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News Article | September 18, 2023
APWU Health Plan Chief Operating Manager Has Retired
Carroll “Rocky” Midgett, Chief Operating Manager of the APWU Health Plan, will retire after almost 42 years of service. Randy Griffin has been appointed the new Chief Operating Manager. Mr. Griffin will assume the role on Sept. 05, 2023.
News Article | September 18, 2023
Promoting Unity Within, and Among, our APWU Family
The Human Relations Department strives to demonstrate that a progressive union goes beyond the necessary and important responsibilities of negotiating and enforcing our Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). I am pleased to be able to direct the programs of the department, which are aimed at fulfill...
News Article | September 18, 2023
Still Fighting for The Social Security Fairness Act
The Social Security Fairness Act, H.R.82 and S.597 will repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).
News Article | September 18, 2023
Effective Leaders Needed
What makes an effective leader? What sets them apart from other people? Is it their educational background, financial status, age, race, sex, or occupation? No, it is their awareness of the challenges they face, and the enthusiasm for creating new opportunities.
News Article | September 18, 2023
Organizing is Essential to Secure the Future of Our Union
How many opportunities in a day do you let pass by without organizing a non-member? Every day on the work room floor we talk to our coworkers, but do you know if that coworker you’re speaking with is a member? Next time you’re having a casual conversation, take a moment to ask if they are standing w...
News Article | September 18, 2023
Contract Negotiations Update
Earlier this year, I wrote about the contracts the Support Service Division would negotiate this year. We are currently in the heart of “negotiations season” with one ratified contract, one tentative agreement, and three ongoing contract negotiations. This article will update everyone on the status...
News Article | September 18, 2023
Leave My Leave Alone
You earn leave, it’s yours! Pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Articles 3,5,10,19 management must comply with the leave regulations outlined in Chapter 510 of the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM). Far too often, managers ignore or misapply those rules. Here are some commo...
News Article | September 18, 2023
2010 MVS Jobs MOU Arbitration Decision
The Motor Vehicle craft has received National level Arbitrator Brent’s ruling in case Q10C-4Q-C 4256800, interpreting the language from the MVS Jobs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). In this MOU, the parties agreed to return a minimum of 600 Postal Vehicle Service (PVS) routes to the MVS craft, alo...
News Article | September 18, 2023
2023 Bulk Mail Centers (BMC) Conference, Kansas
The Bulk Mail Center (BMC) Conference convened on Monday, April 17, 2023, at the Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa in Riverside, MO. The conference was chaired by Terry B. Martinez, BMC Coordinator, and hosted by Michelle Fitzpatrick, Kansas Kaw Valley Area Local. Twenty of the 21 BMCs were present, and 120...
News Article | September 18, 2023
Surviving the USPS “Alphabet Soup” with the Help of RI-399
The number of changes and additions to the USPS dictionary of acronyms can be overwhelming, such as S&DC, RPDC, LPC, and Transfer Hubs, to name a few. This is nothing new and we have survived these types of reorganizational movements in the past – SCFs, GMFs, AMFs, AMCs, and AMPs. Mail processing is...
News Article | September 18, 2023
Fighting for the Issues that Matter: Social Security Fairness, Citizen Power, and More!
Your Legislative Department continues to press forward on the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82/S. 597). The Social Security Fairness Act would repeal both the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). These two provisions negatively impact individuals under t...
News Article | September 18, 2023
Making Sense of Change in the Postal Service
It is no secret that the Postal Service is making changes. One constant that I have experienced throughout my career with the USPS is that the Postal Service evolves and changes. I am a fourth-generation postal employee. When I was a young boy in the early 1970s, I have memories of my father taking...
News Article | September 16, 2023
APWU Proudly Supports United Auto Workers’ (UAW) Strike For Strong and Fair Contract
On September 15th, United Auto Workers (UAW) members made history when they walked off the job in targeted strikes after their contracts with the “Big Three” (Ford, General Motors and Stellantis – the parent company of Chrysler) expired without new negotiated union contracts.
PDF Resource | September 15, 2023
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Event | September 15, 2023
Washington Regional Council Tri-State Conference (MD State-DC, VA & WV)
Hotel Information Richmond Omni Hotel Richmond VA 100 South 12th Street Richmond, VA 23219 Room block open from September 13-17 at $145 per night Registration Registration Fee: $50 (before Sept 1); $60 (after Sept 1.) Make checks payable to Washington Regional Council P.O. Box 26085 Richmond, VA 232...