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News Article | April 13, 2011
House Hearing Sets Troubling Precedent
APWU members across the country cheered when President Cliff Guffey stood up for postal workers at a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 5, but the inquiry into the union’s tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement set a troubling precedent nonetheless.
News Article | April 13, 2011
Guffey Elected Vice President of AFL-CIO
APWU President Cliff Guffey was unanimously elected as a vice president of the AFL-CIO at a meeting of the organization’s Executive Council on April 13. As a vice president, Guffey will serve on the council.
News Article | April 11, 2011
Clearing Up Confusion About the Tentative Agreement
A few provisions of the Tentative Agreement have been misunderstood by some union members. APWU President Cliff Guffey sets the record straight in video messages:
News Article | April 11, 2011
Two Postal Service Reform Bills Introduced in Congress
Two legislators have introduced postal reform bills designed to restore stability to the cash-strapped agency and help it survive tough times.
News Article | April 11, 2011
Senators Introduce Anti-Postal Legislation
Powerful senators have introduced legislation that, if adopted, would dramatically increase the cost of health and life insurance premiums for postal employees, and would void provisions of the tentative 2010-2015 USPS-APWU Collective Bargaining Agreement.
News Article | April 11, 2011
Typos in Tentative Agreement
Several typos have been found in the Tentative Agreement and have been corrected in the version posted online.
News Article | April 8, 2011
Vote on Tentative Contract
News Article | April 5, 2011
Maintenance Craft Questions and Answers On the Tentative Agreement
Several questions have been posed on the APWU's Facebook page regarding the Tentative Agreement for a new contract. Below, union officers address questions on how it would affect Maintenance Craft workers.
News Article | April 5, 2011
Guffey Defends Collective Bargaining
In a contentious hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, APWU President Cliff Guffey gave a vigorous defense of collective bargaining and postal employees.
News Article | April 4, 2011
APWU Members Rally In Support of Workers’ Rights
APWU members across the country joined a national “Call to Action” on April 4 to support embattled state and local government workers in states where anti-labor legislators are threatening employees’ rights to collectively bargain and have a voice at work.
News Article | April 4, 2011
More Questions and Answers On the Tentative Agreement
Several questions have been posed on the APWU's Facebook page regarding the Tentative Agreement for a new contract. Below, union officers address questions regarding Clerk Craft positions in small offices.
News Article | April 4, 2011
Testimony to House Committee to be Shown Online
Testimony about the APWU’s tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will be broadcast live on the Committee’s Web site. APWU President Cliff Guffey will testify, along with Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, Chairman of the USPS Board o...
News Article | March 31, 2011
Management Must Convert PTFs
Managers who are relying on an alleged hiring freeze to justify their refusal to convert MVS part-time flexible employees to full-time are in violation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
News Article | March 31, 2011
APWU Members Encouraged To Join April 4 ‘Day of Solidarity’
APWU members are encouraged to participate in events on April 4 to support embattled state and local workers in a national “Call to Action.”
News Article | March 31, 2011
Regina V. Polk: Breaking the Mold
“I only met Regina Polk once. Briefly. That’s a teamster? I thought. The beauty? The cape? The high heels? The perfect make-up? Where’s the beer belly and the donut? The scowl and the crowbar?” – Terry Spencer Hesser Regina V. Polk fought diligently for workers’ rights, working as a labor organizer...