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News Article | February 4, 2013
Retirees: Participate in Lobby Week Feb. 18-22
The APWU is encouraging retirees to meet with members of Congress in their home districts during Lobby Week, Feb. 18-22, to discuss protecting Cost-of-Living Adjustments, Social Security, Medicare and other issues of concern to seniors. Lobby Week is sponsored by the Alliance for Retired Americans,...
News Article | January 31, 2013
Retiring APWU Members: Thank You! Farewell!
As approximately 20,000 APWU members say bittersweet goodbyes to their co-workers and hit the clock for the last time today, we say, “Thank you! Farewell!”
News Article | January 28, 2013
Union, Management Clarify Diabetes Policy
The Joint Labor Management Safety and Health Committee (JLMSHC) has agreed that the Postal Service must accommodate diabetic employees, including, if necessary, with “a private area to test blood-sugar levels or to take insulin.”
News Article | January 24, 2013
Motor Vehicle Subcontracting On Hold Until March 4
In response to an APWU request, the Postal Service has agreed to postpone any mode conversions of Postal Vehicle Service sites to Highway Contract Routes (HCRs) at least until March 4, when an arbitration decision on the issue is expected, APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced.
News Article | January 23, 2013
What’s the Last Day?
The APWU has received reports that some retiring union members are receiving confusing and sometimes inaccurate information regarding their last day of work.
News Article | January 22, 2013
USPS Accelerates Implementation Of 18 Consolidation Sites
Postal management notified the APWU on Jan. 17 of its decision to accelerate the consolidation of 18 sites, moving implementation from 2014 to 2013. The 18 facilities were originally among 89 sites that management identified for consolidation next year, in Phase 2 of a modified consolidation plan th...
News Article | January 17, 2013
APWU Reaches Out To Retiring Members
As approximately 20,000 union members prepare to retire at the end of January and February, the APWU is wishing them well and encouraging them to stay connected to the union and their co-workers by joining the Retirees Department.
News Article | January 16, 2013
OSHA Cites USPS for Safety Violations in RI
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the USPS for safety violations at its Providence, RI operation including three violations concerning the organization’s failure to protect employees from multiple potential hazards from using powered industrial tr...
News Article | January 15, 2013
Congress Must Act Quickly To Pass Postal Bill, Guffey Says
Congress must work quickly to pass a postal reform bill, APWU President Cliff Guffey told broadcaster Ed Schultz in a radio interview on Jan. 14. “It doesn’t matter whether the Postal Service will run out of money early this year or late this year — it’s the right thing to do.”
News Article | January 11, 2013
Letter Carriers Announce Contract Award
The National Association of Letter Carriers announced on Jan. 11 that a three-member arbitration panel has issued an award outlining the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement with the Postal Service.
News Article | January 11, 2013
IT/ASC Contract Heads to Mediation
APWU President Cliff Guffey has invoked mediation in an effort to reach a new collective bargaining agreement covering employees at four USPS Information Technology/Accounting Services (IT/AS) centers. Employees at the four locations have been working under the terms of the expired 2007 contract sin...
News Article | January 11, 2013
Vincent R. Sombrotto, Hero of The ‘Great Postal Strike,’ Dies at 89
The APWU joins postal employees across the nation in mourning the death of Vincent R. Sombrotto, former president of the National Association of Letter Carriers.
News Article | January 3, 2013
Get Ready – The Fight Goes On
Congress’ failure to enact postal reform in 2012 means the legislative fight to Save America’s Postal Service goes on, APWU President Cliff Guffey is telling union members.
News Article | December 31, 2012
Addie L. Wyatt: Labor, Civil Rights Leader
Last year we bid farewell to an important advocate for justice for working families everywhere: The Rev. Addie L. Wyatt. Though not widely known outside Chicago, the diminutive, African-American woman made important contributions that “helped open the way for redefining women’s roles within the gene...
News Article | December 21, 2012
House GOP Votes to Protect Millionaires, Increase Costs for Postal, Federal Workers
House Republicans won’t allow taxes on millionaires to go up, but they do agree on one thing: Postal and federal employees should pay more.