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News Article | May 3, 2026

Personal Belongings During Interim Trips for Off-Site Training

A Step 4 agreement dated March 11, 2005, between the APWU and the USPS addresses the right of postal employees who are engaged in off-site training to leave their personal belongings in their rooms during interim trips.

News Article | May 3, 2026

Pilot Program Spurs Debate At All-Craft Conference

One of the main topics among Motor Vehicle Service Directors during the APWU All-Craft Conference in Las Vegas in early October was the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by President William Burrus on Jan. 15, 2009, regarding the Postal Vehicle Service.

News Article | May 3, 2026

MVS Settles Dispute Over Postal Operations Manual

In December 2012 the APWU resolved a long-simmering dispute with the Postal Service, involving who can drive postal vehicles, as well as other matters that affect the union’s ability to protect Motor Vehicle Craft jobs. At issue was language that appeared in the Postal Operations Manual (POM) until...

News Article | May 3, 2026

Progress Made In Drug and Alcohol Testing

After a long and arduous struggle, the USPS has published “Drug and Alcohol Testing of Employees With a Commercial Driver’s License,” a revised version of a Management Instruction. We consider the publication of this new MI (PO-720-95-3) a real victory for the MVS division, as the revisions include...

News Article | May 3, 2026

Personal Belongings During Interim Trips for Off-Site Training

A Step 4 agreement dated March 11, 2005, between the APWU and the USPS addresses the right of postal employees who are engaged in off-site training to leave their personal belongings in their rooms during interim trips.

News Article | October 9, 2024

Updates to USPS Eagle Clean (e4776) Pilot Program in the Maintenance Craft

The Postal Service formally notified the APWU on June 20, 2024, that they believed the Eagle Clean (e4776) pilot program was a success and they would begin implementing Eagle Clean across the country. Maintenance Division leadership has been meeting with the Postal Service to discuss the program and...

Video | December 18, 2019

The People’s Postal Service: No One Gets Left Off the List

The People's Postal Service: No One Gets Left Off the List

News Article | September 12, 2019

Return to Work Responsibility

(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  To help injured employees return to suitable employment, the Postal Service may request medical progress reports. Form CA-17 is generally used for this purpose but is not required. Preexisting d...

News Article | May 21, 2019

Don’t Let the Postal Service Take Your Pulse!

It is that time of the year when the Postal Service wants to take your pulse!  Like previous years, the 2018 Postal Pulse survey showed the USPS what we already knew: Your work environment is not good; your supervisors treat you poorly and morale is low. The mean score changed by less than one-tenth...

News Article | January 16, 2019

Not Surprising – USPS 2012 Cuts Do Not Create Projected Savings

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  The Office of Inspector General (OIG) Oct. 15 report proves what postal workers have been shouting for years – cuts to mail processing and service is not the answer to the challenges facing the P...

Press Release | December 21, 2018

Santa May Need to Take Out a Loan in the Future

Study shows that, if implemented, White House proposal for the U.S. Postal Service would hit 70 million Americans in rural areas, small towns, and suburbs with much higher fees for packages

News Article | December 3, 2018

Day of Mourning to Be Observed December 5

President Donald Trump proclaimed Dec. 5 as a national day of mourning upon the death of President George H. W. Bush, the Postal Service announced today. “Out of respect for President Bush, the nation’s 41st commander-in-chief, and to honor his vast contributions to the United States during his life...

News Article | November 16, 2018

Watch and Share our New Ad: The US Postal Service – Keep it. It’s Yours!

We’re ramping up our campaign to stop the White House’s proposal to sell the USPS to private corporations — and we’re asking every APWU member to join the fight. We partnered with the National Association of Letter Carriers to produce a new ad to spread the word about the consequences of a postal co...

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