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News Article | November 1, 2015
Fighting On for A Good Contract
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) This year, we have dedicated ourselves to negotiating a successor to the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement, which expired in May. The Feb. 19 opening session demonstrated our approach to this...
News Article | November 1, 2015
Members Speak Out During ‘Town Hall’ Tour
Dimondstein chats with a member on the workfloor of the Orlando Processing & Distribution Center. (This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) I am a firm believer that union leaders need to stay in touch and find many ways to listen to me...
News Article | November 1, 2015
Members Speak Out During ‘Town Hall’ Tour
Dimondstein chats with a member on the workfloor of the Orlando Processing & Distribution Center. (This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) I am a firm believer that union leaders need to stay in touch and find many ways to listen to me...
News Article | November 1, 2015
Spreading the Word on the Street
Des Moines Area Local steward Julie Kestel with daughter Mackenzie on a float in the city’s Labor Day Parade. (This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) APWU members have been out and about, spreading the message at parades, picnics, an...
News Article | October 28, 2015
Young Workers Learn How to Educate, Agitate, Organize!
Young workers discuss how to refute common misconceptions about the economy and practice the art of persuasion. 2015 was the centennial of the execution of labor activist Joe Hill. His famous last words were, “Don't mourn... Organize.” These were the opening remarks of APWU President Mark Dimondstei...
News Article | October 21, 2015
Don’t Focus on ‘Postal Pulse’
News Article | October 7, 2015
Union, Management Agree to Extend 50-Mile Limit on Excessing
The APWU and USPS agreed to extend the 50-mile limit on excessing in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated Sept. 28, signed by APWU President Mark Dimondstein and the USPS Vice President for Labor Relations. The original MOU, Minimizing Excessing, which was slated to expire with the 2010 contrac...
News Article | September 29, 2015
50-Mile Limit – Minimizing Excessing Memo Extended
The APWU and the USPS have agreed upon two Memoranda of Understanding: “Minimizing Excessing” and “Peak Season Exception Periods,” in addition to a Maintenance-specific Step 4 Settlement, that are all interconnected and result in the extension of the 50-mile memo on Sept. 28, 2015, APWU President Ma...
News Article | September 28, 2015
Connecticut Goes Grand
Over 60 members of the Greater Connecticut Area Local held a rally for Good Postal Service! Good Jobs! Good Contract! in Clinton, CT, in late September.
News Article | September 21, 2015
Do You ‘Stand with Postal Workers?’ Part Three
Have you taken the pledge? Thousands have already signed postcards. Check out this video to find out why! Do You ‘Stand with Postal Workers?’ Part Three Posted by APWU - The American Postal Workers Union on Monday, September 21, 2015
News Article | September 18, 2015
San Jose Celebrates Mexican Independence Day in a Big Way
The San Jose Area Local went big, collecting over one thousand signatures at the celebration of Mexico’s fight for independence from Spain. Members of the San Jose Area Local went big – collecting over 1,000 signatures on postcards declaring, “I Stand with Postal Workers.” at the area’s Mexican In...
News Article | September 18, 2015
San Jose Students Say, ‘Give America Good Postal Service!’
Lowell Elementary School students in San Jose, CA, got a special treat this week: coloring books filled with fun facts about the Postal Service and how mail is delivered. Students at Lowell Elementary are all smiles about the Postal Service, with Western Region Coordinator Omar Gonzalez and San Jos...
News Article | September 9, 2015
Do You ‘Stand with Postal Workers?’ Part Two
Did you sign the postcard yet? Thousands have already taken the pledge. Check out this video sequel to find out why! Do You 'Stand With Postal Workers?' Part Two Posted by APWU - The American Postal Workers Union on Wednesday, September 9, 2015
News Article | September 8, 2015
APWU Knows How to Celebrate Labor Day
Des Moines Area Local Steward Julie Kestel with daughter Mackenzie on a Labor Day parade float APWU members were out in full force this Labor Day, bringing the message of Good Postal Service! Good Jobs! Good Contract! to people at parades, picnics and other festivities.
News Article | September 3, 2015
On Labor Day, Take Time to Reflect…
As people across the country make plans for Labor Day, more than 200,000 postal workers are fighting for a good contract and good service for postal customers – more than three months after the APWU’s collective bargaining agreement with the U.S. Postal Service expired. President Mark Dimondstein is...