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News Article | June 29, 2017
Leave and Overtime Benefits Secured for ET-11s
APWU Maintenance Division and USPS resolved two national disputes, Q15T-4Q-C 17340522 and Q15T -4Q-C 17340479, and National Labor Relations Board charge concerning the wages, hours and working conditions of a small but united occupational group, Electronic Technicians Level 11 (ET-11s). To view the...
News Article | June 16, 2017
National Agreement Provides Uniform Allowance for Clerks in POStPlan Offices
On June 14, the APWU and the Postal Service reached an agreement resolving a Step 4 National Dispute that career Clerk Craft employees assigned to a POStPlan office are entitled to a uniform allowance. The parties agreed that career Clerk Craft employees who staff POStPlan offices will be considere...
News Article | March 9, 2017
Final Payment of 1.6.b Global Settlement Remedy Agreement
The Postal Service is distributing the final payment of the 1.6.b Global Settlement to over 13,000 active employees and retirees this week. The payment is part of the remedy agreed upon in the Global Settlement reached between the APWU and the USPS on December 5, 2014. The terms of the settlement...
News Article | March 1, 2017
Working Together to Reduce the Arbitration Backlog
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell Presently, there is an arbitration backlog and the reason is simple. The grievances appealed to arbitration are usually caused by management, resulting in the issues...
News Article | March 1, 2017
Starting 2017 with a Bang!
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman I was never a more proud member of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) than when news broke that together we secured victory in the long and hard...
News Article | February 13, 2017
2015-2018 Contract Available to Order
The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the United States Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union has been sent to the printer and is available as a pdf. The pdf is available under “Resources."
News Article | December 27, 2016
APWU, USPS Sign Agreement For Offices Without a Local Union Structure
The APWU signed an updated agreement December 22, 2016, for Members-at-Large who work in small post offices that are not represented by a local union...“The memorandum is important,” said President Mark Dimondstein. “It continues to provide the protection of a local contract to thousands of union me...
News Article | August 11, 2016
APWU, USPS Agree to Moratorium on Grievances
The APWU and the Postal Service have agreed to a moratorium on grievances, disciplinary actions and arbitration hearings at the national, regional, state and local levels from Aug. 15 until Sept. 9 due to the 2016 APWU Biennial Convention, Industrial Relations Director Tony D. McKinnon Sr. has annou...
News Article | August 11, 2016
APWU, USPS Agree to Moratorium on Grievances
The APWU and the Postal Service have agreed to a moratorium on grievances, disciplinary actions and arbitration hearings at the national, regional, state and local levels from Aug. 15 until Sept. 9 due to the 2016 APWU Biennial Convention, Industrial Relations Director Tony D. McKinnon Sr. has annou...
News Article | July 8, 2016
Full Speed Ahead
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) With half of 2016 gone, we have concluded our national contract negotiations, mediations and interest arbitration and you should be reviewing the arbitrator’s award.
News Article | July 8, 2016
Full Speed Ahead
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) With half of 2016 gone, we have concluded our national contract negotiations, mediations and interest arbitration and you should be reviewing the arbitrator’s award.
News Article | April 22, 2016
Whose Union Is It Anyway
Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez (right) administers the Oath of Office to officers of the Greater Seattle Area Local. All APWU officers take an oath and pledge to uphold the union’sconstitution and to perform the duties of office to the best of their ability. (This article first appeared in the M...
News Article | April 22, 2016
Whose Union Is It Anyway
Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez (right) administers the Oath of Office to officers of the Greater Seattle Area Local. All APWU officers take an oath and pledge to uphold the union’sconstitution and to perform the duties of office to the best of their ability. (This article first appeared in the M...
News Article | February 23, 2016
AUGER: APWU/ USPS Grievance Enhancement and Reduction
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) You may have heard about a new grievance-arbitration program that is being tested in several areas around the country. The program, known as AUGER (APWU/USPS Grievance Enhancement and Reduction), is n...
News Article | February 23, 2016
AUGER: APWU/ USPS Grievance Enhancement and Reduction
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) You may have heard about a new grievance-arbitration program that is being tested in several areas around the country. The program, known as AUGER (APWU/USPS Grievance Enhancement and Reduction), is n...