APWU News 5/01/15 – President Mark Dimondstein spoke at a celebration of International Workers Day sponsored by the AFL-CIO on the eve of the holiday. Although May Day – which originated in the fight for the eight-hour day in Chicago – is not officially recognized in this country, it’s making a comeback. Click here for more.
Senate Opposes USPS Service Cuts APWU Calls Vote ‘Significant Development’ APWU News – 05/01/2015 Sen. Sanders addresses a rally against fast-tracking the TPP trade deal on April 20 in Washington DC. The Senate approved a motion on S. Con. Res. 11 introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that instructs budget conferees to insist on a […]
Statement by Mark Dimondstein on USPS Inspector General’s Report On Questionable Sales of Historic Post Offices by USPS’s Real Estate Firm, CBRE ‘We need to protect the USPS from corporate pirates’ 04/29/2015 – Washington – The Inspector General’s report on the Postal Service’s real estate transactions with CBRE is a stinging indictment of the way the USPS has sold […]
04/10/2015 – The APWU and USPS reached two pre-arbitration settlements on April 9, resolving disputes over the use of acting supervisors (204bs) in Bulk Mail Entry Units and in Office-in-Charge assignments, Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson has announced. According to the settlement involving Bulk Mail Entry Units (BMEUs), Section 2.D of the Clerk Craft Jobs Memo, which is part […]
Complaint over Cyber Intrusion Would Set Precedent APWU News – 04/08/2015 – In a first-of-its-kind complaint, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has cited the Postal Service for failing to bargain with the APWU over last year’s massive data security breach. The incident, which was revealed to the union and employees in mid-November, compromised the personal information […]
04/07/2015 – The labor movement will observe Workers Memorial Day on Tues. April 28, to commemorate those who have been killed or injured on the job and to revitalize the fight for workplace safety. Workers Memorial Day coincides with the anniversary of passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH) more than 40 years ago, which […]
APWU News – 04/06/2015 – On April 15, APWU members will greet last-minute tax filers and reporters at post offices around the country with a message many of them haven’t heard before: The Postal Service gets zero tax dollars. “Tax day is a good time to inform the public about this little-known fact,” said APWU President Mark […]
04/02/2015 – APWU President Mark Dimondstein has presented an update for union members on contract negotiations. The bargaining report is available to APWU members only. To read the summary, click here. For those who are new to the APWU website — or to the Members Only section — log-in instructions can be found here.
APWU news – 04/01/2015 – In a March 30 agreement, the Maintenance Craft settled a long-running dispute over eligibility for promotions for a total of $2 million, Director Steve Raymer has announced. The settlement, signed by Assistant Director Idowu Balogun, says that 671 employees whose eligibility rating was changed to “ineligible” in August 2009 will each receive a […]
APWU news – 03/31/2015 – APWU President Mark Dimondstein will address a rally in front of the White House on April 2 calling on President Obama to issue an Executive Order requiring corporations that do business with the government to disclose their political spending. “Our members declared at last year’s convention that ‘Money isn’t speech and corporations […]