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News Article | February 3, 2005
Arbitrator Rules for Union In Major Attendance Case
An arbitrator has sustained the APWU’s arguments in two of three outstanding issues in a significant attendance case. In a ruling in late January, Arbitrator Shyam Das said that the Postal Service may not require an employee to describe the nature of an illness or injury during a phone call to repor...
News Article | February 3, 2005
Arbitrator Rules for Union In Major Attendance Case
An arbitrator has sustained the APWU’s arguments in two of three outstanding issues in a significant attendance case. In a ruling in late January, Arbitrator Shyam Das said that the Postal Service may not require an employee to describe the nature of an illness or injury during a phone call to repor...
News Article | November 1, 2025
‘Lift Gates’ Could Pose Serious Danger
The APWU has received numerous reports of serious problems with the Leyman lift gates on the new 9- and 11-ton postal trucks that have been deployed throughout most of the country. A total of 240 trucks with Leyman rail-type lift gates have been removed from service, and management has issued instru...
News Article | November 1, 2025
Frequently Asked Questions
The APWU represents clerk, maintenance, and motor vehicle craft employees at 21 Bulk Mail Centers in metropolitan areas around the country. Listed below are the responses to questions that are often asked by APWU members who work at these facilities.
News Article | November 1, 2025
Testing Issues Resolved For Motor Vehicle Mechanics
The APWU and USPS have settled several issues involving which exams MVS employees must take to qualify for positions that were upgraded in 2001. The disputes arose when the Postal Service issued new qualification standards for the upgraded positions.
News Article | November 1, 2025
Union Appeals to Arbitration USPS Decision to Subcontract FSM 1000 Modifications
On Nov. 17, 2009, the APWU appealed to arbitration a national-level dispute protesting the Postal Service’s decision to subcontract the retrofitting of FSM 1000 machines, and challenging management’s failure to notify the union of the decision. The grievance alleges that management violated Article...
News Article | November 1, 2025
Union Protests Assignment of ET Duties
The union has initiated a dispute at the national level (Case # Q06T-4Q-C-07270988) protesting the Postal Service’s decision to use contractors and other non-Maintenance Craft employees to install upgraded computer software on PARS machines. The duties in question are the responsibility of Electron...
News Article | November 1, 2025
Union Appeals to Arbitration USPS Decision to Subcontract FSM 1000 Modifications
On Nov. 17, 2009, the APWU appealed to arbitration a national-level dispute protesting the Postal Service’s decision to subcontract the retrofitting of FSM 1000 machines, and challenging management’s failure to notify the union of the decision. The grievance alleges that management violated Article...
News Article | November 1, 2025
Union Protests Assignment of ET Duties
The union has initiated a dispute at the national level (Case # Q06T-4Q-C-07270988) protesting the Postal Service’s decision to use contractors and other non-Maintenance Craft employees to install upgraded computer software on PARS machines. The duties in question are the responsibility of Electron...