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News Article | January 1, 2018
Labor News
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) International Unions Denounce T-Mobile for Union-Busting During a UNI Global Union conference, a coalition of information technology and telecommunication workers from over a dozen nations unanimo...
News Article | January 1, 2018
Change is Continuous
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Maintenance Craft Directors On Oct. 17, we attended a national Tech & Mech joint committee meeting with the USPS. APWU Maintenance, Clerk and MVS Officers, as well as representatives from the...
News Article | January 1, 2018
APWU Prepares for 2018 Contract Negotiations
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU is gearing up for upcoming negotiations to secure a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the United States Postal Service. The current contract expires on Sept. 20, 2018. The...
News Article | January 1, 2018
2018 Fighting Today for a Better Tomorrow
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By President Mark Dimondstein Happy New Year! 2018 will be extremely challenging and busy as the fight continues to protect our jobs from the outrageous management onslaught of reversions, aboli...
News Article | December 20, 2017
Season’s Greetings
News Article | November 1, 2017
‘A Woman’s Place is in Her Union!’
Front row: new POWER Coordinators Bernadette Baker, Tanya Jackson, Michelle Boulware, Erica Cole, and Darcy Wood. Back row: Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell, Research & Education Director Joyce Robinson, President Mark Dimondstein, and Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy. (This article first a...
News Article | November 1, 2017
‘Fighting Today for a Better Tomorrow’
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the Postal Service expires on Sept. 20, 2018. As part of the National Officers’ preparation for the upcoming negotiations, they issued a cal...
News Article | November 1, 2017
Labor News Briefs
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) ROCU members protest for One Fair Wage in Washington, D.C. Photo courtesy of ROCU Fighting for One Fair Wage For All The federal minimum wage for tipped workers has not been increased in 25 year...
News Article | November 1, 2017
Contracts Ratified
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Support Services Director Steve Brooks The Support Services Division ratified two of its tentative agreements in August. First, the Information Technology & Accounting Services (IT/AS) agreem...
News Article | November 1, 2017
Sept. 1 and Where is the Work?
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors On August 18, 2016, Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled in case Q06C-4Q-C 11182451 that the Postal Service had violated Article 32 of the Collective Bargaining Ag...
News Article | November 1, 2017
Communication Is the Key
(This article first appeared in the Nov-Dec 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell In most local unions, the primary means of communicating with the membership is at the general union meeting. However, if this is the only way to communicate with member...
News Article | October 30, 2017
2018 Contract Campaign Slogan Contest Winner Announced!
After the 2018 Contract Campaign Slogan Contest was announced in the middle of August, slogans came pouring into headquarters with over 1,500 members taking action. Concern for the future, unity, respect and support for the union’s general bargaining goals were recurring themes. By the deadline, mor...
News Article | October 27, 2017
2018 Contract Campaign Slogan Contest Winner Announced!
President Dimondstein is pleased to announce the winning slogan is “Fighting Today for a Better Tomorrow.” It was submitted by Alfonso McFarlin, Jr., a member of the Houston Area Local Retiree Chapter.
News Article | September 12, 2017
IT/AS Support Services Members Ratify Contract
Following an overwhelming 429-129 ratification vote on Aug. 23, the new Information Technology and Accounting Services Centers (IT/AS) Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the United States Postal Service was signed by APWU President Mark Dimondstein and USPS Vice President of Labor Relations...
News Article | September 1, 2017
2018 Contract Negotiations – Preparations Underway
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman Although it seems like we just finalized our current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), time is rapidly approaching for the next round of negotiations...