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News Article | June 25, 2007
Public Affairs Group Honors APWU TV Ad
An APWU-sponsored TV commercial that decried the negative effects of Postal Service consolidation plans has won a “Pollie Award” from the American Association of Political Consultants. Broadcast in select cities in the last half of 2006, the 30-second TV commercial — running in conjunction with radi...
News Article | June 22, 2007
Ballot Placement Set, Candidates Certified for Election of APWU National Officers
Secretary-Treasurer Terry Stapleton has certified the following union members as candidates for election to national office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution and Bylaws. A drawing to determine the order candidates’ names will appear on the ballot was held on Friday, June...
News Article | June 21, 2007
2006-2010 Contract Available
The official 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the USPS and the APWU is being printed and will be ready for shipping shortly, the union has announced. Copies can be viewed and downloaded from the APWU Web site, and orders for printed copies may be placed online or by phone.
News Article | June 20, 2007
Unions Rally for Employee Free Choice Act
APWU officers, staff and members from as far away as Richmond and Philadelphia joined thousands of union activists at a rally June 19 on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol to demand enactment of the Employee Free Choice Act — legislation that would ensure that working people can freely choose whether to f...
News Article | June 19, 2007
NBA Percy Harrison Dies
Percy Harrison Jr., a Central Region National Business Agent since the early 1990s, died suddenly June 18. “We were shocked and saddened to learn of Percy’s passing,” said APWU President William Burrus. “Percy was an outspoken advocate for postal workers, and he will be sorely missed. Please keep hi...
News Article | June 19, 2007
Senate Set to Consider Employee Free Choice Act
The U.S. Senate is expected to debate legislation this week that would remove many of the obstacles faced by American workers who want to form unions. The Employee Free Choice Act would give American workers greater freedom to make their own choices about joining unions and bargaining for better wag...
News Article | June 15, 2007
Candidates Nominated for APWU Election of National Officers
Secretary-Treasurer Terry Stapleton has announced that the following union members have been certified as candidates for election to national office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution and Bylaws. Each candidate in this unofficial listing has secured the necessary petitions...
News Article | June 12, 2007
Local, State Presidents Urged To Promote APWU Health Plan
Local and state presidents are being asked to help spread the word about an important gain in the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement: the increase in the Postal Service’s contribution to health insurance premiums for those who enroll in the APWU Consumer Driven Plan. “Healthcare coverage is o...
News Article | June 12, 2007
Zanesville Consolidation Study Terminated
The APWU has been notified that a proposed consolidation that would have resulted in a mail-processing shift approximately 60 miles across central Ohio will not occur. “After review, it has been determined that there are currently no significant opportunities to improve efficiency and/or service thr...
News Article | June 7, 2007
Union Garners Agreement on Jurisdictional Disputes
The APWU has negotiated an important agreement to expedite hearings on grievances involving jurisdictional disputes. In response to an APWU lawsuit against the Postal Service and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (MHU), the MHU has agreed to the re-appointment of an arbitrator to hear the case...
News Article | June 6, 2007
Tarducci to Fill In for Wilson
APWU Clerk Craft Director James McCarthy has assigned Vince Tarducci, president of the Philadelphia BMC Local, as a temporary replacement for Eric Wilson, who resigned as a National Business Agent at the end of May. Tarducci will serve through the remainder of Wilson’s term, which expires in Novembe...
News Article | June 6, 2007
APWU Sues USPS, Advisory Committee For Conducting Policy-Making in Secret
The APWU, together with an organization representing a coalition of consumers and nonprofit mailers, has filed a suit challenging secret policy-making by a Postal Service advisory committee. The panel, the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee, is made up of trade associations that represent large bu...
News Article | May 31, 2007
Union Asks Wachovia To Stop Running Misleading Ad
APWU President William Burrus has asked the Wachovia Bank Corp. to stop airing a television commercial which strongly suggests that home mail delivery is the primary cause of identity theft. “The 700,000 employees who operate the most efficient, reliable and cost-effective mail service in the world...
News Article | May 23, 2007
NBA Wilson to Resign
National Business Agent Eric M. Wilson has announced he will resign his position, effective May 25, 2007. Wilson, who has served as NBA “A” in the Clerk Division for the Philadelphia Region since 1994, is resigning for personal reasons. APWU President William Burrus expressed appreciation for the c...
News Article | May 22, 2007
Casual Reports to Have a New Format
New restrictions on the use of casuals, mandated by the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement, will result in a new format for Casual Compliance Reports. These reports are provided to the national union on an accounting-period basis so that the APWU can monitor management’s adherence to Article...