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News Article | September 10, 2022
Local Organizing – The Fund That Pays for Itself
As local and state officers bring their 2023 budgets to September and October meetings, it is important every local creates a budget for organizing. This summer, in our Building Union Power organizing drive, we recruited 5,000 new members. But the work cannot stop there if we are going to keep stren...
News Article | September 10, 2022
Federal Domestic Violence Laws
The text in this article is from the U.S. Department of Justice Website Federal Domestic Violence Laws Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an alarming rise in domestic violence and intimate partner violence. In 1994, Congress passed the Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”). This Act, and...
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
After Pressure, Management Sets Retroactive Pay Date: October 28, 2022
As the APWU was preparing collective actions in response to the unacceptable delay in retroactive payments won in the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), postal management finally provided the union with firm dates the payments will be received by postal workers in APWU represented craf...
News Article | September 10, 2022
Delegates Unite at National Convention
Congratulations on a spirited National Convention; our members were well represented and the delegates united for the good of the union. Another one for the history books! I would like to thank Nation’s Capital Southern Maryland Area Local, its President Dena Briscoe, and members for generously host...
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
2022 National Convention
Every other year, the APWU Health Plan looks forward to the APWU National Convention as it gives us a chance to connect with union members from all around the nation. It’s an exciting event, and this year’s convention didn’t disappoint! The APWU Health Plan participates in these events to offer our...
News Article | September 10, 2022
Human Relations Department Moving Forward
The 26th Biennial Convention was very inspiring and it was a pleasure to see all of those who came out to exercise their constitutional right to a voice and vote, collectively participating in this democracy. The delegates’ votes dictate to the APWU Leadership how they would like this great union to...
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 | September 10, 2022
APWU Retirees Still Fighting for Justice
The midterm elections are approaching. Use your voice to let the candidates running for Congress, the House and the Senate, know that you and your family will only vote for those candidates who are committed to protecting your hard-earned benefits, your federal pension (CSRS or FERS), Social Securit...
News Article | September 10, 2022
Our Work Continues: APWU Biennial National Convention, Congress’ End-of-Year Actions and the 2022 Elections
During our National Convention, the APWU Legislative and Political Department hosted a midterm election briefing that focused on our election efforts this upcoming November. Eddie Acosta, a national campaign coordinator with the AFL-CIO, spoke about what is at stake in this election and laid out the...
News Article | September 10, 2022
A Successful Convention, and Motivation to Grow our Local and State Power
APWU National Conventions are always uplifting for everyone, and the 26th Biennial Convention was all that and more. This is our union democracy in action. I was honored to chair during some of the discussions on our resolutions during three of the four days. Overall, I believe our delegates were in...
News Article | September 10, 2022
Reporting Back On Four Years And Looking To The Future
Since 2009, the USPS has wanted to cut our workforce and reduce the retail footprint using Contract Postal Units (CPUs), approved shippers, and reducing or closing retail operations, which, if successful, would have reduced mail processing and retail/customer service clerks to under 50,000 clerks in...
News Article | September 10, 2022
Successful Maintenance Division Conference
The 2022 APWU National Convention started on Monday, August 15, 2022 and lasted for four days. We participated in Maintenance Council meetings on Thursday, August 11 and pre-convention workshops (MS-1 staffing issues and Article 12 in the Maintenance Craft) on Friday, August 12. We were addressed by...
News Article | September 9, 2022
Arbitrator Sharnoff Issues National-Level Award on ADUS Craft Jurisdiction
On September 1, 2022 Arbitrator Joseph M. Sharnoff issued his latest national-level RI-399 award, this one concerning the Automated Delivery Unit Sorter (ADUS). The ADUS award was the last in a series of four RI-399 craft jurisdiction awards that the APWU, NPMHU (Mail Handlers Union) and the Postal...