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News Article | February 20, 2014
Excessing, Job Withholding Due to Consolidations on ‘Indefinite Hold’
Union members are sure to breathe a sigh of relief following a recent notice from the Postal Service to the APWU.
News Article | February 19, 2014
Postal Workers Protest Rep. Issa at NH GOP Fundraiser
More than 150 union members braved sub-zero degree winds on Feb. 17 to deliver an icy greeting to U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, the author of legislation (H.R. 2748) that would lead to the demise of the Postal Service.
News Article | January 24, 2014
USPS Postpones Consolidations
The Postal Service announced in the Federal Register on Jan. 24 that it is postponing Phase 2 of its latest mail processing consolidation plan, which was slated to begin on Feb. 1.
News Article | December 23, 2013
Tell the PRC About Delayed Mail
Businesses, customers and APWU members who have complaints about delayed mail should be sure to let the Postal Regulatory Commission know, says Debby Szeredy, the union’s executive vice president.
News Article | December 16, 2013
APWU Files Amended Complaint with PRC
The APWU filed an amended complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on Dec.13, alleging that the USPS is failing to comply with service standards on first-class mail and periodicals.
News Article | December 11, 2013
APWU Calls on PRC To Investigate Delayed Mail
APWU Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy called on the Postal Regulatory Commission to conduct an investigation into delayed mail at the agency’s public meeting on Dec. 11.
News Article | December 3, 2013
PRC Ruling: One More Week To Prove USPS is Violating Service Standards
In a ruling responding to a complaint filed by the APWU, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued an order on Nov. 27 giving the APWU two weeks to submit additional evidence that the Postal Service is regularly violating its own mandatory service standards.
News Article | November 26, 2013
‘Lose a Life to Save a Dollar’
The APWU family is deeply saddened by the death of Tyson Barnette, the 26 year old Maryland Letter Carrier who was killed while delivering mail on Saturday, Nov. 22, well after dark.
News Article | September 5, 2013
APWU Files Charges With Postal Regulatory Commission
The APWU filed a complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on Sept. 5 charging that the USPS is failing to comply with its own service standards and is depriving individuals, small businesses and organizations of the service they are entitled to by law.
News Article | July 25, 2013
House Panel Approves Rep. Issa’s Postal Bill
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform approved a postal bill introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) by a vote of 22 to 17 on July 24. ALSO: Take Action Now!
News Article | May 20, 2013
Stop Accelerating Consolidation of Mail Processing
Forty-seven members of Congress have signed a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe urging him to stand by his commitment to keep more than 70 mail processing facilities open until next spring.
News Article | April 11, 2013
‘Congress is Killing the Postal Service’
“Congress is killing the Postal Service,” President Cliff Guffey declared on April 10. “Its failure to act is pushing the Postal Service to the brink of bankruptcy and threatens to destroy the institution,” he said.
News Article | January 22, 2013
USPS Accelerates Implementation Of 18 Consolidation Sites
Postal management notified the APWU on Jan. 17 of its decision to accelerate the consolidation of 18 sites, moving implementation from 2014 to 2013. The 18 facilities were originally among 89 sites that management identified for consolidation next year, in Phase 2 of a modified consolidation plan th...
News Article | September 12, 2012
PRC Dismisses APWU Complaint
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has dismissed a complaint filed by the APWU alleging that the USPS violated federal law when it began implementing a plan to eliminate half of the nation’s mail processing plants before the PRC issued an Advisory Opinion on the plan.
News Article | September 5, 2012
Video Chronicles Union Struggle
A video shown on the first day of the APWU National Convention summarized the struggles of the APWU to Save America’s Postal Service.