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News Article | December 8, 2006
APWU to Conduct Teleconference on Tentative Agreement
APWU President William Burrus will discuss provisions of the tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement with APWU members via teleconference on Dec. 14, beginning at 11 a.m. EST. Burrus and other members of the union’s negotiating team will provide a summary of the terms of the agreement and entertai...
News Article | December 7, 2006
Rank-and-File Bargaining Committee Approves Tentative Contract Agreement
The APWU Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory Committee voted unanimously to approve the union’s tentative 2006 Collective Bargaining Agreement on Dec. 7 at a meeting in Washington, DC. The agreement will be sent to union members for a ratification vote, which the committee will supervise. The four-ye...
News Article | December 7, 2006
Rank-and-File Committee Approves Tentative Contract
The APWU Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory Committee voted unanimously on Dec. 7 to approve the union’s tentative 2006 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The agreement will be sent to union members for a ratification vote, which the committee will supervise. The four-year tentative agreement provides...
News Article | December 6, 2006
APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement
Negotiators for the APWU and U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative four-year contract agreement, APWU President William Burrus has announced. “This is an outstanding agreement that protects the rights and interests of postal workers and the American people,” he said.
News Article | December 4, 2006
‘Substantial Progress’ Made in Contract Talks
APWU President William Burrus has told union members that “substantial progress” was made in contract talks held over the weekend, but specific details are still being negotiated.
News Article | November 29, 2006
Talks Continue, But Union Instructs Lawyers to Prepare for Arbitration
Although a voluntary agreement is still possible, APWU President William Burrus has instructed the union’s attorneys to make initial preparations for arbitration. In a telephone message to union members on Nov. 29, the union president said, “We must move forward to achieve a new contract.”
News Article | November 21, 2006
Contract Talks to Resume After Thanksgiving Weekend
APWU has proposed bold steps to address important issues for postal employees, union President William Burrus told APWU members in a telephone message. “Because we are attempting to break new ground, the final pieces of an agreement pose difficult challenges,” he said. “Despite intense discussions t...
News Article | November 21, 2006
As Deadline Passes, Parties Agree to Continue Talks
APWU President William Burrus has told union members that progress toward an agreement had been made, but that “important issues remain that have not been finalized.” The parties will continue discussions on Nov. 21. “The terms of the new contract are too important to rush agreement because of an ar...
News Article | November 19, 2006
Burrus: Contract Agreement ‘Possible’
In a telephone message on the eve of the expiration of the contract, APWU President William Burrus told union members that although final agreement is beyond reach at this time, "I am convinced that agreement is possible." Negotiations are continuing, he said, with health benefits and wages dominati...
News Article | November 17, 2006
Contract Deadline Looms
Although he characterized the pace of talks as “agonizingly slow,” APWU President William Burrus noted in a Nov. 17 telephone message that negotiations over a national agreement have almost always gone to the final hours. “I continue my commitment to a contract that is worthy of the contribution of...
News Article | November 15, 2006
Talks Continue at Discouraging Pace
In a telephone message Nov. 15, APWU President William Burrus told union members that wages and health benefit premiums continue to dominate contract talks. “Overall,” he said, negotiations are “continuing at a pace that is not conducive to reaching an acceptable agreement on or before midnight, Nov...
News Article | November 13, 2006
Burrus: Little Progress Made on Union’s Priorities
APWU President William Burrus updated union members about the status of contract negotiations in a recorded telephone message Nov. 13, telling them little progress has been made on the union’s priorities. The union is fully prepared for any eventuality he said, either by negotiating a new Collective...
News Article | November 13, 2006
Union Announces Negotiations Hotline
The APWU has established a Negotiations Hotline, which will help union members stay abreast of late-breaking developments regarding bargaining. The toll-free number is 800-992-APWU (or 800-992-2798). Union President William Burrus recorded a message Nov. 13. Updates will be made as events warrant. T...
News Article | October 18, 2006
Contract Talks Update
Contract negotiations continued Oct. 18, with the USPS asking questions about the APWU’s non-economic proposals. Discussion focused on employee reassignments, jurisdictional disputes, and the rights of employees in small offices. Bargaining is scheduled to resume on Oct. 23, with additional question...
News Article | October 4, 2006
Negotiations Update
Management representatives painted a bleak picture of USPS finances during contract talks held Oct. 3, and, to no one’s surprise, concluded that “cost containment is the only answer.” Labor expenses are the “key drivers of costs,” management asserted, in a presentation clearly intended to convey tha...