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News Article | April 9, 2026
Union Wins Major Attendance Case
In an award issued Jan. 28, 2005, Arbitrator Shyam Das sustained the APWU's arguments on two of three outstanding issues in a significant attendance case.
News Article | April 9, 2026
Meet Support Services
My name is Steve Brooks and I am the new director of the Support Services Division of the APWU.
News Article | April 9, 2026
Appreciation Barbeques
The APWU Troop Appreciation Barbeque has become an annual tradition at the Mologne House. APWU members staff a "moon bounce" and operate carnival games for children who are visiting family members at the rehabilitation facility. They serve refreshing water-ice, carve a 100-pound roasted pig, and pas...
News Article | April 9, 2026
Employee I.D. Numbers, Not Social Security Numbers, Should be Used on Drug-and-Alcohol Testing Forms
Employee Identification Numbers (EINs) — not Social Security numbers — should be used on postal forms whenever possible, in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding on the Removal of Social Security Number References [PDF] in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
News Article | April 9, 2026
National Reassessment Processes
There are two USPS National Reassessment Processes (NRPs), each with a unique set of guidelines. It’s helpful to understand the differences.
News Article | April 9, 2026
PVS Pilot Program to Amend Work Rules at Selected Sites
The USPS and the APWU signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Jan. 15, 2009, creating a pilot program that will amend work rules governing Postal Vehicle Service drivers.
News Article | April 9, 2026
Dispute Over Reassignment of APWU Bargaining-Unit Employees to Other Craft’s Vacant Assignments
The APWU initiated a dispute over whether there is a disagreement between the parties regarding Article 12.5.C.5.a(4) or similar provisions of the National Agreement, and applicable provisions of handbooks and manuals, concerning reassignment of APWU bargaining-unit employees to City Letter Carrier...
News Article | April 9, 2026
Two Wins, One Loss In Private-Sector Campaigns
APWU members ratified a “first contract” in late May for approximately 120 workers at the Cincinnati Mail Transportation Equipment Service Center. The workers at the private-sector MTESC operation are getting their first raise in six years.
News Article | April 9, 2026
The APWU: Still Fighting for You!
News Article | April 9, 2026
Organizing at DHL Subsidiary: Activists In It for the Long Haul
APWU representatives and activist workers at ABX Air, a subsidiary of DHL, are settling in for a long campaign to organize approximately 3,000 ground workers at the global delivery company’s Wilmington, OH, plant.
News Article | April 9, 2026
“Dang Union, I’m Getting Out!”
(This article appears in the November-December 2013 edition of The American Postal Worker.) “Dang union, I’m getting out!” This phrase, unfortunately uttered far too often, reflects how little success union officers have in earning the understanding of members. The large number of members who “elect...
News Article | April 9, 2026
Award on Article 19 Appeal of Maintenance Management Order (MMO) 028-97
In a recent national award regarding APWU's Article 19 appeal of MMO-028-97, Arbitrator Das ruled that "[t]he union's appeal of MMO-028-97 on the grounds that it is not fair, reasonable, and equitable for purposes of Article 19 is denied."
News Article | April 9, 2026
APWU Vows to Stop the Great Postal Giveaway
(This article appears in the January-February 2014 edition of The American Postal Worker.) In a deal that has been in the works at least since March 2012, the USPS announced in November that it was launching a pilot program to place postal retail units in more than 80 Staples stores in four states:...
News Article | April 9, 2026
The Ripple Effect of Clerk Craft Upgrades
News Article | April 9, 2026
The Challenges We Will Meet In Collective Bargaining
The APWU will officially open negotiations for a new National Agreement with the Postal Service sometime in August, approximately 90 days prior to the current contract’s expiration on Nov. 20, 2010, and just days after the conclusion of our 20th biennial national convention. It is essential that at...