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News Article | July 25, 2019
The Role of Industrial Relations
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) You spend much of your time at work. You interact with co-workers, managers and the public. During the course of your employment, you build relations with those people, some of which transcend the w...
News Article | June 3, 2019
Fighting for our Sick Leave Benefits
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I believe that many postal employees take for granted the benefits they are afforded through the efforts of their union. Postal employees have the ability to earn a significant amount of annual leave ove...
News Article | June 3, 2019
Automation: Progress for Whom?
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Postal Service’s use of automation has taken away Clerk Craft work, made remaining work harder, and reduced the power of workers at the Post Office. In the near future, management plans to increase m...
News Article | June 3, 2019
Fighting Back Against Hostile Work Environments
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) “A workplace free of harassment is beneficial to everyone. The environment in the postal workplace, however, can be difficult if not miserable.” These are first two sentences of an issue statement that w...
News Article | May 1, 2019
APWU Honors Workers Memorial Day
On April 28, APWU members wore stickers to honor Workers Memorial Day. The stickers had a simple but strong message, Safety is every workers right! If you honored Workers Memorial Day, please send pictures to communications@apwu.org. Bakersfield Area Local
News Article | April 26, 2019
How to Participate in Workers Memorial Day
Each year on Workers Memorial Day (April 28), working people throughout the world remember those who were hurt or killed on the job, and recommit to the struggle for a safe workplace. Virtually every safety and health protection on the books today exists because union workers fought together to win...
News Article | April 5, 2019
Get Ready for Workers Memorial Day
Each year on April 28 we observe Workers Memorial Day. It’s a day when working people throughout the world remember those who were hurt or killed on the job and recommit to the struggle for a safe workplace. This year we are standing united against ongoing attacks on workers’ rights and protection...
News Article | April 2, 2019
Taking on Rising Health Care Costs
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Health Plan Director John Marcotte As I have previously reported, and as all of us unionists see in our paychecks, the cost of health care is spiraling out of control. Recently, ABC News reported o...
News Article | April 2, 2019
New Directions for EAP
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Human Relations Director Sue Carney On Dec. 27, the United States Postal Service awarded a contract to New Directions Behavioral Health to provide Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services to USPS...
News Article | April 2, 2019
Your Rights after an OSHA Inspection
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Any employee has the right to file a complaint with OSHA about hazards and unsafe working conditions at the Post Office. If you file a complaint be sure to inform your local union. There are very spec...
News Article | April 2, 2019
‘Keep on Truckin’ Baby Again
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By MVS Division Director Michael O. Foster In early 2018, the USPS began deploying new cargo trucks and spotters, on a one-for-one replacement of the trucks in use at the time. The Postal Service cont...
News Article | April 2, 2019
Custodian Team Cleaning (CTC): Doomed to Fail
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Maintenance Division Director Idowu Balogun Beginning in 2012, The US Postal Service embarked on a “Pilot” program to replace the 1983 Housekeeping Handbook MS 47 TL 3 with Custodian Team Cleaning...
News Article | February 1, 2019
APWU Representatives Meet to Discuss Safety Issues
APWU Regional Safety and Health Representatives, Regional Coordinators, and National Officers responsible for the flow of workplace safety programs recently met over two days at headquarters, where they discussed APWU’s Stand Up for Safe Jobs campaign and prepared to go into the field to present tra...
News Article | January 17, 2019
New Incentives in APWU Health Plan
News Article | January 17, 2019
Social Security, IRS, & OPM Are Not Calling You!
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Retirees Department Director Nancy Olumekor When you receive a “cold call” from a federal agency – like the Social Security Administration, the IRS, or the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)...