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News Article | March 5, 2024
Facts and Arguments Exchanged in Dispatch Coordinator National Dispute
On Monday, March 4, 2024, the Clerk Craft and the Postal Service exchanged 15-day statements in the dispute surrounding the newly created Dispatch Coordinator position.
News Article | November 12, 2021
“Deep Cleaning” MMO-03-20 Challenged by APWU
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In March 2020, the Postal service notified APWU National that MMO-031-20 was being implemented in the field as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. MMO-031-20 superseded Flu Season MMO-109-09 and contai...
News Article | September 12, 2019
In Memory of Robert “Bob” Pritchard
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) This article is dedicated to the memory of Brother Robert C. Pritchard, MVS Director, who served from 1995 to his retirement in 2013. Bob Pritchard, of Trenton, NJ, was virtually unknown in part...
News Article | September 27, 2018
APWU Reaches Agreement on an Updated RI-399 Process
After decades of jurisdictional disputes, the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) reached agreement with the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) and the Postal Service on an updated RI-399 procedure for jurisdictional work assignments to Clerks and Mail Handlers.
News Article | September 10, 2018
Clerk Craft Settles 4 National Disputes with USPS
The Clerk Craft recently settled four (4) Step 4 National Disputes with the Postal Service that (1.) address the assignment of injured on duty employees in USPS “pilot” or experimental programs, (2.) Lead Clerk duties and leading other employees, same level and higher, (3.) 204B details to non-super...
News Article | February 13, 2018
APWU and Postal Service Extend Moratorium on Private Retail Outlets
In an effort to protect against further contracting out of retail operations and defend the integrity of customer service and our jobs, the APWU secured a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the 2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement that imposed a moratorium whereby the Postal Service could not expa...
News Article | June 7, 2017
APWU Wins Another National Level Arbitration Award
The APWU scores another victory today, defending postal employees in the union’s bargaining unit. Arbitrator Goldberg issued an award in a national-level case over what remedy was due for the Postal Service’s failure to staff ‘POStPlan’ offices following an original award on September 5, 2014 and a ...
News Article | August 15, 2013
$937 Cost-of-Living Raise Set for September
Career APWU members will receive a $937 annual increase in pay in September, APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced. “This substantial raise is the result of the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, which preserved cost-of-living adjustments for our members,” he said. ALSO: The APWU won a m...
News Article | May 1, 2013
Union Challenges POStPlan, Demands Jobs
The APWU challenged management’s “POStPlan” at an arbitration hearing that began on May 1. The union charged that the plan, which resulted in a drastic reduction in the hours of operation at thousands of post offices, also deprives the APWU members of thousands of jobs, in violation of the 2010-2015...
News Article | August 3, 2012
Case Closed
Arbitrator Shyam Das has closed the record of an arbitration hearing regarding the number of hours postmasters in small offices may work. A Memorandum of Understanding in the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement places strict limits on the number of hours postmasters may work in Level 15, 16,...
News Article | February 13, 2009
PARS Software Grievance Resolved
On Feb. 6, the union reached a favorable resolution of a dispute over the Postal Service's decision to assign the installation of hardware and software for the Postal Automation Redirection System (PARS) to employees of Siemens, the company that developed the equipment.
News Article | December 19, 2008
Union Files Second ‘Dispute’ Over Two-Tour Initiative
The APWU has filed a second Step 4 dispute protesting the Postal Service’s nationwide program to eliminate or drastically reduce Tour 2 assignments and employees. The dispute, filed Dec. 16, is a companion to another Step 4 protest filed the same day, and recaps many of the allegations made by the...
News Article | December 17, 2008
Union Files ‘Dispute’ Over Elimination of Tour 2
The APWU has initiated a Step 4 dispute with the Postal Service, protesting management’s nationwide plan to eliminate or drastically reduce Tour 2 assignments and employees. The dispute, filed Dec. 16 by union President William Burrus, is in addition to an Unfair Labor Practice charge filed by the A...
News Article | November 25, 2008
Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Over Elimination of Tour 2
The APWU has filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge against the Postal Service, alleging that management failed to bargain over a nationwide plan to consolidate mail processing into two tours — a plan that would eliminate or greatly reduce the number of assignments on Tour 2. The charge, filed Nov. 2...
News Article | July 17, 2008
APWU Sues Bush Over Failure To Appoint USPS Advisory Council
The APWU filed suit against President George W. Bush and Postmaster General John E. Potter in District Court July 16 over their failure to appoint a Postal Service Advisory Council, as required by federal law. “The Postal Service is required to ‘consult with and receive the advice of the Advisory Co...