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News Article | November 7, 2022
Central Region Update: Article 12, COVID-19 and Safety
Former Central Region Coordinator Sharyn Stone provides a regional update while discussing Article 12, COVID-19 and safety protocols at work.
News Article | November 7, 2022
Still Fighting for Justice: Congress is in Session
Retirees and postal workers, we can still do the work to protect our federal pensions, benefits, and the U.S. Postal Service. It is not too late to let Congress know that we expect them to protect our hard-earned benefits, such as our federal pensions: Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or Feder...
News Article | November 7, 2022
Employee Rights During Interrogation by the OIG/Postal Inspectors
Postal employees are subject to investigation by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and/or U.S. Postal Inspection Service for on and off-duty offenses. Off-duty non-postal offenses include: serious acts of criminal violence; use of fire arms or dangerous weapons in the commission of a crime; gran...
News Article | November 7, 2022
Field Maintenance Operation Management Restructuring
The Postal Service notified the APWU on June 20, 2022 that they are going to be realigning the Field Maintenance Operation (FMO) reporting structure from Maintenance to Retail and Post Office Operations to better position management officials that the FMO directly supports. The notification also sta...
News Article | November 7, 2022
Good Tidings and Union Cheer for “Holiday PSEs”
It’s that time of year again when the USPS increases the hiring of new employees. The Organization Department fields a lot of questions during this time regarding new employee orientations. One issue that seems to come up year after year is of local leaders being informed that employees are being hi...
News Article | November 7, 2022
Retro Pay and Our Union Contract
Finally! The retroactive payments owed under the 2021-2022 National Agreement (union contract) have been processed. The payment, commonly known as “retro pay” or “backpay” was included in paychecks dated Oct. 28, 2022 - eight months after the 2021-2024 National Agreement was ratified.
News Article | November 1, 2022
Be There for Your APWU Family
It is the holiday season and our postal workers will be stretched to their limit. Then we add a hostile work environment, long hours, and short staffing. Postal workers worry about their health, how to meet their family obligations, and how the Postmaster General (PMG) is taking the Postal Service d...
News Article | November 1, 2022
Commercial Crime Policy Bond Coverage
Bond coverage was renewed for three years, effective July 1, 2022. Local and state affiliates should remember that a bond is a guarantee to protect unions from financial loss arising from fraudulent or dishonest acts in the handling of funds or other property by officers and/or employees. Violations...
News Article | October 26, 2022
2022 Convention Transcript Now Available
An official transcript of the proceedings from the APWU’s 26th Biennial National Convention is now available to union members on www.apwu.org. The convention is the highest governing body of the APWU. The 1,798-page document provides a full transcript of the business undertaken during the assembly,...
News Article | September 10, 2022
A Successful Convention, and Motivation to Grow our Local and State Power
APWU National Conventions are always uplifting for everyone, and the 26th Biennial Convention was all that and more. This is our union democracy in action. I was honored to chair during some of the discussions on our resolutions during three of the four days. Overall, I believe our delegates were in...
News Article | July 13, 2022
Q&A For Clerks on New Collective Bargaining Agreement
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) 1. Question: Does a Postal Support Employee (PSE) hired in an Administrative Post Office (APO), that allows for the 24-month automatic conversion to career, maintain that right and benefit if they are...
News Article | May 6, 2022
The Importance of Critical Thinking and Common Sense
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Importance of Critical Thinking and Common Sense I felt the need for the above title in order to raise the awareness and consciences of our union members, with the hope that doing so can have some inf...
News Article | March 23, 2022
President’s Column: Team APWU – Bringing home the Gold!
Wow! Just months into 2022 and great news on two fronts: First: Our Collective Bargaining Agreement covering the wages, benefits, and working conditions of 200,000 postal workers has been overwhelmingly ratified with a 94% “Yes” vote by those who cast ballots. The success of this round of bargaining...
News Article | January 6, 2022
APWU Communications Department Wins 13 ILCA Awards
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) For our work during the 2020 calendar year, the APWU Communications Department was awarded 13 International Labor Communications Association (ILCA) Awards, including five honors for First Place. S...
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...