APWU
Maintenance Opportunities: Can Management Reject You for Attendance or Safety?
For many postal employees, a Maintenance Craft position represents an opportunity for better pay, hours, increased job security, and a long-term career path. That is why the process of filling Maintenance vacancies is so important. The APWU negotiated a specific order for filling Maintenance vacancies, outlined in Article 38.8 of the National Agreement and the […]
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What Happened With That Job?
Working at the Postal Service, many employees develop a pattern – report to work five days a week, 40 hours each week, and perform basically the same or similar duties every day. Employees also get used to seeing, for the most part, the same coworkers and supervisors. Periodically, employees check the available duty assignments that […]
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How We Prepare for Contract Negotiations
The APWU is approximately one year out from the start of contract negotiations for what is commonly known as the “main agreement.” In the Industrial Relations Department, it is never too early to begin preparation for contract negotiations. Many of you have heard me say that this department begins preparing for the next contract negotiations […]
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Trustee Audits and Retaining Financial and Election Records
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) requires labor organizations to meet basic standards and fiscal responsibility. These requirements pertain to financial reports and elections. Section 206 of the LMRDA requires the retention of financial records specifically for five years. Therefore, all types of financial records, beginning with the year 2021 to the current year, […]
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Keep Going to Find Your Place in Your Union!
“The Struggle Continues” is a famous quote often cited by legendary former APWU National President Moe Biller. He was not talking about struggling within our own union. The struggle was all of us together, fighting to make sure our members and our communities are valued and our services to the public continue. When I’m in […]
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Vote-by-Mail Is Fundamental to Democracy
I would like to tell a story about my grandfather because it is a story that shaped how I look at voting and what democracy means in our country. My grandfather grew up in Macon, Georgia, during a time when people who looked like him were denied the right to vote. He spent most of […]
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Protect Our Public Post Office: Postal Workers Advocate for Financial Reforms, Defend Public Postal Services, Vote-by-Mail in National Day of Action
Thousands of dedicated postal workers took to the streets on July 28 for a National Day of Action to remind the public and elected officials in Congress that the USPS is a public service, not a business, and that it belongs to the American people and needs to be protected. At more than 90 events […]
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Second Retirement Incentive Due to be Paid August 28, 2026
Consistent with the APWU-USPS One-Time Retirement Incentive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated Jan. 13, 2025, the second installment of the $15,000 will be paid on August 28, 2026. Per the MOU, employees will be paid up to $5,000 in this installment based on their employee classification at the time of retirement. Full-Time career employees will […]
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The Official and Final Version of the 2025-2030 Information Technology/Accounting Services Collective Bargaining Agreement Is Now Available Online
The official and final version of the 2025-2030 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the USPS and the APWU covering Information Technology/Accounting Services (IT/AS) has been completed. The linked PDF is available for immediate use. The file is fully searchable and bookmarked.
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2026 APWU Scholarship Program Winners Announced!
The APWU proudly presents the winners of three scholarship programs: The E.C. Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, Vocational Scholarship, and Best Essay Award for 2026! When the five predecessor craft unions merged to form the APWU in 1971, the new union decided to maintain an academic scholarship program created in 1969 by the United Federation of Postal […]
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