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News Article | September 11, 2014

Dispute on Custodial Staffing Settled; More Than 3,150 PSEs Converted

The APWU and USPS signed a major settlement on July 9 that resolved a long-standing dispute over custodial staffing and resulted in the conversion to career of all Maintenance Craft Postal Support Employees. It was not an agreement we entered into lightly. The agreement stipulates that the MS-47 Han...

News Article | August 25, 2014

COLA Increase

Career employees represented by the APWU will receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of $686 per year in September 2014, in accordance with the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The raise is the result of an increase in the consumer price index (CPI-W). The effective date is Sept. 6, 20...

News Article | July 25, 2014

Young Activists Watch and Learn

Union members age 35 and under said their first convention gave them insight to the inner workings of the APWU. Many young members said the convention’s theme of Standing Up, Fighting Back mirrored their beliefs of what the future of the APWU holds.

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 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 11, 2014

Maintenance Craft Settles Dispute on Custodial Staffing; Will Convert More Than 3,150 PSEs

The APWU and USPS signed a major settlement July 9 that resolves a long-standing dispute over custodial staffing and results in the conversion to career of all Maintenance Craft Postal Support Employees, Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer has announced.

News Article | July 1, 2014

Maintenance Sets Process For PSE Conversion to Career

On March 20, 2014, President Mark Dimondstein signed  a memorandum of understanding with the USPS on Filling Residual Vacancies. The title sounds innocuous enough, but the agreement is an extremely important step forward for APWU members.

News Article | July 1, 2014

Taking It to The Streets!

Wow! It was great to be out in the streets of Washington, DC with 200+ APWU members and other union leaders and activists on April 24, the National Day of Action to Stop Staples.

News Article | July 1, 2014

Progress on PSEs; Attacks on BEMs, Custodians

The Maintenance Craft has made significant progress recently on issues of concern to Postal Support Employees (PSEs). The Memorandum of Understanding on Filling Residual Vacancies, which was signed by President Dimondstein on March 20, solidified the timing of the opportunity for Maintenance PSEs to...

News Article | May 15, 2014

Settlement Reached on Conversions in MVS

The APWU and USPS have reached a Step 4 settlement [PDF] that resolves a discrepancy between the Collective Bargaining Agreement [PDF] and Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (JCIM) [PDF] regarding the conversion of MVS Craft Postal Support Employees (PSEs) into residual vacancies, Motor Vehicle Cr...

News Article | April 22, 2014

Questions & Answers On Filling Residual Vacancies

The APWU and USPS have agreed to two sets of Questions & Answers regarding the March 20 agreement on Filling Residual Vacancies [PDF], one for the Clerk Craft [PDF] and another for Maintenance Craft [PDF].

News Article | April 3, 2014

PSEs Should Beware of ‘Voice of Employee’ Surveys

Postal Support Employees should beware of management's latest ploy, union leaders are warning: Beginning in April, the Postal Service plans to ask non-career employees to take Voice of the Employee (VOE) surveys.

News Article | March 29, 2014

Maintenance Memo Outlines Steps For PSE Conversion to Career

A March 28 agreement with the USPS outlines the procedure for the conversion of Maintenance Craft Postal Support Employees to career, Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer has announced.

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