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News Article | December 11, 2017

New Leave Year Begins Jan. 6

Per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the new leave year begins and ends as indicated below: Begins: PP 02-2018, Jan 6, 2018  Ends: PP 01-2019, Jan 4, 2019  

News Article | December 1, 2017

U.S. Senate Seems to Have the Votes to Pass their Shameful Tax Plan

Headlines: U.S. Senate Seems to Have the Votes to Pass their Shameful Tax Plan; Alliance Pension Seminar Wraps up Today; Sen. Marco Rubio: GOP will cut Social Security and Medicare; West Virginia and Maryland/DC Alliance Chapters Hold their Conventions; The Union Edge Brings the Latest in Labor News...

News Article | December 1, 2017

APWU Clashes with Management on New 3971 Language

The Postal Service’s Request for or Notification of Absence (Form 3971) has been amended to include a new section applicable to those going on leave without pay (LWOP) for official union business... This certification is an overreaction by the Postal Service to the July 14, 2017 report by the U.S. O...

News Article | November 23, 2017

Happy Thanksgiving from APWU!

News Article | November 17, 2017

House of Representatives Votes to Have Seniors Subsidize the Wealthiest 1%

The U.S. House approved a plan to provide tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans and corporations on Thursday by a vote of 227-205. If H.R.1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, becomes law, the deficit will explode by more than $1.4 trillion and automatic spending cuts will kick in. For starters, there will...

News Article | November 17, 2017

Des Moines Area Local and BMC Protest for a Viable Postal Service!

  On Nov. 8, APWU Des Moines Area Local and the Des Moines BMC Local (Iowa) held an informational picket in front of the downtown processing and distribution center to send a resounding message to postal management: Postal Workers Want First-Class Service for the People!

News Article | November 13, 2017

Des Moines’ Postal Services Should Be Expanded, Not Cut!

The following is an op-ed by President Mark Dimondstein and Des Moines Area APWU Local 44 President Mike Bates that originally appeared in Des Moines' Register on Nov. 9. The United States Postal Service belongs to all the people. Its valuable mission is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and mandat...

News Article | November 9, 2017

Veterans’ Day

The APWU joins the nation in honoring all those who served.

News Article | November 9, 2017

Arbitrator Rules that Initial Installation of a New Mail Processing System is Not Maintenance Craft Work

Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued an award on November 7, 2017 stating, "The work of installing the APPS systems was not bargaining unit work. Hence, the Postal Service did not violate Article 32.1.A or Article 32.1.B in allowing Lockheed to perform that work, rather than assigning it to Maintenanc...

News Article | November 7, 2017

Congress Plans Huge Tax Breaks for Corporations at the Expense of Working People

Last week, the House Republicans released their tax bill titled, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. “Working families should not be used as piggy banks to enrich big business, big banks and billionaires.” said President Mark Dimondstein. "It is not designed to create jobs with a living wage and good benefit...