All members in good standing as of June 13, 2025, will receive a ballot. To be counted, ballots must be returned to and received in the designated post office box in Washington, DC, by 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6. Union members are encouraged to follow the balloting instructions carefully.
To protect the privacy of your vote, place your ballot in the secret ballot envelope and insert it into the mailing envelope. Information on the mailing envelope must be completed to identify legitimate voters, but mailing envelopes will be separated from secret ballot envelopes before votes are counted.
Members in good standing who have not received their ballots by Monday, Sept. 22, should notify their local or contact the American Arbitration Association between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) at 800-529-5218 to request a duplicate. Ballots may also be requested by visiting: www.electionsaaa.org/ballotrequest/apwu
The APWU National Election Committee will take custody of the ballots from the designated post office
box at 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6. Votes will be tallied at the Hilton Washington DC National Mall, 480 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20024.
Unofficial election results will be posted on the union’s website, www.apwu.org, as soon as they are available, and will be updated frequently.
All requests for duplicate ballots must include the member’s name, address, email address, employee ID number (or retiree ID number), the last four digits of the Social Security number, division (craft), local,
and the reasons for the request. The APWU is urging union members to vote in this year’s election of national union officers. To encourage participation, the union is sponsoring a competition that will reward locals and retiree chapters whose members vote in the highest percentages. Ballots are being mailed to all eligible APWU members Sept. 10, and must be returned to and received in the designated post office box by 2 p.m. on Oct. 6.
The incentive for participation in the election process will be payments to the locals and retiree chapters to be used on behalf of the membership. The top three locals in each size category will receive cash awards based on the number of members:
1,000 and above: $4,000
500-999: $2,000
100-499: $1,000
1-99: $200
The top three retiree chapters will also receive awards:
500-999: $500
100-499: $250
1-99: $50
To be eligible, locals and retiree chapters must reach a voter participation level of at least 50 percent. If more than three in any category generate 100 percent participation; all “100%” locals and chapters will
receive awards.
