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News Article | May 4, 2026
Dispute Over Reassignment of APWU Bargaining-Unit Employees to Other Craft’s Vacant Assignments
The APWU initiated a dispute over whether there is a disagreement between the parties regarding Article 12.5.C.5.a(4) or similar provisions of the National Agreement, and applicable provisions of handbooks and manuals, concerning reassignment of APWU bargaining-unit employees to City Letter Carrier...
News Article | May 4, 2026
Dispute Over Sunday Premium When on Administrative Leave Appealed to Arbitration
The Union has appealed to arbitration a dispute over whether employees on Administrative Leave are entitled to Sunday Premium pay for any eligible hours they would have worked if not for being placed on administrative leave.
News Article | May 4, 2026
Dispute Over VER and Severance Pay Appealed to Arbitration
The APWU has appealed to national-level arbitration a dispute over bargaining unit employees' entitlement to severance pay when they accept voluntary early retirement (VER) benefits.
News Article | May 4, 2026
Testing Issues Resolved For Motor Vehicle Mechanics
The APWU and USPS have settled several issues involving which exams MVS employees must take to qualify for positions that were upgraded in 2001. The disputes arose when the Postal Service issued new qualification standards for the upgraded positions.
News Article | May 4, 2026
Excessing Dispute: Separation of Casuals, Regardless of Craft, Appealed to Arbitration
The APWU has appealed to national-level arbitration a dispute over the Postal Service's obligation to separate all casuals, regardless of craft, to the extent that it will minimize the impact of excessing on regular (full-time or part-time) work force employees.
News Article | May 4, 2026
Excessing Dispute: Separation of Casuals, Regardless of Craft, Appealed to Arbitration
The APWU has appealed to national-level arbitration a dispute over the Postal Service's obligation to separate all casuals, regardless of craft, to the extent that it will minimize the impact of excessing on regular (full-time or part-time) work force employees.
Video | December 18, 2019
The People’s Postal Service: No One Gets Left Off the List
The People's Postal Service: No One Gets Left Off the List
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Postal Wire | July 30, 2019
Temporary Emergency Committee of the Postal Service Board of Governors to Meet August 9
News Article | January 16, 2019
Frequently Asked Questions
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) With negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement between the USPS and the APWU now at an impasse, we are heading into interest arbitration. Below are answers to a few frequently asked ...
News Article | November 2, 2018
Most Regressive Demands Ever
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By MVS Division Director Michael O. Foster As the parties reached the Sept. 20th contract deadline, the USPS proposals submitted at the Motor Vehicle Service (MVS) table were by far the most re...
News Article | June 21, 2018
White House Plan to Privatize the Postal Service
The White House proposal on restructuring the federal government released today, “Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century,” delivered nothing but misinformation and, if implemented, would end regular mail and package services at an affordable cost to 157 million addresses every day. Furt...
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News Article | June 22, 2017
APWU and Mail Handlers Union Send a United Message to PMG Brennan Denouncing “Wholesale and Massive Job Cuts”
On June 21, the APWU and National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) sent a joint letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan chastising her administration’s “wholesale and massive job cuts.” APWU President Mark Dimondstein and NPMHU President Paul Hogrogian explained, “The cutting of an already skel...
News Article | March 23, 2017
Union Administration Trainings Scheduled
Eastern & Northeast Regions Union Administration Training for the Eastern & Northeast Regions will take place from May 20 through May 26, 2017 at the Maritime Institute Hotel & Conference Center in Linthicum Heights, MD. Central & Western Regions Union Administration Training for the Central & Weste...
News Article | July 25, 2016
In the Dog Days of Summer Drivers Want Air
With temperatures soaring, many Motor Vehicle Service Craft employees have complained about management’s failure to maintain functioning air conditioning systems in their trucks – and the APWU has addressed those complaints at the national level, Craft Director Michael O. Foster reports.
News Article | July 25, 2016
In the Dog Days of Summer Drivers Want Air
With temperatures soaring, many Motor Vehicle Service Craft employees have complained about management’s failure to maintain functioning air conditioning systems in their trucks – and the APWU has addressed those complaints at the national level, Craft Director Michael O. Foster reports.