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News Article | March 16, 2011
Rank-and-File Committee Approves Tentative Contract
The APWU Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory Committee voted unanimously on March 16 to approve a Tentative Agreement with the USPS for a new contract.
Press Release | March 14, 2011
APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contract
APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contract
News Article | March 14, 2011
APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contract
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, union President Cliff Guffey announced today. ALSO: Highlights of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement
Press Release | March 10, 2011
Governor’s Attack on Wisconsin Workers Must Serve as a Wake-Up Call
Governor’s Attack on Wisconsin Workers Must Serve as a Wake-Up Call
News Article | March 10, 2011
Guffey: Governor’s Attack on Wisconsin Workers Must Serve as a Wake-Up Call
“When Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and 18 Republican state senators rammed through a bill in the dead of night that strips public workers of their right to collective bargaining, they sent a clear message,” said union President Cliff Guffey.
News Article | March 7, 2011
APWU Presidents Gather in Washington
(03/07/11) APWU Legislative and Political Department Director Myke Reid briefed the union’s local and state presidents Saturday in Washington, DC.
News Article | March 1, 2011
OIG Issues Report On USPS Health and Safety Program
An audit report conducted by the Postal Service’s Inspector General’s Office (OIG) on the USPS Health and Safety Program, released Nov. 14, is limited in both scope and depth and is thus of little value in assessing the agency’s overall efforts to promote a safe workplace, the union has determined.
News Article | February 25, 2011
The Battle in Wisconsin: ‘Are We Next?’
“I want to make sure that every APWU member understands the importance of what is happening in Wisconsin,” says union President Cliff Guffey in a video message.
News Article | February 24, 2011
Rank-and-File Bargaining Committee to Meet
APWU President Cliff Guffey has called the Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory Committee to Washington, DC for a briefing on contract negotiations, but he said a tentative agreement has not been reached.
News Article | February 23, 2011
‘Business as Usual’ Isn’t Good Enough, Guffey Tells National Officers
Union activists cannot conduct “business as usual,” APWU President Cliff Guffey told national officers at a meeting in Washington this week.
News Article | February 18, 2011
APWU Stands in Solidarity with Embattled Workers
As embattled state and local workers in Wisconsin protest legislation that would attack public employees’ rights to bargain collectively, the APWU urges members to stand in solidarity with those who would be affected by the bill.
News Article | February 15, 2011
White House Budget ‘Recognizes Seriousness’ of USPS Crisis
President Obama’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2012, which was released Feb. 14, “recognizes the seriousness of the Postal Service’s financial condition and proposes beginning steps to address it,” APWU President Cliff Guffey said.
News Article | February 11, 2011
Union Opposes Plans To Remove Bullet-Proof Glass at Some Retail Facilities
(02/11/11) The Postal Service notified the APWU on Dec. 23, 2010, of plans to remove bullet-resistant glazing from some retail lobbies “in order to improve the customer experience” when a risk analysis supports removal.
News Article | February 11, 2011
OSHA Fines USPS for ‘Willful’ Safety Violation
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) charged the Postal Service with another "willful" safety violation on Feb. 9, after managers in Nashville allowed workers to use dock levelers that were known to be unsafe.
News Article | February 10, 2011
Senator Collins Introduces Bill To Terminate OWCP Payments
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has sponsored legislation that would lead to reduced benefits for postal and federal employees who receive payments from the Office of Workers Compensation Program (OWCP) due to job-related injuries or illnesses.