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News Article | April 28, 2022
Implementation of CBA Moves Ahead
The implementation of the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement is moving forward. With ratification of the agreement on February 28, the provisions of the agreement went into effect. The membership of the union has already seen the effect of some of those provisions. For example, work or pay gu...
News Article | April 8, 2022
Parties Agree on Updated Q&As for MOU, Re: Residual Vacancies – Clerk Craft
On March 30, 2022, the APWU and USPS agreed to an updated version of the Questions & Answers for the MOU, Re: Residual Vacancies – Clerk Craft. During the 2021 contract negotiations, the parties made improvements to the MOU which necessitated new Q&As being added to the previous April 8, 2020 vers...
News Article | March 24, 2022
What…did you not vote on the CBA?
By now the fate of the contract is decided. You either exercised the power of your membership or let it go to waste. If you voted, thanks, because for over 180 years postal workers had very little, if any, say in their employment. The Post Office Department was all powerful.
News Article | March 22, 2022
Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman Steps Down; Charlie Cash Appointed to Fill Vacancy
APWU Industrial Relations Director (IRD) Vance Zimmerman has announced that he is stepping down from his position effective March 26, 2022. In accordance with the APWU National Constitution, President Mark Dimondstein filled the IRD vacancy by appointing Charlie Cash, with the approval of the Nation...
News Article | February 28, 2022
The New Union Contract is Ratified!
The main Collective Bargaining Agreement (union contract) between the APWU and the USPS has been overwhelmingly ratified by the members. The contract was signed by APWU President Mark Dimondstein and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on February 28, 2022.
News Article | February 10, 2022
FIRST COLA INCREASE TO BE $1,310.00
Every full-time career employee in every step and grade will receive an annual increase of $1,310 or 63 cents per hour. In percentage terms, the median percentage increase across all steps and levels for career employees will be 2.3%. The hourly rate for career part-time flexible employees will be a...
News Article | January 21, 2022
IT/AS Tentative Agreement Extension Reached!
The American Postal Workers and the United States Postal Service have reached a Tentative Extension Agreement for the Information Technology/Accounting Service Collective Bargaining Agreement. The parties have agreed to accept a 22 month extension agreement which will expire on May 17, 2022.
News Article | January 14, 2022
The Gift That Keeps on Giving…
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) One of the greatest gifts ever given to postal workers was not one delivered by Santa. It is our right to collective bargaining over our wages, benefits and conditions of employment. It was won an...
News Article | January 6, 2022
APWU Members Instrumental in Securing a Strong Tentative Agreement
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As the APWU National Negotiations Committee (NNC) began negotiating with postal management on a new collective bargaining agreement, they were not alone at the bargaining table. This year, led by...
News Article | January 6, 2022
2021 National Maintenance Agreements
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The following summary identifies all of the maintenance agreements successfully achieved during the 2021 national contract negotiations, with text from the tentative agreement.
News Article | January 6, 2022
What About the Level 7’s, Mike and Ken?
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The tentative agreement will now be mailed to each APWU member for their vote to approve or reject this agreement. The opportunity to ratify the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) has not occur...
News Article | January 6, 2022
Tentative Agreement Gains for Support Services Craft Members
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Brothers and Sisters, there is exciting news to report regarding the APWU main agreement. The Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union have agreed-upon terms, the APWU Rank-and-File Ba...
News Article | January 6, 2022
What the Proposed Contract Means for Wage Increases
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As you are all aware, in December a new tentative agreement was reached with the Postal Service and approved to be sent out to members for ratification by the Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory Com...
News Article | December 10, 2021
APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), announced APWU President and Lead Negotiator Mark Dimondstein. The tentative agreement was reached on December 9th and, in accordance with the APWU Constitution,...
News Article | November 12, 2021
HRSSC Members Ratify a First Union Contract
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The newest bargaining unit of the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, is made up of the employees working at the Human Resource Shared Service Center (HRSSC) in Greensboro, NC, who have officially...