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News Article | October 31, 2013
Photographer Honored Workers, Helped End Child Labor
In August, the Postal Service released a series of stamps honoring American workers. Many of the stamps’ images were captured in the 1930s by photographer Lewis Hine, whose pictures celebrate the skills, daring and dignity of the industrial workers who built the nation. But Hine was more than a gift...
News Article | October 30, 2013
APWU Contributes to Fight To Save Historic Post Offices
The APWU will make a $15,000 donation to the National Post Office Collaborate, an organization dedicated to fighting the sale of historic post offices, APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced. The Collaborate, which grew out of the fight to save the Berkeley CA post office, plans to mount legal ch...
News Article | October 22, 2013
And the Winners Are…
Fourteen locals and three retiree chapters will be rewarded for generating high levels of participation in the recent election of national union officers, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has announced. The top locals and retiree chapters in several size categories will receive prizes, and any local o...
News Article | October 21, 2013
Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period for 2013
In accordance with Article 8 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement [PDF], penalty overtime regulations are not applicable for a four-week period each year during December. This year, the period begins with Pay Period 26-13 (Nov. 30, 2013), and ends at the conclusion of Pay Period 01-14 (Dec. 27, 20...
News Article | October 17, 2013
Union Wins ‘Global Settlement’ Remedy Case
In a decision issued Oct. 16, Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled that APWU members are entitled to retroactive pay for time postmasters or supervisors performed craft duties in excess of limits outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. “This decision is an important victory for the APWU,” said Direct...
News Article | October 17, 2013
APWU Election Results Certified
The official results of the APWU Election of National Officers have been tabulated by the American Arbitration Association and were certified by the APWU Election Committee on Oct. 15.
News Article | October 15, 2013
How Does Shutdown Affect OWCP Claims?
Many postal employees are wondering how the government shutdown is affecting Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) claims. The adjudication of OWCP claims and the payment of workers’ compensation benefits are considered essential work, so the claims examiners who are assigned these duties...
Press Release | October 9, 2013
In Upset, Postal Workers Elect New Union President
Mark Dimondstein Promises ‘New Direction’
News Article | October 9, 2013
Message from President-Elect Mark Dimondstein
I am deeply honored to be elected by the membership to the office of APWU National President and greatly appreciate the many activists around the country that passionately worked for change and made this victory possible. This election victory belongs to the people. I congratulate the fine candidat...
News Article | October 8, 2013
Dimondstein Wins Presidency
Mark Dimondstein was elected the new president of the American Postal Workers Union in a hotly-contested race that ended Oct. 7.
News Article | October 8, 2013
Ballot Count Gets Underway in APWU Election
Beginning at 7 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Oct. 8 ballots will be opened and votes counted in the election of APWU national officers.
News Article | October 7, 2013
APWU Election Ballot Count
Members of the APWU Election Committee collected ballots for the 2013 election of national officers from the designated post office box at 2 p.m. on Oct. 7 and transported them to the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Washington DC, where they will be counted.
News Article | October 3, 2013
Ballots Due Oct. 7 in APWU Officers Election
Time is running short for APWU members to vote in the election of national union officers. Ballots must be returned to and received in the post office box designated on the return envelope by 2 p.m. on Oct. 7. As of Oct. 2, 45,998 ballots have been received in the post office box.
News Article | October 1, 2013
Veterans’ Benefits Presentation Added to APWU All-Craft Conference
Union members and retirees who plan to attend the APWU’s 2013 All-Craft Conference are invited to a briefing about veterans’ benefits. The presentation, “Veterans' Benefits (Agent Orange) and the Pitfalls of Veteran Claims,” will be held at Bally’s Hotel in Las Vegas Nov. 3 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in t...
News Article | September 25, 2013
Healthcare Premiums to Increase by 3.7 Percent; Increases for APWU Plans Will Be Less
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced on Sept. 24 that the average premium rate for the 8.2 million people covered by the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will increase by 3.7 percent in 2014. Increases for employees covered by the APWU Health Plan’s High Option an...