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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...

News Article | September 25, 2013

Deadline Nears In APWU Officers’ Election

Time is running out for union members to vote in the APWU National Officers’ election. To be counted, ballots must be returned to and received in the designated post office box by 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7.  As of Sept. 25, less than two weeks before the deadline, 32,386 ballots have been received.

News Article | September 24, 2013

Reaching Out in St. Louis

Members of the APWU Saint Louis Gateway Area Local visited with staff for U.S. senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) to urge the lawmakers to support the Postal Service Protection Act (S. 316) — and to oppose a postal reform bill (S. 1486) introduced by senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and...

News Article | September 23, 2013

All-Craft Conference Attendees Reminded to Get Absentee Ballots For State, Local Elections

APWU members who plan to attend the All-Craft Conference and other union events in Las Vegas in early November are reminded to vote early or request absentee ballots if their states or municipalities are holding elections during that time.  “APWU members who won’t be able to make it to the polls sho...

News Article | September 20, 2013

Union Plus Disaster Relief Grants Available to Colorado Flood Victims

Union members who participate in Union Plus programs and are facing hardships due to the recent flooding in Colorado may be eligible for financial assistance, the AFL-CIO benefit program announced Sept. 20.  Union Plus Disaster Relief Grants of $500 are available to APWU and other union members who...

News Article | September 19, 2013

In Senate Testimony, Guffey Blasts Carper-Coburn Bill

APWU President Cliff Guffey told a Senate panel on Sept. 19 that the postal bill introduced by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) is “fatally flawed.”

News Article | September 19, 2013

Second Day of Hearings On USPS ‘POStPlan’

A second day of arbitration hearings was held Sept. 19 on the APWU’s grievance protesting management’s “POStPlan.” The first day of hearings was May 1, when union presented its case.  The union charges that the plan, which resulted in a drastic reduction in the hours of operation at thousands of pos...

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