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Press Release | August 22, 2010
Postal Workers Rally to Save Saturday Mail Service
Union Members to Protest USPS Plans to End Six-Day Delivery
News Article | August 16, 2010
APWU Urges Members to Boycott “Voice of the Employee” Surveys
The APWU is asking union members to boycott USPS “Voice of the Employee” surveys in order to prevent management from manipulating the results to undercut the union during upcoming contract negotiations.
News Article | March 20, 2010
PRC Report Finds Excessive Postage Discounts
Confirming charges the APWU has made for more than a decade, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) concluded on March 29 that the Postal Service grants excessive postage discounts to large mailers. The USPS suffered a loss of $3.8 billion in Fiscal Year 2009.
Press Release | March 18, 2010
APWU Denounces Five-Day Mail Delivery, Urges Congress to Correct Pre-Funding Requirement
APWU Denounces Five-Day Mail Delivery, Urges Congress to Correct Pre-Funding Requirement
Press Release | March 3, 2010
Union Rejects USPS Call For Five-Day Delivery, New Business Model
Union Rejects USPS Call For Five-Day Delivery, New Business Model
News Article | September 22, 2008
APWU Representatives Gain Access to USPS PolicyNet
The APWU has reached agreement with the Postal Service on a method for granting union representatives at the state and local levels direct access to USPS PolicyNet. PolicyNet is the portion of the Postal Service intranet (Blue) that contains handbooks, manuals, Management Instructions, publications...
News Article | February 13, 2008
Automatic Disqualification of Diabetics Lifted
Motor Vehicle Services employees won an important pre-arbitration settlement [PDF] Jan. 31, when the Postal Service agreed to rescind a policy that prevented insulin-dependent diabetics with valid Commercial Driver’s Licenses from operating postal vehicles that weigh 26,001 pounds or more.
News Article | December 29, 2006
Day of Mourning to Be Observed Jan. 2
The Postal Service has notified the APWU that postal workers will observe a Day of Mourning on Jan. 2, in honor of former President Gerald R. Ford, who passed away on Dec. 26. Two national-level agreements between the APWU and USPS outline the provisions for granting APWU-represented employees a da...
News Article | December 28, 2006
Postal Workers to Observe ‘Day of Mourning’
APWU-represented employees will be granted a day of observance in honor of former President Gerald R. Ford, who passed away on Dec. 26. At this time, the USPS has not announced the date for the Day of Mourning. As soon as the date is determined, the APWU will post the information on this site. Two n...
News Article | September 14, 2006
USPS Rate Proposal Shifts More Costs From Major Mailers to Individual Customers
Based on an analysis of the Postal Service’s own data, APWU testimony before the Postal Rate Commission has demonstrated that proposed increases in the price of postage would expand a controversial USPS policy — shifting costs from large corporate mailers to small businesses and individual citizens....
News Article | September 14, 2006
USPS Rate Proposal Shifts More Costs From Major Mailers to Individual Customers
Based on an analysis of the Postal Service’s own data, APWU testimony before the Postal Rate Commission has demonstrated that proposed increases in the price of postage would expand a controversial USPS policy — shifting costs from large corporate mailers to small businesses and individual citizens....
Press Release | July 31, 2006
Postal Workers Warn of Service Delays Under USPS ‘Consolidation’ Plan
Postal Service Forced To Disclose Plans Targeting 139 Facilities
News Article | November 1, 2025
Frequently Asked Questions
The APWU represents clerk, maintenance, and motor vehicle craft employees at 21 Bulk Mail Centers in metropolitan areas around the country. Listed below are the responses to questions that are often asked by APWU members who work at these facilities.
News Article | November 1, 2025
Employee I.D. Numbers, Not Social Security Numbers, Should be Used on Drug-and-Alcohol Testing Forms
Employee Identification Numbers (EINs) — not Social Security numbers — should be used on postal forms whenever possible, in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding on the Removal of Social Security Number References [PDF] in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
News Article | November 1, 2025
PVS Pilot Program to Amend Work Rules at Selected Sites
The USPS and the APWU signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Jan. 15, 2009, creating a pilot program that will amend work rules governing Postal Vehicle Service drivers.