Greetings APWU Sisters and Brothers, I am deeply honored to be elected by the membership to the office of APWU National President and greatly appreciate the many activists around the country that passionately worked for change and made this victory possible. This election victory belongs to the people. I congratulate the fine candidates I ran […]
Members of the APWU Election Committee collected ballots for the 2013 election of national officers from the designated post office box at 2 p.m. on Oct. 7 and transported them to the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Washington DC, where they will be counted. Voters’ eligibility will be verified and the ballots will be […]
By Greg Bell APWU Executive Vice President At Senate hearings in September on proposed postal legislation — legislation the APWU and the three other postal unions oppose — Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe made several statements that once again call his credibility into question. At a Sept. 19 hearing, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) said, “It is […]
The APWU filed a complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on Sept. 5 charging that the USPS is failing to comply with its own service standards and is depriving individuals, small businesses and organizations of the service they are entitled to by law. The Postal Service’s failure to comply with the law is the […]
PSEs should be aware that the USPS cannot be relied upon to provide accurate information to outsiders — such as prospective employers or loan officers — about your employment history. Of course, this could have negative consequences far beyond the Postal Service. Let’s assume that you are a PSE and you are considering other employment […]
In response to demands from the APWU, the Postal Service agreed on Aug. 14 to convert 399 Clerk Craft Postal Support Employees (PSEs) to career status. The conversions will be the first in mail processing. The conversions will occur primarily in districts where the number of PSEs exceeds the 20 percent district-wide cap outlined in […]
The APWU won a major victory Aug. 13 when Arbitrator Shyam Das issued a ruling that will help the union fight subcontracting, President Cliff Guffey has announced. Das ruled that locals must be notified when management makes a decision at the local, district or area level to contract out craft work. The decision could result […]
Career APWU members will receive a $937 annual increase in pay in September, APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced. “This substantial raise is the result of the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, which preserved cost-of-living adjustments for our members,” he said. “Cost-of-living increases are an important part of our pay package,” Guffey noted. “Combined with percentage […]
The American Postal Workers Union achieved a significant victory on Aug. 13, with the signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that strengthens and clarifies the seniority rights of Postal Support Employees (PSEs), Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris has announced. The Memorandum of Understanding on PSE Reappointment [PDF] stipulates that after their break in service, PSE […]
In a victory for the APWU, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued an award [PDF] on July 25 that will help protect our members’ interests if the Postal Service proposes to increase hourly rates for Postal Support Employees (PSEs) when it is necessary to do so to recruit or retain them. The Memorandum of Understanding Re: Postal […]