Web News Article #: 108-2016 05/17/2016 – Employees in the same category who are performing the same work should get the same rate of pay. That’s the premise of an agreement between the APWU and USPS, says Motor Vehicle Service Craft Director Michael O. Foster. The May 12 agreement between the APWU and USPS stipulates…
Brothers and Sisters, My name is Desi Neurohr and I am proud and excited to announce my candidacy for the position of Director, APWU Retirees Department. I have been a dues paying member for over 40 years. My working career was spent in Pittsburgh, Pa. where I served the local on a full time basis…
Background On December 5, 2014, the U.S. Postal Service reached a settlement with the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) for $56 million, resolving a long-standing dispute dating back to the 1970s. This dispute involved the number of hours postmasters and supervisors could devote to bargaining unit work. Bargaining unit work is the work of career…
By Nicholas Malfitano – May 11, 2016 PHILADELPHIA – A former mail clerk from the United States Postal Service (USPS) who alleged discrimination and wrongful termination against the agency has had her claim defeated in federal court, due to not exhausting her administrative remedies. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s Judge…
By Silver Krieger – May 15, 2016 New York, NY – Thursday, May 12, A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service, a coalition of 130 organizations, met at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Harlem, and held a hearing in front of a wide range of politicians and activists. …The presentation began with a…
The Postal Bulletin’s latest issue highlights Mailbox Improvement Week, which will be observed May 15-21 this year. The annual campaign, held during the third week of May, encourages customers to examine and, where necessary, improve the appearance of their mailboxes. The May 12 Postal Bulletin also has information about plans to establish Priority Mail International…
Published on May 11, 2016 The US Postal Service has been hamstrung by Congress and the agency is not getting a single dime of taxpayer money despite losing $2 billion last year. But it’s not all bad news: The agency’s revenue went up five percent last quarter. Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers…
Web News Article #: 106-2016 05/12/2016 – While 200,000 APWU members across the country await an arbitrator’s ruling on a new contract, 1,100 union members covered by the IT/AS contract voted to ratify a one-year extension of their 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement, Support Services Director Steve Brooks has announced. The vote was 464 in favor,…
