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Grievance Moratorium will be in Effect Due to 2024 National Convention
April 11, 2024
The APWU and the Postal Service have agreed to a moratorium on grievances, disciplinary actions and arbitration hearings at the national, regional, state and local levels from July 8 through July 22, 2024, due to the 2024 APWU Biennial Convention,...
"Building Union Power" National Organizing Campaign Underway
April 4, 2024
On June 25, the APWU will begin negotiations with postal management for a new union contract covering 200,000 postal workers. Negotiations are never easy. Our success depends on building power and leverage. The foundation of our union starts with...
Workers’ Compensation Insurance and Why it is Required!
March 19, 2024
One of the legal requirements that local and state presidents and treasurers must comply with is obtaining workers’ compensation insurance. Since local and state unions are treated as small businesses under state law, each local union that has...
I Believe Our Postal Service is Quickly Changing into a Failing Business Model and Our Universal Service Obligation to America is Disappearing.
March 19, 2024
The Postmaster General (PMG) has degraded our Service Standards and he isn’t stopping. His business plan is destroying us and has lost the confidence of our customers, which affects our mail volume and revenue.
"The Only Constant is Change"
March 19, 2024
Postal management’s network “modernization” plan, mostly driven by changing communications and advancing technology, is underway. Members are legitimately concerned about its impact on jobs and service.
The History of International Working Women’s Day
March 8, 2024
International Working Women’s Day (IWD) is a day of collective global activism and celebration that belongs to all those committed to progressing women’s equality. Celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political advancement of women, the...
Facts and Arguments Exchanged in Dispatch Coordinator National Dispute
March 5, 2024
On Monday, March 4, 2024, the Clerk Craft and the Postal Service exchanged 15-day statements in the dispute surrounding the newly created Dispatch Coordinator position.