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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...

APWU Retirees Still Fighting for Justice

September 10, 2022
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,...

Our Work Continues: APWU Biennial National Convention, Congress’ End-of-Year Actions and the 2022 Elections

September 10, 2022
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...

Successful Maintenance Division Conference

September 10, 2022
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...

A Successful Convention, and Motivation to Grow our Local and State Power

September 10, 2022
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...

Reporting Back On Four Years And Looking To The Future

September 10, 2022
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...

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