Time Regular (PTR) settlement distribution have...
March 1, 2025
Maintenance Craft In-Service Open Season March 1-31, 2025
Once a year, during the month of March (March 1-31), ALL career employees may request to be tested for Maintenance...