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News Article | April 10, 2018
Stand Up for Safe Jobs on Workers Memorial Day
News Article | March 27, 2018
Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop
The Research & Education Department will sponsor the APWU’s 16th Educational Conference, a National Convention event that provides union members with a wealth of information to take home to their local and state organizations. Twenty-eight workshops will be offered on Friday, Aug. 17... All APWU mem...
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News Article | March 27, 2018
Importance of Contract Action Teams
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Craft Directors Contract negotiations will begin in June, and the membership has democratically decided on resolutions to improve the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
News Article | March 22, 2018
Contract Action Team Liaisons Appointed
Front (L-R): Janalee Banks, Wanda Harris, Ahlona Miranda, Angela Ellington Back (L-R): James Donohoe, Arrion Brown, Jennifer Lemke, Larry Guarnero To assist local and state organizations with developing strong grassroots organizing and activism in support of the APWU’s upcoming contract negotiatio...
News Article | March 7, 2018
Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee Appointed
With contract negotiations set to begin early summer, President Mark Dimondstein has announced the names of union members who will serve on the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee. In accordance with the APWU Constitution, each member of the National Executive Board names one person to the c...
News Article | March 1, 2018
Building ‘Strong, Action- Oriented’ Communities
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy During November 2017, I met with locals and members who are still on the Phase Two Consolidation List and have shown interest in not only saving their plant...
News Article | March 1, 2018
Management Has to Make Sense
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Southern Region Coordinator Kennith Beasley Whatever we do in life, we must make sense in our interactions and conversations with each other – especially between the union and management – so that...
News Article | March 1, 2018
Officers Share Information and Answer Members’ Questions at Tele-Town Hall
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) During a country-wide Tele-Town Hall on Jan. 24, APWU National officers discussed the unity required to be successful in our fight for a good contract, with safe working conditions and the ability to pro...
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 | January 26, 2018
LISTEN: Recording of the January 24 Tele-Town Hall
A recording of the livestream of the APWU Contract Tele-Town Hall on Jan. 24 is now available at this link (your members-only login will be required).
News Article | January 24, 2018
Join APWU for a 2018 Contract Negotiations Tele-Town Hall on January 24!
Note: This event has passed. A recording of the livestream of the Tele-Town Hall is now available at this link (your members-only login will be required).
News Article | January 1, 2018
2018 Fighting Today for a Better Tomorrow
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By President Mark Dimondstein Happy New Year! 2018 will be extremely challenging and busy as the fight continues to protect our jobs from the outrageous management onslaught of reversions, aboli...
News Article | January 1, 2018
APWU Prepares for 2018 Contract Negotiations
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU is gearing up for upcoming negotiations to secure a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the United States Postal Service. The current contract expires on Sept. 20, 2018. The...
News Article | December 20, 2017
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News Article | November 2, 2017
Pay Increase Coming Nov. 25
The third general wage increase under the 2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement will be effective Nov. 25, 2017. This wage increase will be reflected in the paycheck workers will receive on Dec.15, 2017.Career employees will receive a pay raise of 1.3 percent.