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News Article | May 24, 2023
How We Stop the Harassment
Greetings APWU family, I hope this article finds you well. While the Support Services Division has plenty of important contract negotiations to engage in this year, I would like to take this opportunity to address an issue that is very personal to me: workplace toxicity.
News Article | May 17, 2023
News Article | March 16, 2023
Contract Negotiations in the Year Ahead
Our collective bargaining agreements are the foundation of the relationship between APWU members and management. Our collective bargaining agreements are the contracts that establish the wages, benefits, and working conditions that we work under. When these contracts expire, the union must enter int...
News Article | January 17, 2023
Pay Anomalies Continue
The best intentions often have unintended consequences. Past contract negotiations have resulted in various changes to the pay tables in Article 9 for various groups of employees. These achievements were intended to improve the wages and lives of our members, and in almost all cases, they do.We cont...
News Article | January 17, 2023
New Year, New Officers, Same Commitment!
I am humbled and honored to have been elected Support Services Division Director. My name is Arrion Brown, and I was the Support Services craft director for the Nation’s Capital Southern Maryland Area Local. I will be serving our division along with our newly elected Support Services National Busine...
News Article | January 13, 2023
Dr. King’s Legacy of Peaceful Direct Action is a Model for Us Today
Thanks to a many-year struggle that culminated in the successful 1984-1987 union contract, APWU members have the right to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on January 16th. As we enjoy this off day in the manner of our choosing, I would suggest that you participate in an event in your comm...
News Article | December 5, 2022
Union Power in Peoria: APWU 10 Roads Express Workers Strike to Defend Their New Union!
An exhibition of true worker power, solidarity, and courage was on display recently from 10 Roads Express drivers in Peoria, IL. After a swift union organizing campaign and an overwhelming union election victory with a 53-10 “APWU Yes” vote, drivers went on strike less than 48 hours after their vict...
News Article | November 8, 2022
MVS Completes Two Key Arbitrations
National arbitration case number Q10V-4Q-C 1425680 was heard on May 23 -24, 2022 before Arbitrator Brent. This dispute goes back to the Nov. 21, 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The issue before the arbitrator was whether the Postal Service violated the first sentence of Section 2 of the...
News Article | September 16, 2022
“Union Strong, All Day Long!”
I was proud to give the keynote “State of the Union” speech, excerpted below, at the just completed APWU national convention:
News Article | September 16, 2022
A Welcome Return for the APWU Biennial National Convention
The delegates in attendance at the 26th Biennial Convention showed up and stepped up through the challenges COVID-19 may have presented to ensure the convention was successful. Congratulations to everyone who participated. As the Secretary-Treasurer, it is the responsibility of my department to plan...
News Article | September 10, 2022
Union Democracy Sets the Agenda
We just completed our 26th Biennial National Convention, which was held in National Harbor, MD. The delegates engaged in meaningful and spirited debate over the resolutions put before them. The APWU arguably has the most democratic process of any of the unions I am aware of for determining the items...
News Article | September 10, 2022
“Amazing” Convention Sets our Priorities
The 2022 Biennial National Convention has just concluded and it was amazing! Due to COVID-19, the APWU had been unable to hold a national convention since 2018. It was great to be together with more than 2,000 APWU union family members in National Harbor, MD, where we met to debate the issues facing...
News Article | September 10, 2022
44th Annual MVS Directors Conference
The 44th Annual MVS Directors Conference was held on August 13-14 in National Harbor, MD, followed by the APWU’s 26th Biennial National Convention. MVS members throughout the country received training on MVS issues and were provided Step 4 reports.
News Article | August 17, 2022
APWU National Convention: Delegates Make Progress on Convention Business
After a productive first day of convention, delegates continued on Tuesday to make significant progress on union business. They debated and voted on many meaningful resolutions addressing bargaining demands as the Labor-Management Committee, co-chaired by Ken Fajardo, Albuquerque Local, and Wanda Ha...
News Article | August 16, 2022
APWU National Convention: Dimondstein Delivers State of the Union
APWU National Convention: Dimondstein Delivers State of the Union On Monday, APWU President Mark Dimondstein delivered the ‘State of the Union.’ He highlighted our successes and struggles and gave an outlook for a bright, while challenging, future. Reflecting on the moment, Dimondstein said, “the p...