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News Article | March 18, 2020
Standing Strong Together in the Past and in the Future
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Sisters and Brothers, if there was ever a time to stand together as APWU members, that time is now. Government proposals are clearly and consciously aimed at our pay, benefits and working conditions, w...
News Article | March 18, 2020
H.R. 2382 Passes the House!
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Last month, the USPS Fairness Act passed the House of Representatives. This was the critical first step in repealing the pre-funding mandate that has plagued the Postal Service since it was signed into...
News Article | March 18, 2020
Former APWU National Officers Pass Away
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) John R. Smith John R. Smith (known by most as “JR”), former Retirees Department Director, passed away Jan. 11, at the age of 91. Brother Smith was the first ever director of the Retirees Department. He...
News Article | March 18, 2020
It’s an Election Year – and Vote by Mail is on the Ballot
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) 2020 is an election year. While much of the country’s political attention span is consumed by the presidential primary, there is another important question heading into November this year – not for who...
News Article | March 18, 2020
From the Field
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Below are quotes from various APWU local and state publications throughout the country. All the publications listed are part of the Postal Press Association (PPA). For more information on the PPA, visi...
News Article | March 18, 2020
Facing Challenges Together
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Greetings Brothers and Sisters from the Eastern Region officers and staff. I would personally like to thank all our members who participated in the recent APWU elections, and especially those who suppo...
PDF Resource | March 17, 2020
Crisis Emergency Risk Communication in an Infectious Disease Outbreak
PDF Resource | March 17, 2020
USPS Report: PSE District Compliance Report Pay Period 5 – Feb. 28, 2020
News Article | March 17, 2020
What’s New in Support Services?
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU National Postal Professional Nurses came to terms with the Postal Service on a successor collective bargaining agreement (CBA) just before Christmas 2019. The terms were subsequently ratified...
News Article | March 17, 2020
Replacing an Antiquated Fleet
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Postal Service is in the final stages of purchasing new delivery vehicles to add to the fleet as they continue replacing the antiquated Long-Life Vehicles (LLVs) that have been in use for the past...
News Article | March 17, 2020
POStPlan Award Implementation
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On February 10, the Maintenance Craft Division Director Balogun and the Postal Service signed off on the implementation of Arbitrator Goldberg’s Award on POStPlan Custodial Staffing in (APO/RMPO) Insta...
News Article | March 17, 2020
It is Time to Collect on the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement!
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the United States Postal Service (USPS) and the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), monetary concessions were granted to the USPS in exchange...
News Article | March 17, 2020
April 28 is Workers Memorial Day
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Every year on April 28, workers and their organizations come together to remember those who have died, been injured, or contracted an occupational disease at work. Each year more people are killed at w...
News Article | March 17, 2020
Senators Receive the Message – Fix the Prefunding Debacle
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Thousands of APWU members again stepped up to join the U.S. Mail: Not for Sale campaign’s nationwide phone action on Tuesday, February 25, to tell the Senate to fix the problem Congress created that pu...
News Article | March 17, 2020
APWU Again Preserves Pay Increases and Job Security
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) We have a new contract! With Arbitrator Goldberg’s award in early March 2020, our collective bargaining agreement is now set.