Update on Management’s Network Modernization Plans: APWU Takes a Series of Actions
While still in its early stages, postal management is aggressively proceeding with their “network modernization” p
APWU – Next union negotiated raises will be in paychecks dated December 8, 2023
APWU-represented career postal employees will receive a union-won general wage increase (GWI) equal to 1.3 percent of base pay, effective Nov. 18. Non-career APWU-represented employees will receive an additional 1…
APWU – 2023 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period
In accordance with Article 8, Sections 4 and 5 of the APWU Collective Bargaining Agreement, penalty overtime rules are not applicable for a consecutive four-week period each year during December.
Local postal union concerned about potential changes to service, delivery delays
But there’s fear, particularly among the American Postal Workers Union’s Provo Local 42, that those “appointed rounds” may soon come with some significant delays.
Connolly, Kilmer, Bacon, Valadao Reintroduce Federal Retirement Fairness Act
Today, U.S. Representatives reintroduced the Federal Retirement Fairness Act (FRFA), legislation to address a gap for federal employees who began their careers as temporary workers and were thus unable to…
Postal Management Announces Targeted & Limited Voluntary Early Retirement in Newark, NJ
In a surprise announcement, postal management has invoked a targeted Voluntary Early Retirement (VER), limited to the Newark, NJ geographic area, with no monetary incentive and limited to employees in…
APWU Members Paint a Stark Picture of Toxic Workplaces
An APWU workplace survey of more than ten thousand APWU members has painted a stark picture of hostile work environments, low morale, and understaffing, overseen by poorly trained, ineffective, and…
APWU – Save Our Post Offices and Branches
Be on the lookout for Suspensions and Discontinuance of Post Offices. If you are the employee being affected or are a customer and hear or read about a post office…
Sixty Years On, Postal Workers March on Washington
On August 26, APWU members and officers from across the country participated in the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington in the Nation’s Capital with thousands of labor rights…
Arbitrator cancels excessing of clerks at spoke offices of Utica S&DC
The APWU has won a grievance concerning the implementation of the Sorting & Delivery Center in Utica, New York.