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News Article | November 12, 2021
LABOR NEWS
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On October 16, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on a new three-year...
News Article | November 12, 2021
Negotiations Still Ongoing As Clock is Stopped
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On September 20, 2021, the Collective Bargaining Agreement was set to expire at midnight. As the deadline approached, the Core Negotiating Committee (President, Executive Vice-President, Secretary-Tre...
News Article | November 12, 2021
Negotiations with the USPS Continue
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Collective Bargaining Agreement (union contract) between the APWU and the USPS covers the wages, benefits and conditions of employment for almost 200,000 postal workers. When our current contract...
News Article | November 12, 2021
Virtual Union Conferences a Success
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) From September 26 to October 1, APWU members met online via Zoom for a week of trainings, workshops, and conferences for all four crafts, as well as the Legislative & Political Conference on Sunday, S...
News Article | September 21, 2021
Negotiations Update: APWU and USPS “Stop the Clock” to Continue Bargaining for a New Contract
The collective bargaining agreement (union contract) between the American Postal Workers Union and the United States Postal Service covers the wages, hours and working conditions of 200,000 postal workers. Our current contract was due to expire at midnight, September 20, 2021. It is the unanimous de...
News Article | September 1, 2021
Contract Update: Union & Management “Locking Down” Ahead of September 20 Expiration
Beginning September 7, the National Negotiations Committee (NNC) will lock down with postal management for a week of intense contract negotiations as the September 20 expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement approaches. Both the APWU officers and postal management will be in the sam...
News Article | August 27, 2021
September 2 is ‘National Gear Day’!
With our contract expiring September 20, negotiations are in full swing! Show your support for APWU – Our Union, Our Contract, Our Future by wearing your union gear on the work room floor on Thursday, September 2. Your support on the floor is crucial during negotiations. It shows our strength and ou...
News Article | August 27, 2021
New Report Proves How Unions Raise the Bar for All Workers
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In April, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released a new fact sheet on the effect unions have on the lives of all workers. Specifically, the report shows that increased union density increase...
News Article | August 27, 2021
Contract Negotiations Update
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU and postal management have now been engaged in negotiations for more than two months. The APWU National Negotiations Committee (NNC) consists of President Mark Dimondstein, Executive Vice Pre...
News Article | August 27, 2021
How to Proceed When Considering a Merger
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) There may be various reasons why a local may want or need to contemplate a merger. Whether it is a result of decline in membership or elected officers retiring or resigning, merger options should be c...
News Article | August 27, 2021
Contract Update
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) APWU Is “Locking Down” With Management On September 7, the National Negotiation Committee (NNC) locked down with management for a week of intense negotiations. As this issue goes to press, both the AP...
News Article | August 27, 2021
The Power of Organizing
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I often hear some members asking why it matters that we keep emphasizing the importance of organizing. With 200,000 members, some say, why does it matter that we keep talking to non-members and growin...
News Article | August 27, 2021
Maintenance: 50 Years Later
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In 1971, five independent and separate unions representing several thousand postal workers merged to become the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO as we know it today. The five unions were the Uni...
News Article | August 4, 2021
Negotiations Update
With our current union contract expiring on September 20, 2021, the APWU and postal management have now been engaged in negotiations for more than five weeks.
News Article | July 9, 2021
Labor News
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Workers Defeat New Hampshire Attempt to Pass Anti-Union “Right-to-Work” Law On June 3, workers defeated an attempt in the New Hampshire House of Representatives by anti-union forces in the state to pas...