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News Article | November 15, 2023

Fulfilling a Treasurer’s Responsibilities

There are several important responsibilities that local and state treasurers will need to familiarize themselves with and fulfill. Whether you are newly elected, appointed, or have maintained the treasurer’s position for a length of time, maintaining fiduciary responsibilities is of the utmost impor...

News Article | November 15, 2023

Open Season is Here and it’s Time to Learn About the APWU Health Plan!

During Open Season (Nov. 13 - Dec. 11), your local Health Plan Representatives (HPRs) will be talking to you about the benefits of joining or remaining with the APWU Health Plan.

News Article | November 15, 2023

Successful Maintenance Craft Conference in 2023

Maintenance Director Idowu Balogun provides a summary of the Maintenance Conference at the APWU All-Craft Conference in Las Vegas, NV.

News Article | November 15, 2023

Support Services All-Craft Training

The Support Services Division provided three days of informative and productive training at the APWU 2023 All-Craft Conference.

News Article | November 15, 2023

The Clerk Division 2023 All-Craft Conference

Lamont Brooks, Clerk Craft Director, summarizes the Clerk General Session and Workshops that took place at the APWU All-Craft Conference.

News Article | November 15, 2023

The Human Relations Department’s Year in Review

Human Relations Director Daleo Freeman provides a summary of accomplishments and priorities for the APWU Human Relations Department over the past year.

News Article | November 15, 2023

The More Involved We Are, the More We Achieve

APWU membership is so much more than just signing an application to join. It’s about all of us having a collective voice. Union membership is about empowering ourselves to stand up for our rights, improving our working conditions, and achieving a better future. Being union means you can engage in co...

News Article | November 15, 2023

The USPS 10-Year Plan: Impact on APWU Members and Collaborative Solutions

Southern Region Coordinator Yared Wonde explains APWU’s approach to the USPS’s 10 Year Plan and its impact on postal workers.

News Article | November 15, 2023

Updates on National Disputes, Penalty Exclusion Period, and a Holiday Greeting

Industrial Relations DIrector Charlie Cash updates members on some pending national disputes, penalty exclusion period, and brings greetings for the holidays. 

News Article | November 15, 2023

Workers on the Move!

While corporate profits and income inequality soar and galloping inflation makes life harder, more and more workers are “standing up and fighting back” with an encouraging new militancy.

News Article | September 20, 2023

APWU Members Paint a Stark Picture of Toxic Workplaces

An APWU workplace survey of more than ten thousand APWU members has painted a stark picture of hostile work environments, low morale, and understaffing, overseen by poorly trained, ineffective, and disrespectful managers.

News Article | September 19, 2023

APWU Scholarships

The 2023 scholarship committee met and reviewed all applications received by the May 31 deadline. The committee verifies the criteria and documents outlined in the application, with primary emphasis on the knowledge and understanding of unions displayed in the essay. The committee received 122 schol...

News Article | September 19, 2023

Save Our Post Offices and Branches

Be on the lookout for Suspensions and Discontinuance of Post Offices. If you are the employee being affected or are a customer and hear or read about a post office possibly being suspended or discontinued/closed, contact your local union as soon as possible. Your union can investigate the situation...

News Article | September 19, 2023

The APWU is Launching an Important New Campaign and Every Member Can Help

Mail is changing. Every postal worker knows it. There are ever fewer letters and flats, and increasingly more packages. First-class mail, the main historic driver of postal revenues, has been significantly reduced with the advent of the internet. Fewer customers actually come into post offices to pu...

News Article | September 18, 2023

2010 MVS Jobs MOU Arbitration Decision

The Motor Vehicle craft has received National level Arbitrator Brent’s ruling in case Q10C-4Q-C 4256800, interpreting the language from the MVS Jobs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). In this MOU, the parties agreed to return a minimum of 600 Postal Vehicle Service (PVS) routes to the MVS craft, alo...