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News Article | July 23, 2014

Clerk Craft Focuses on Resolutions, MOUs

The 2014 Clerk Craft Convention ended on Sunday, July 20 after two days of spirited debate. The delegates moved through 45 resolutions submitted by local and state organizations that were reviewed by the Clerk Craft Committee chaired by Elena White of the Trenton Metro Area Local.

News Article | July 23, 2014

Delegates Debate Bargaining Resolutions

Delegates to the APWU’s 22nd Biennial National Convention got down to business on the convention’s opening day, debating and voting on resolutions submitted to the Labor-Management Committee.

News Article | July 23, 2014

Maintenance Craft Debates Settlement

Maintenance delegates gathered at a pre-convention conference in Chicago to discuss a major settlement that resolves a long-standing dispute over custodial staffing and results in the conversion to career of all Maintenance Craft Postal Support Employees.

News Article | July 23, 2014

Support Services: Successful Negotiations

Prior to the start of the 2014 Bienniel Convention in Chicago, members of the Support Services Division discussed three successful contract negotiations in 2014.

News Article | July 23, 2014

The Labor Movement: Time for a New Day

Nearly two hundred members gathered Sunday afternoon at the 22nd Biennial National Convention in Chicago, IL for an inspiring and lively program organized by Retiree Director Judy Beard, that included talks by four panelists interspersed with singing and chanting led by moderator, Elise Bryant of th...

News Article | July 22, 2014

‘Dump the Postmaster General!’

After noting that some have called Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s actions criminal -- a clear violation of the law that created and maintains the Postal Service as a fundamental right of the people -- APWU President Mark Dimondstein called the PMG “Wall Street’s Trojan Horse, the privatizer fr...

News Article | July 22, 2014

Delegates Adopt Finance Committee Report

The APWU Finance Committee reported to convention delegates on July 21. Despite a declining membership and a still-sluggish economy, “the APWU remains in the black for both 2012 and 2013,” the panel wrote.

News Article | July 22, 2014

Historic Postal Union Alliance Rallies APWU Convention Delegates

Evidence that the Postal Alliance formalized on March 10, 2014 is in full effect was clear to the delegates on Monday. In what was an APWU Convention first, the Presidents of the other three Postal Unions addressed the delegates.

News Article | July 22, 2014

It’s Time to Stand Up and Fight Back

“Attacks are being waged from all quarters – Congress, Wall Street and the Postmaster General himself,” APWU President Mark Dimondstein said in the opening of his “State of Our Union” message to the delegates at the union’s 22nd national convention. “Privatization is not a distant danger but a direc...

News Article | July 22, 2014

New Workshops Reflect New Spirit

The APWU Research and Education Department offered 22 pre-convention workshops on a range of informative topics, from legislative and political action to issues facing Postal SupportEmployees (PSEs) on Friday, July 18. Delegates were excited about the workshop topics and were pleased with the opport...

News Article | July 21, 2014

APWU National Convention Gets Underway

Delegates to the APWU National Convention are ready for action after several days of pre-convention workshops and conferences. Monday, July 21, will feature a State of Our Union address by President Mark Dimondstein, speeches by several  members of Congress, and messages of solidarity by postal unio...

Press Release | July 21, 2014

Thousands to Protest in Chicago Loop Against Shift by USPS of Postal Services to Retailer

Postal Workers Turn up the Heat on Staples

News Article | July 11, 2014

Excitement Builds as National Convention Nears

As the start of the APWU 22nd Biennial Convention nears, anticipation for the big event is building. As of the second week in July, more than 2,000 delegates representing more than 300 locals and state organizations had registered. This year’s theme, Standing Up – Fighting Back! reflects the union’s...

News Article | June 23, 2014

22nd Biennial APWU National Convention Resolutions Now Posted

Resolutions that will be considered by delegates to the APWU 22nd Biennial National Convention are now posted online at www.apwu.org. Delegates will debate and vote on the proposals that will guide the union’s work over the next two years. The resolutions address labor-management issues, workers’ so...

News Article | May 15, 2014

Grievance Time Limits Extended During National Convention

The APWU has reached an agreement with the Postal Service to extend the time limits for grievances and appeals to arbitration during the weeks surrounding the APWU National Convention, Industrial Relations Director Tony D. McKinnon Sr. has announced. From July 14 to Aug. 1, 2014, time limits for fil...