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APWU Livestream Tonight – Are We Broke or Is There Hope?
Join APWU President Jonathan Smith LIVE tonight April 14 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT to learn about the USPS’s financial situation and what the future holds for our public Postal Service. The first half of the livestream will cover the financial situation that Postmaster General David Steiner outlined in his testimony, followed by the […]
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APWU Statement on USPS’s Temporary FERS Suspension
The APWU is aware of the Postal Service’s actions announced this morning related to temporarily suspending USPS’s contributions to the FERS retirement system. APWU members should rest assured that this will have no immediate impact on any current or future retiree. Your benefits are earned and they are guaranteed by law, regardless of how they […]
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APWU-Represented Employees Covered by the National Agreement Receive Retroactive Payments April 10
APWU-represented employees covered by the 2024-2027 National Agreement received the retroactive payments owed to them in their April 10 paychecks. These include members of the Clerk, Maintenance, Motor Vehicle Service, Operating Services, and Material Support Crafts. Employees will see the retroactive payments listed on their paychecks as multiple “adjustments.” To fully understand the retroactive payments, […]
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Is the USPS Broke or Is There Hope? Join the APWU Livestream on USPS Finances and the Future of Our Public Postal Service
Headlines are frantically declaring that the Postal Service is running out of money. Last month, Postmaster General David Steiner testified to Congress that the Postal Service is in financial jeopardy and could fail within a year. This week, the White House signed an executive order to curtail Vote-by-Mail, raising concerns about the future of the […]
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Statement from President Jonathan Smith on Anti-Voter Executive Order
On March 31, the White House issued Executive Order 14399, titled “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections.” This executive order would require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to regulate who can receive ballots based on state-specific mail-in voter lists, created by the Department of Homeland Security. The order contradicts the fundamental purpose […]
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APWU 28th Biennial National Convention Hotel Information Now Live
Honoring Our Past, Fighting for Our Future! is the theme of the American Postal Workers Union’s 28th Biennial Convention, which is set for Monday, August 17, 2026, through Thursday, August 20, 2026, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. The National Convention is the union’s highest decision-making body and […]
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Our Fight To Save Veterans’ Preference Rights, Health Care Benefits Continues
(This article appeared in the January/February 2026 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) In 2025, we provided our APWU veteran leaders with a strategic plan to fight back against the Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025” plan to privatize and destroy the federal government’s VA Health Care system. In 2026, our strategic plan to fight back […]
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Clerk Craft Jobs MOUs Newman Interim National Arbitration Award and Memo
On March 4, 2026, Arbitrator Margo Newman issued an interim award holding that the APWU’s Clerk Craft Jobs MOU Step 4 grievance may proceed to arbitration at the national level. The decision clears the way for the APWU to litigate on the merits of its claim that the Postal Service violated Article 1.5, the Clerk […]
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LaRue Clerk Craft Dispatch Coordinator National Award with Memo
In his first national-level arbitration Article 19 award for the APWU and the Postal Service, Arbitrator Homer LaRue reviewed the Postal Service’s new Dispatch Coordinator position to determine whether it complied with the National Agreement and was fair, reasonable, and equitable. APWU and USPS, Case No. 6X21C-6X-C23174015 (LaRue 2026). Arbitrator LaRue took testimony from postal […]
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Clerk Craft Wins National Article 19 Award Regarding Dispatch Coordinator Position
In his first national-level arbitration Article 19 award for the APWU and the Postal Service, Arbitrator Homer LaRue reviewed the Postal Service’s new Dispatch Coordinator position to determine whether it complied with the National Agreement and was fair, reasonable, and equitable. APWU and USPS, Case No. 6X21C-6X-C23174015 (LaRue 2026). Arbitrator LaRue took testimony from postal […]
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