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In a Needed Step to Improve Service, Postal Management to Slow Down Consolidations
May 15, 2024
In response to union, community, and political pressure, Postmaster General (PMG) DeJoy, in a letter to Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), has agreed to pause, at least until January 2025, a number of the planned mail consolidations that are part of the “...
GSA Per Diem Rate Now Covers Daily Cost at NCED Eatery Effective March 15, 2024.
May 14, 2024
The General Services Administration Per Diem Rate of $59 Now Covers Daily Cost of Meals at National Center for Employee Development’s “3 Squares Eatery,” Effective March 15, 2024.
Central Regional Coordinator Sharyn Stone Retires: Amy Puhalski Appointed as New Coordinator
May 10, 2023
Central Regional Coordinator Sharyn Stone has announced her retirement effective April 30, 2023. Sister Stone assumed her position of Regional Coordinator and National Executive Board member in 2001 and served for over 20 years with passion and...
APWU National Presidents Conference Rallies at Postal HQ Against Cuts, For Better Service
May 10, 2023
Hundreds of postal workers demonstrated outside of USPS headquarters on Tuesday, May 9 at a rally coordinated by the APWU National Presidents Conference. The rally, which coincided with a meeting of Postal Service Board of Governors, called for a...
Postal Workers "Speak Up Together" for Dignity and Respect
May 5, 2023
Postal workers were “fired up, and ready to go,” as APWU members and allies across the country took action to demand dignity and respect on the Workers Memorial Day National Day of Action. On April 28, union members wore stickers, filled out union...
2024 Annual Leave Exchange and Carryover MOU
May 5, 2023
As with previous years, the Postal Service has agreed to increase the maximum number of hours career employees may carry over into the next leave year. Career employees may also “exchange” (sell back”) additional annual leave.
USPS sees ‘massive turnover’ in non-career workers as union protests short-staffing
May 3, 2023
The Postal Service says it’s getting operations on the right track after years of pandemic-related challenges.
But the American Postal Workers Union says the agency remains too short-staffed to meet service standards, leading to burnout and a high...