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News Article | August 9, 2025
Dispute: Unencumbered/Unassigned Regulars
This Step 4 dispute protests management plans to designate Part-Time Flexibles and Part-Time Regulars as unencumbered or unassigned with non-traditional schedules when they are converted to regular on Aug. 27.
News Article | August 9, 2025
Re-Employment Rules For Postal, Federal Retirees
Under civil service retirement laws covering CSRS and FERS employees, retirees are not barred from postal or federal re-employment in appointed or elected positions for which they are qualified. People who retired under other retirement laws, however, may be re-employed only as provided by the parti...
News Article | August 9, 2025
U.S. Ranks Just 19th in Retirement Security Worldwide
U.S. retirees are facing worse conditions for their golden years than retired workers in many other developed countries -- from Canada and the United Kingdom to South Korea, CNN reports. The U.S. ranked 19th in retirement security for the second year in a row, according to information from Natixis G...
News Article | August 9, 2025
e-Team Report, Oct. 20, 2011
Make Your Voice Clear to Your Members of Congress — Call Them Today! Senator Mikulski Introduces the “Save Our Postal Workers Jobs Act” Attention Needed to the Hatch Act Study Show Millions Will Be Affected By Changes in State Voting Laws
News Article | August 9, 2025
Our Retail Units Are Not for Sale!
(This article appears in the March/April 2014 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As the old adage says, “the handwriting is on the wall!” The message, “privatize America’s Postal Service,” is in bold print.
News Article | August 9, 2025
Dispute Filed Over USPS Failure to Create Bargaining Unit Jobs at Greensboro HRSSC
The APWU has filed a national-level dispute over the Postal Service's failure to create bargaining unit positions at the Human Resources Shared Services Center (HRSSC) in Greensboro, NC. The union contends, among other things, that this is work that was performed by APWU bargaining unit personnel in...
News Article | August 9, 2025
Casual Compliance Reports Archive
This page contains casual compliance reports from pay periods covered by the provisions of the 2000-2006 Collective Bargaining Agreement. See the 2000 contract for the applicable provisions of Article 7.1.B.
News Article | August 9, 2025
e-Team Report, Nov. 13, 2012
Lame Duck Congress and the Fiscal Cliff Send Congress a Message Meet the 113th Congress Growing Vacancies on Board of Governors Hurricane Sandy
News Article | August 9, 2025
IRS Form 990, 990 EZ, and 990-N Rule Changes
News Article | August 9, 2025
House Resolution 111: Leave No Man Behind
As of 2005, approximately 89,000 servicemen remain missing from all American wars since World War II. As unionists, we enforce contracts. It is time as citizens we mandate our government to honor the contract it signed with the courageous men and women who have worn our country’s uniform. This inclu...
News Article | August 9, 2025
Dispute Over USPS FMLA Recertification Requirements Appealed to Arbitration
The APWU has appealed to arbitration a dispute over the Postal Service's policy of requiring employees to automatically submit new medical certification for an FMLA-covered condition simply because the leave year has ended and a new leave year has begun.
News Article | August 9, 2025
e-Team Report, Oct. 25, 2013
Send Congress a Letter: Don’t Destroy the Postal Service Facility Closures Wreak Havoc for Consumer-to-Business Mailing Lest We Forget – The True Impact of the Shutdown
News Article | August 9, 2025
The Boycott is Still On!
In an effort to derail the 'Don't Buy Staples' campaign, which has been endorsed by the AFL-CIO, the American Federation of Teachers and many major labor organizations, in July Staples and the USPS announced an end to their "pilot program." But the Postal Service has publicly acknowledged that the “...
News Article | August 9, 2025
Updated list of 8,000 HCR Routes for Possible Conversion to PVS Routes
The USPS recently provided the APWU with a list of approximately 8,000 HCRs (Highway Contract Routes) for review. Unfortunately, management did not mark or identify what was new versus what was sent in a list of 4,000 HCRs that was provided to the APWU in October 2011. We have added the additional...
News Article | August 9, 2025
Strengthening Life Skills
At a National Retirees Conference, which was held in October in conjunction with the All-Craft Conference, it was clear that the fight to save the Postal Service, protect postal jobs, stop post office closures, and stop cuts to Medicare and Social Security will continue to be at the forefront of our...