12/08/2014 – The APWU reached a $56 million settlement with the USPS on Dec. 5 to resolve a long-standing dispute over postmasters and supervisors in small offices performing bargaining unit work. The agreement includes provisions that are intended to prevent future violations of the limits on the number of hours managerial personnel may spend performing craft duties. Most notably, […]
12/05/2014 – After several months of negotiating with the USPS, the APWU was successful in obtaining a five-year extension for the Electronic Grievance System (EGS). Although the USPS and APWU have agreed to meet every five years to review the program’s results and make necessary modifications, the program is now considered permanent. A Questions & Answers document was prepared to provide […]
On Nov. 28, the day after Thanksgiving, thousands of Walmart employees across the nation protested low wages, inadequate working conditions, and illegal practices that prevent workers from forming a union. Protests took place throughout the country, with the biggest demonstrations being in Washington, DC, Chicago, and in cities in Texas, California, and New Jersey. In […]
An Unexpected Finding: Young People Love the Postal Service Best 11/25/2014 – APWU Few postal workers were surprised by a recent Gallup Poll that found that Americans rate the Postal Service highest among 13 government agencies – after all, the USPS routinely ranks at the top of such surveys. But many people were surprised to learn that […]
It has been an exciting first year as your president. I am as honored today as I was the day I took office. I appreciate the help, insight and activism of so many members, local and state leaders, and national officers across the country. Together, we have made real advances in very difficult times. We have […]
911 Call Delayed Up to 50 Minutes; Employee Dies 11/24/2014 Oakland, CA. – Macasieb at a United Postal Service processing and distributiong center. Director of Industrial Relations Tony D. McKinnon Sr. has asked the Postal Service to explain its protocols for providing emergency medical assistance after learning that a Bay Area postal employee lay dying for as […]
11.20.14 – APWU President Mark Dimondstein was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum (ICRCM) in his adopted home town of Greensboro, NC, on Sept. 15. The centerpiece of the museum commemorates the historic sit-in by four North Carolina A&T College students at the “whites only” Woolworth lunch […]
11/20/2014 – New revelations about the security breach in the Postal Service’s data systems are raising additional concerns about this very troubling incident. The APWU remains fully committed to protecting the rights of our members and demanding information from the USPS about what management knew and when they knew it. Unfortunately, it appears the breach was worse than originally […]
APWU – 11/18/2014 – Two new national officers were appointed recently to fill vacant National Business Agent positions: James Stevenson was appointed Clerk Craft National Business Agent “C” for the Chicago Region, effective Oct. 13, and Rufina J. Pagaduan was appointed All-Craft National Business Agent for the Pacific Area, effective Nov. 15. Stevenson fills the […]
APWU: 11/16/2014 – On Nov. 14, 2014, as part of a National Day of Action, postal workers and supporters protested at a meeting of the USPS Board of Governors in Washington, DC, to demand that Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and the board Stop Delaying America’s Mail!