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News Article | May 3, 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
The APWU represents clerk, maintenance, and motor vehicle craft employees at 21 Bulk Mail Centers in metropolitan areas around the country. Listed below are the responses to questions that are often asked by APWU members who work at these facilities.
News Article | May 3, 2026
e-WHEP Staffing: Coming to a BMC Near You!
Last year, the Postal Service tried to pull a slick maneuver on Maintenance Craft employees at Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs) by improperly changing staffing models – and implementing a new program before notifying the union of any change.
News Article | October 7, 2021
Additional Extension of April 3, 2020 MOU, Re: Bulk Mail Tech and Mailing Requirements Clerk Position Qualification, Agreed to by APWU & USPS
By agreement between the parties on December 29, 2021, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Re: Bulk Mail Tech and Mailing Requirements Clerk Position Qualification has once again been extended. The attached extension is good through February 11, 2022. This MOU was originally signed on April 3, 20...
News Article | October 7, 2021
Bulk Mail Tech and Mailing Requirements Clerk MOU Extended Again
The original April 3, 2020 MOU, Re: Bulk Mail Tech and Mailing Requirements Clerk Position Qualification, was extended by the parties on February 9, 2022. This latest extension will expire on April 8, 2022 unless agreed upon by the parties to continue it further. Click here to view the MOU.
News Article | October 31, 2019
Bulk Mail Conference at the All-Craft
The final day of All-Craft, Thursday, October 31, ended with the Bulk Mail Center (BMC) Conference. Attendees included representatives from nearly all 21 Bulk Mail Centers, also known as National Distribution Centers (NDC).
Postal Wire | May 28, 2019
Self-driving trucking start-up CFO on its new partnership with USPS
News Article | July 2, 2018
Appointments in Maintenance Craft
President Dimondstein has announced in accordance with Article 21 of the American Postal Workers Union Constitution & Bylaws, Idowu Balogun has assumed the position of the Maintenance Division Director. Western Region Maintenance NBA Jimmie Waldon was appointed by Brother Balogun with unanimous cons...
News Article | May 16, 2017
Another Successful BMC Conference
The Bulk Mail Center (BMC) Conference was hosted by the APWU National and the Nation’s Capital Southern Maryland Area Local (WDC BMC) from April 30 through May 2, 2017. Ninety-two delegates attended, representing 18 of the 21 BMCs across the country.
News Article | July 8, 2016
Mid-Year Refresher: Updates, Reminders
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) APWU officers and members have been very busy for the past year-and-a-half working for a fair contract, but we have continued pursuing other activities, including some long-festering disputes with managemen...
News Article | July 8, 2016
Mid-Year Refresher: Updates, Reminders
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) APWU officers and members have been very busy for the past year-and-a-half working for a fair contract, but we have continued pursuing other activities, including some long-festering disputes with managemen...
News Article | July 6, 2016
Arbitrator Issues BMC Staffing Clarification
In a supplemental decision issued on July 5, Arbitrator Ira Jaffe ruled in favor of the APWU on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs), also known as Network Distribution Centers (NDCs).
News Article | July 6, 2016
Arbitrator Issues BMC Staffing Clarification
In a supplemental decision issued on July 5, Arbitrator Ira Jaffe ruled in favor of the APWU on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs), also known as Network Distribution Centers (NDCs).
News Article | March 24, 2016
District Court Orders Clarification
The Postal Service sidestepped a fight in federal court on March 16 over enforcement of an Oct. 19, 2015, arbitration award on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs). After the USPS filed a “consent motion,” Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ordered interpretation of the award to be returned to Arbitrator...
News Article | March 24, 2016
District Court Orders Clarification
The Postal Service sidestepped a fight in federal court on March 16 over enforcement of an Oct. 19, 2015, arbitration award on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs). After the USPS filed a “consent motion,” Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ordered interpretation of the award to be returned to Arbitrator...
News Article | January 1, 2016
Arbitrator Blasts Management In BMC Staffing Case
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU won an important grievance involving maintenance Craft staffing at Bulk Mail Centers on Oct. 19, when Arbitrator Ira Jaffe issued a stinging rebuke to the Postal Service.