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The Maintenance Division and the Article 12 Notification Process
May 21, 2024
Maintenance Craft Director Idowu Balogun provides information on the Article 12 notification process, and the steps required in our Collective Bargaining Agreement prior to excessing.
Solidarity Is The Antidote to a Toxic Workplace
May 21, 2024
As the “Chief Spokesperson” for the 2024 contract negotiations, I have both a huge and humbling task. The outcome of negotiations, whether through a voluntary agreement or through a contract imposed upon us by an interest arbitration panel, will...
Public Banking Initiatives March Onward in California
January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Regular readers of this column will recall that in late 2019, California passed a landmark public banking bill, which allowed for the creation of...
Gearing up for Contract Negotiations in 2021
January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Happy new year, sisters and brothers! This past year brought challenges we had not seen in the Postal Service before. But all of you accepted...
Postal Workers Honored with Awards
January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On December 15, postal workers were honored by the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) at the organization’s 23rd Annual...
New Year, New Beginnings!
January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
As we begin anew from an unprecedented year, it has not been easy. However, we do so filled with varied emotions. Sadness for the loss of family...
You’re Key to Winning the Fight: Join a Collective Action Team!
January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
As the APWU begins preparations for negotiations on the next collective bargaining agreement, members are encouraged to get involved in the...