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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.

The Function One Fiasco

July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Eastern Regional Coordinator Mike Gallagher  The USPS embarked on a mission to staff all Function One Mail Processing operations using a program...

Filling Maintenance Vacancies - Part 1

July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Maintenance Craft Directors  The Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (JCIM) is the mutually agreed upon explanation on how to apply our contract...

A Culture of Solidarity

July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Craft Directors  The owners of large corporations and their allies are behind the push to degrade and dismantle the Postal Service. Their...

Workers Under Attack and Fighting Back!

July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman  Today, more than ever, I am thankful to be a member of the APWU. Throughout my career the union has...

We Are Stronger With Our Allies

July 23, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell  The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) has begun bargaining with the United States Postal Service (USPS) for...

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