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News Article | July 1, 2017
MVO/TTO Qualification Standards Settlement
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors The APWU and the Postal Service finalized a settlement on May 9, 2017 resolving national case A19V20021, concerning the 2002 changes made to the Motor Vehicle...
News Article | June 16, 2017
National Agreement Provides Uniform Allowance for Clerks in POStPlan Offices
On June 14, the APWU and the Postal Service reached an agreement resolving a Step 4 National Dispute that career Clerk Craft employees assigned to a POStPlan office are entitled to a uniform allowance. The parties agreed that career Clerk Craft employees who staff POStPlan offices will be considere...
News Article | June 7, 2017
APWU Wins Another National Level Arbitration Award
The APWU scores another victory today, defending postal employees in the union’s bargaining unit. Arbitrator Goldberg issued an award in a national-level case over what remedy was due for the Postal Service’s failure to staff ‘POStPlan’ offices following an original award on September 5, 2014 and a ...
News Article | May 2, 2017
Support NALC’s Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 13
News Article | March 23, 2017
Motor Vehicle Service PSE Salary Exception Agreement Reached
On March 10, the Union signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Postal Service that remedies the situation where Motor Vehicle Service Postal Support Employees (PSE) who had been granted a salary exception were converted to career status within the same craft but to a lower level and rece...
News Article | March 1, 2017
Arbitration Victory Creates Full-Time Assignments
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Clerk Craft Directors The Clerk Craft was successful in a recent arbitration regarding the USPS’s handling of the Sales Retention Team (SRT) program. The Postal Service blatantly violated the Colle...
News Article | February 13, 2017
2015-2018 Contract Available to Order
The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the United States Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union has been sent to the printer and is available as a pdf. The pdf is available under “Resources."
News Article | December 27, 2016
APWU, USPS Sign Agreement For Offices Without a Local Union Structure
The APWU signed an updated agreement December 22, 2016, for Members-at-Large who work in small post offices that are not represented by a local union...“The memorandum is important,” said President Mark Dimondstein. “It continues to provide the protection of a local contract to thousands of union me...
News Article | November 30, 2016
Work Clothes and Uniform Annual Allowance for PSEs
On an annual basis, Postal Support Employees who are assigned as PSE Sales/Service and Distribution Associates, D/A 81-4, will be eligible to purchase three (3) Type 2 shirts worn by employees assigned for retail operations...This ONLY applies to PSEs who have met the criteria listed.
News Article | November 1, 2016
Open Season: Nov. 14-Dec. 12
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) With Open Season for enrolling in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) plans set for Nov. 14 through Dec. 12, I urge everyone to compare the APWU Health Plan options to your current coverage...
News Article | November 1, 2016
Open Season: Nov. 14-Dec. 12
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) With Open Season for enrolling in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) plans set for Nov. 14 through Dec. 12, I urge everyone to compare the APWU Health Plan options to your current coverage...
News Article | October 14, 2016
Correcting Dues for Newly Converted PSEs
Recently, a number of Postal Support Employees (PSEs) were converted to career positions, necessitating an adjustment in their union dues, reports Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell.
News Article | October 14, 2016
Correcting Dues for Newly Converted PSEs
Recently, a number of Postal Support Employees (PSEs) were converted to career positions, necessitating an adjustment in their union dues, reports Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell.
News Article | September 1, 2016
Know Your Union Benefits
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Union members know our strength is in our solidarity, but every now and then, it’s worth thinking about the benefits of belonging to the APWU.
News Article | September 1, 2016
Know Your Union Benefits
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Union members know our strength is in our solidarity, but every now and then, it’s worth thinking about the benefits of belonging to the APWU.