Postal News
USPS OIG – Understanding Poor Plant Performance
The U.S. Postal Service has approximately 300 mail processing facilities. Some of these facilities perform better than others, some perform ...
In response to USPS understaffing, unions are calling for a ramp-up in hiring
The National Association of Letter Carriers and the American Postal Workers Union are calling for USPS to increase hiring, adding ...
APWU – Second COLA Increase Announced
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $1.18 per hour ...
NPMHU – Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) set at $2,455
Effective August 27, 2022, all career Mail Handler craft employees are scheduled to receive a cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment as outlined ...
NALC – Sixth contract COLA set at $2,455
The sixth regular cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for career letter carriers under the 2019-2023 National Agreement is $2,455 annually following the ...
Statement of APWU President Mark Dimondstein in Response to Recent Remarks by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Future Postal Staffing
In a recent presentation before the neoconservative American Enterprise Institute, Postmaster General (PMG) Louis DeJoy outlined his views of the ...
After Pressure, Management Sets Retroactive Pay Date For APWU
Today, after concerted struggles with postal management, management has finally provided the union with firm dates the payments will be ...
USPS won’t give APWU a date for retroactive contract payments
This is an important update on our retroactive pay from the 2021-24 contract and a call to action on securing ...
USPS OIG – Free Matter for the Blind
Free Matter for the Blind or Other Physically Handicapped Persons (Free Matter) is a legally mandated program that allows eligible ...
APWU and NPMHU are hosting a National day of action on July 19th for the USPS Shipping Equity Act
Current law prohibits the Postal Service from shipping alcoholic goods, making private shippers such as FedEx and UPS the only ...