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News Article | July 9, 2021
Negotiations with USPS and Private Sector
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Negotiating new and successor collective bargaining agreements during this COVID-19 period has proved to be very challenging. The Support Services Division has had multiple contract negotiations going...
News Article | July 9, 2021
Postal Workers Weathered the Storm
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The past 15 months has been challenging and stressful for postal workers. The COVID-19 pandemic spared no one, touching almost everyone in some way, and it still is not totally eradicated. I would be r...
News Article | July 9, 2021
Mail Processing Equipment Arbitration
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Maintenance National Officers arbitrated a section of Electronic Work Hours Estimated Program (eWHEP) on May 18-19, before a newly selected National Arbitrator, Margo Newman. The union framed our p...
News Article | July 9, 2021
Investing in Retail and the Customer Experience – Clerks Care
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In an effort to offer more postal products and services and increase revenue, the Clerk Division has held several meetings with the Postal Service Retail Operations under the Retail Taskforce MOU. Our...
News Article | July 9, 2021
APWU Retirees Still Fighting for Justice
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Eliminate the WEP and GPO This year, as we have done in the past, retirees recognize the anniversary of Social Security, created in August 1935, and Medicare, which was signed into law in July 1965. Cu...
News Article | July 9, 2021
Cause of Asthma
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) No one really knows what causes asthma. What we do know is that asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. When airways come into contact with a trigger, they become inflamed, narrow and...
News Article | July 9, 2021
APWU Veterans Network Established
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO is proud to announce the formal establishment of the APWU Veterans Network. This group is comprised of APWU members who have, or are still serving in the Unit...
News Article | July 9, 2021
Is Your Union Constitution in Conflict?
Your local union constitution contains the fundamental principles by which the local is governed. Federal law requires local unions to adopt a constitution that has been approved by the members. Section 201(a) of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) states, “Every labor organiza...
News Article | July 9, 2021
Joining the APWU Online is Now Easier Than Ever
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As the APWU moves into contract negotiations, the APWU Organization Department launched an updated Join Online tool, available on apwu.org. The changes to the tool make it even easier for prospective m...
PDF Resource | July 1, 2021
USPS Report: PSE District Compliance Report Pay Period 13 – June 18, 2021
Press Release | July 1, 2021
APWU Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
[Washington, DC] The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) National President Mark Dimondstein issued the following statement today to recognize the founding of the APWU 50 years ago today
PDF Resource | June 30, 2021
Work Year List 2018-2021
News Article | June 29, 2021
Postal Workers, Allies Oppose Slower Service Standards
When postal management unveiled their 10-year Delivering for America plan, APWU vowed to oppose elements of the plan that would affect postal workers, slow down the mail or degrade the service postal workers proudly provide the public.
News Article | June 29, 2021
Supporters at Virtual Rally Join the Fight for APWU – Our Contract, Our Union, Our Future as Negotiations Begin
On June 21, APWU members, allies, and postal supporters from around the country tuned in to a Virtual Kickoff Rally ahead of the Opening Day of negotiations for a new USPS/APWU collective bargaining agreement. The rally, emceed by Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth “Liz” Powell, built momentum and solida...
Video | June 24, 2021
SAVING OUR PUBLIC POSTAL SERVICE – A LIVESTREAM WITH SEN. BERNIE SANDERS
SAVING OUR PUBLIC POSTAL SERVICE - A LIVESTREAM WITH SEN. BERNIE SANDERS