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News Article | August 25, 2014

COLA Increase

Career employees represented by the APWU will receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of $686 per year in September 2014, in accordance with the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The raise is the result of an increase in the consumer price index (CPI-W). The effective date is Sept. 6, 20...

2010-2015 Contract, COLAs, Contract, Pay and Benefits, Postal Support Employees

News Article | March 1, 2014

A Safe Workplace: It’s Not a Matter of Luck

(This article appears in the May-June 2014 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Tony D. McKinnon Sr., Industrial Relations Director Our members want to be assured that we will leave work each day as healthy as we were when we arrived. And that’s not a matter of luck. It’s a contractual rig...

2010-2015 Contract, Contract, Contract Enforcement, Safety and Health

News Article | August 15, 2013

$937 Cost-of-Living Raise Set for September

Career APWU members will receive a $937 annual increase in pay in September, APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced. “This substantial raise is the result of the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, which preserved cost-of-living adjustments for our members,” he said. ALSO: The APWU won a m...

2010-2015 Contract, Arbitration Awards & Settlements, Awards and Settlements, COLAs, Contract, Contract Enforcement, National-Level Disputes, Pay and Benefits, Postal Support Employees, Subcontracting

News Article | November 1, 2012

Pay Raise Set for Nov. 17

APWU-represented postal employees will receive an increase in their annual salaries effective Nov. 17 — the first in three years. ALSO: President Cliff Guffey is asking APWU members to contribute to relief efforts to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The colossal storm devastated communities alon...

2006-2010 Contract, COLAs, Contract, Natural Disaster Relief, Pay and Benefits, Postal Support Employees

News Article | August 21, 2012

Rep. Danny Davis: If We Fight, We Win!

In an inspirational speech Aug. 19, Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL) urged union members to fight back against “evil-doers” who would destroy the Postal Service and send the nation back to a dark time when most workers had no rights and few prospects for achieving the American Dream. ALSO: Delegates Debat...

2010-2015 Contract, Contract, Contract Negotiations, Excessing, IT/ASC & OS Employees, National Convention, National Professional Postal Nurses, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Postal Support Employees, Private-Sector Workers, Residual Vacancies, Subcontracting

News Article | July 23, 2012

Updated Joint Contract Interpretation Manual Now Available

The newly updated Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (JCIM) is now available, Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris has announced. The APWU and USPS finalized the 2012 JCIM on July 13.

2010-2015 Contract, Contract, Contract Enforcement, Contract Negotiations

News Article | February 9, 2012

House Panel Approves Bill To Cut Postal, Federal Pensions

A House committee approved legislation on Feb. 7 that would cut pensions for postal and federal employees, while increasing the contributions the workers must make toward their retirement.

2010-2015 Contract, Contract, Pay and Benefits

News Article | December 13, 2011

USPS Announces Moratorium On Post Office, Plant Closures

The Postal Service has announced a five-month moratorium on the closure of post offices and mail processing facilities, in response to a request from 22 senators. ALSO: An arbitration hearing began on Dec. 13, 2011, on the first two of several disputes that arose when management incorrectly implemen...

2010-2015 Contract, Arbitration Awards & Settlements, Contract, Contract Enforcement, Contract Negotiations, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Part-Time Flexibles, Plant Consolidation, Post Office Closures, Residual Vacancies

News Article | October 20, 2011

Questions and Answers on the Contract

The APWU and the USPS have agreed to a set of Questions and Answers regarding the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, Director of Industrial Relations Mike Morris has announced.

2010-2015 Contract, Bargaining Unit Work, Contract, Contract Negotiations, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Postal Support Employees, Small Offices

News Article | October 6, 2011

Questions and Answers On Non-Traditional Assignments

The APWU and the USPS have agreed to a set of Questions and Answers regarding Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) duty assignments.

2010-2015 Contract, Contract, Contract Negotiations, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments

News Article | July 6, 2011

Questions and Answers, Staffing Tool

The APWU has posted a series of Questions and Answers regarding the recently-negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement, Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris announced July 6.

2010-2015 Contract, Contract, Contract Negotiations

News Article | May 26, 2011

Correction to Maintenance Jobs Memo In Collective Bargaining Agreement

A correction has been made to the Maintenance Craft Jobs Memorandum of Understanding that appears on page 181 of the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Click here for a corrected copy of the contract.

2010-2015 Contract, Contract, Contract Negotiations, Jobs

News Article | May 25, 2011

And the Winners Are…

APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced the winners of the union’s voter participation contest.

2010-2015 Contract, Contract, Contract Negotiations, Join the APWU

News Article | May 23, 2011

APWU, USPS Sign New Contract

APWU President Cliff Guffey and Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe have signed the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Their signatures formalize the new contract, which was ratified by APWU members on May 11.