APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a National Dispute (USPS # 6X 18T-6X-C 21354335) regarding the Postal Service’s violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. According to the CBA, the total number of part-time employees who “may be hired” should not exceed 2.5 percent of the total number of Maintenance Craft employees covered by the agreement.
On September 20, 2024, the APWU and the USPS reached the following agreements:
• Conversion Opportunities: The USPS will offer 50 Part-Time Regular employees’ conversion to full-time positions.
• Financial Compensation: The USPS will distribute a total of $15 million to Maintenance Craft Part-Time Regular employees, covering the Fiscal Years 2018-2024, which they will pay in two installments. The USPS will make the first payment no later than December 31, 2024.
• Future Conversions: Future Part-Time Regulars may be eligible for conversion to full-time positions around March of each year.
• Resolution of Grievances: This settlement resolves all outstanding local, regional, and national grievances and disputes from 2018 to 2023.
Idowu Balogun, Director
Maintenance Division, APWU-AFLCIO
Washington, DC 20005
