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News Article | June 25, 2009
Unions Rally for Healthcare, Now!
APWU members from as far away as Philadelphia and Florida joined thousands of other union members and healthcare advocates at a rally June 25 to demand that Congress pass legislation that provides quality care for all.
News Article | June 24, 2009
Key House Panel Passes HR 22
A House subcommittee has approved an amended version of H.R. 22, legislation that would provide temporary relief from a provision of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act that requires the Postal Service to prefund the healthcare benefits of future retirees.
News Article | June 22, 2009
APWU on Five-Day Delivery: Don’t Do It!
The APWU has given a straightforward response to a USPS request for input regarding five-day mail delivery: “Don’t do it!”
News Article | June 19, 2009
APWU Endorses Trumka for AFL-CIO President
The APWU National Executive Board has endorsed Richard Trumka for president of the AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest labor federation.
Press Release | June 19, 2009
APWU Endorses Trumka for AFL-CIO President
APWU Endorses Trumka for AFL-CIO President
News Article | June 15, 2009
Secretary-Treasurer Training Available Online
The APWU Secretary-Treasurer’s Department has established a new schedule for online training on a variety of important subjects for local and state officers who have fiduciary responsibilities.
News Article | June 12, 2009
APWU, USPS Agree: To Revamped Maintenance Selection System
After intensive discussions, the APWU and the USPS have agreed to modify the Maintenance Selection System (MSS), the process by which many Maintenance Craft duty assignments are filled. “The Revamped Maintenance Selection System maintains employee protections that are important to the craft, and est...
News Article | June 11, 2009
Union Challenges USPS Interpretation of Layoff Memo
The APWU has filed a Step 4 grievance protesting management’s interpretation of the contractual protection against layoffs for APWU-represented employees who were on the rolls as of Nov. 20, 2006, but had not achieved six continuous years of service.
News Article | June 10, 2009
APWU Assails Office of the Inspector General On Custodial Subcontracting Recommendations
APWU President William Burrus has strenuously objected to a recommendation in a recent audit by the USPS Office of the Inspector General that “blatantly urges postal management to seek an end to restrictions in the Collective Bargaining Agreement on custodial subcontracting.”
News Article | June 9, 2009
APWU Responds to USPS Notice on Retail Operations
In response to a USPS notice that “the Postal Service is considering consolidating operations in our larger stations and branches,” APWU President William Burrus has reminded management that a Memorandum of Understanding included in the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement requires that “all ex...
News Article | June 4, 2009
Burrus Calls on Labor Department to Reverse Bush FMLA Rules
APWU President William Burrus has called on U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to rescind the new regulations governing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that were imposed by the Bush Administration just days before the former president left office.
News Article | May 29, 2009
Army to Award Bronze Star To APWU Members’ Son
Kevin Imholte, son of Minneapolis Area Local APWU activists Brenda and Vern Wellman, will be awarded the Bronze Star Medal for an act of bravery in Iraq two years ago.
News Article | May 15, 2009
APWU, Mail Hauler Agree to One-Month Contract Extension
The APWU and the private-sector mail-haul firm Pat Salmon & Sons have agreed to a one-month extension of a contract covering more than 500 drivers. The collective bargaining agreement in effect since Aug. 30, 2006, had been set to expire May 15.
News Article | April 30, 2009
Esther Peterson: Advocate for Labor, Women, Consumers
Throughout her life, Esther Eggersten Peterson was “a powerful and effective catalyst for change,” notes a tribute to her in the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Among other achievements, she helped launch the women’s movement in the 1960s and was considered by many to be the driving force behind the...
News Article | April 30, 2009
Arbitrator Grants Postal Nurses Raises, Job Security
An arbitration panel finalized a five-year contract for postal nurses on April 28 — the first since the National Postal Professional Nurses merged with the APWU. The ruling came more than 20 months after the nurses’ independent Collective Bargaining Agreement with the USPS expired.