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News Article | August 4, 2021
Negotiations Update
With our current union contract expiring on September 20, 2021, the APWU and postal management have now been engaged in negotiations for more than five weeks.
News Article | July 9, 2021
APWU National Negotiations Committee Holds Virtual Town Hall Calls Ahead of Contract Negotiations
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 15, the APWU National Negotiations Committee (NNC) hosted three separate virtual town halls for members ahead of the contract negotiation Opening Day on June 22. The town halls, held as Zoom me...
News Article | July 9, 2021
APWU Members Deserve a Good Contract That Rewards Your Sacrifices
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On September 20, 2021, the current collective bargaining agreement expires. The APWU contract is one of the largest collective bargaining agreements for workers in America today. In fact, it is the lar...
News Article | July 9, 2021
Contract Negotiations Begin
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 22, contract negotiations began with opening statements from Industrial Relations Director and chief spokesperson Vance Zimmerman, Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy, Secretary-Treasurer El...
News Article | November 19, 2019
Hollingsworth Contract Ratified
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On Sept. 11, new APWU members working at Hollingsworth LLC, a private-sector distribution company, ratified the terms of their initial collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Negotiating an init...
News Article | November 18, 2019
Arbitration Hearings and Testimony Conclude
The American Postal Workers Union and United States Postal Service management conducted a final three-day session of interest arbitration Nov. 13-15. The week’s proceedings saw the conclusion of evidence submission and witness testimony in the interest arbitration hearings for a new collective barga...
News Article | November 15, 2019
Message from the President: Final Arbitration Hearings
President Dimondstein's fifth update on the interest arbitration hearings for our new union contract. We just completed three more days of hearings which ended November 15th. The hearings are now completed and the panel will begin their deliberations.
News Article | November 14, 2019
Interest Arbitration: APWU Presents Final Witness Testimony With Clerk and Custodial Evidence
Today at Interest Arbitration, APWU presented evidence from the Clerk and Maintenance Craft Divisions.
News Article | November 13, 2019
Interest Arbitration: APWU rebuts management’s economics and MVS proposals
Today at Interest Arbitration, the APWU rebutted some of management’s economic arguments, including their controversial claim that postal workers are overpaid for the skills they employ. We also responded the management’s regressive proposals for the Motor Vehicle Service.
News Article | October 30, 2019
All-Craft Conference Gets to Work on Contract and Climate Change
Following the day’s General Sessions and workshops on Tuesday, October 29, the focus turned to two important APWU priorities: the fight against climate change, and the work of the Contract Action Teams (CAT) to mobilize members and locals during contract negotiations and interest arbitration.
News Article | October 26, 2019
President Dimondstein: Interest Arbitration Update # 4
President Dimondstein's interest arbitration update on the Postal Service's witness hearings. In October, we fought back against management's regressive attacks on our jobs.
News Article | October 25, 2019
October Sessions of Interest Arbitration Include Financial Arguments, PSE Panel, & Support Services
Union Defends Against Management’s Proposals to Cut Wages and Benefits
News Article | October 23, 2019
Interest Arbitration: APWU Experts and Clerk Craft Present Evidence
On the third and final day of this week’s interest arbitration session, the APWU gave evidence including a detailed job analysis of the different positions in the APWU bargaining unit and a presentation about how APWU wages compare to other skilled union laborers.
News Article | October 22, 2019
PSEs and Postal Banking Feature in Today’s Interest Arbitration
Today, APWU presented evidence on postal service expansion and a panel of Postal Support Employees gave testimony on their experience as PSEs in various postal clerk positions.
News Article | October 21, 2019
Interest Arbitration Update: Management Believes Clerks Too Well Paid
In today’s Interest Arbitration session, USPS Management presented evidence on wages and benefits. In the morning session, their main witness characterized USPS postal clerks as under-skilled and over-paid as they sought to justify their demands to expand the two-tier workforce, push down wages and...