Update
Contract Arbitration Decision Expected Soon
06/30/2016 - The APWU expects a decision from Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg by mid-July, reports President Mark Dimondstein.
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Contract Negotiations
News: Contract Negotiations
Ron Sargent Out as Staples CEO
Departure ‘An Opportunity,’ APWU Says
06/03/2016 - The APWU welcomed the news that Ron Sargent will step down as Staples’ CEO at the company’s annual meeting on June 14. 
The decision follows Staples’ failed attempt to merge with Office Depot, a strategy Sargent championed. “The company was weakened by the failure and it ended Sargent’s tenure,” President Mark Dimondstein said.
NSB 08-2016 (1.32 MB)Contract Arbitration Hearings Conclude
Decision Expected in 30 to 60 Days
05/06/2016 - Arbitration hearings on the APWU Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Postal Service have concluded and the union expects a decision in 30 to 60 days, President Mark Dimondstein has announced.
Solidarity Endures in Lancaster’s VMF Crew
05/02/2016 - 
Members of the Lancaster [PA] Area Local working in the Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF) wore their solidarity on their sleeves April 28 with APWU T-shirts.
PSEs’ Hardships and Indignities
05/01/2016 - 
Nine Postal Support Employees presented emotional testimony on March 10 before a panel of arbitrators – who will decide the terms of the union’s next contract – describing the struggles they face and the indignities they experience.
Contract Arbitration Gets Underway
05/01/2016 - 
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Interest arbitration hearings for our new contract got underway in February and continued in March and April.
Union Wraps Up Opening Round In Contract Arbitration
04/14/2016 - 
Shown here: Central Florida Area Local.
On April 5 and 6 the APWU completed the opening round of its case before the arbitration panel that will decide the terms of a new contract, with testimony supporting the union’s economic package and proposals to eliminate multiple tiers within the workforce.
NSB 07-2016 (1.53 MB)Contract Arbitration Update
03/11/2016 - Three more days of hearings in the arbitration for a new contract wrapped up on March 10.
Contract Campaign
Contract Arbitration Underway
03/01/2016 - (This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Arbitration hearings for a new APWU Collective Bargaining Agreement with the U.S. Postal Service began on Feb. 17, and are expected to last several months.
Contract Arbitration Gets Underway
‘Postal Workers Earn the Right To Be Justly Compensated For Our Service, Hard Work’
02/23/2016 - 
On the opening day of arbitration for a new contract, APWU President Mark Dimondstein stated the union’s case in an impassioned presentation to the board of arbitrators. The interests of the 200,000 postal workers represented by the APWU are contained in the preamble of the union’s Constitution, he said: “We believe all members of labor have the right to economic, political and social justice.”
NSB 04-2016 (2.71 MB)