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News Article | March 27, 2018
Importance of Contract Action Teams
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Craft Directors Contract negotiations will begin in June, and the membership has democratically decided on resolutions to improve the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
News Article | March 7, 2018
Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee Appointed
With contract negotiations set to begin early summer, President Mark Dimondstein has announced the names of union members who will serve on the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee. In accordance with the APWU Constitution, each member of the National Executive Board names one person to the c...
News Article | March 1, 2018
Contract News
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Support Services Director Steve Brooks The year 2017 was busy with contract negotiations for the Support Services Division. We negotiated and ratified three separate Collective Bargaining Agreement...
News Article | March 1, 2018
Here We Go Again!
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors To quote the famous New York Yankee legend Yogi Berra, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” As we prepare for the opening of the 2018 Collective Bargaining Agreemen...
News Article | March 1, 2018
Management Has to Make Sense
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Southern Region Coordinator Kennith Beasley Whatever we do in life, we must make sense in our interactions and conversations with each other – especially between the union and management – so that...
News Article | March 1, 2018
Officers Share Information and Answer Members’ Questions at Tele-Town Hall
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) During a country-wide Tele-Town Hall on Jan. 24, APWU National officers discussed the unity required to be successful in our fight for a good contract, with safe working conditions and the ability to pro...
News Article | February 23, 2018
First 2018 COLA Increase Announced
In accordance with the 2015-2018 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a 25 cent per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective March 3. The increase is the result of a rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W). It will appear in paychecks dated...
News Article | February 22, 2018
President Dimondstein and Northeast Region Coordinator Dirzius Visit Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
MVS Members and local officers of the Puerto Rico Area Local with President Dimondstein and Coordinator Dirzius. President Mark Dimondstein and Northeast Region Coordinator John H. Dirzius recently visited Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to talk with APWU members affected by Hurricanes Maria and...
News Article | January 24, 2018
Join APWU for a 2018 Contract Negotiations Tele-Town Hall on January 24!
Note: This event has passed. A recording of the livestream of the Tele-Town Hall is now available at this link (your members-only login will be required).
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 | 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
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
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 | December 20, 2017
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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...