The National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) membership has ratified a new three-year labor contract with the Postal Service. The contract covers approximately 119,000 employees represented by the union. Highlights of the agreement include annual general wage increases, a reduction in the employer share of health premiums, and the preservation of workforce structure modifications achieved…
Hello Brothers and Sisters: In September of this year, APWU members will have the opportunity to vote in the election of national officers of the American Postal Workers Union. We are asking for your vote and support to elect Greg Bell APWU Executive Vice President. We ask that you visit our website at gregbell2016.com so…
By Mark Walker – April 11, 2016 The former treasurer of the South Dakota Postal Workers Union who admitted to embezzling more than $30,000 was sentenced Monday to one year of federal probation. Susan M. Haugen was indicted on three counts of embezzlement and theft of labor union assets. She took a deal with prosecutors…
By Aliya Sternstein – April 11, 2016 A dishonest Postal Service employee, citing a bad back, says she can’t lift a thing, files for workers’ compensation, collects a paycheck and stays home from work. A simple visit to her Facebook page, however, shows the purportedly injured employee lifting weights at a bodybuilding competition. That hypothetical situation…
Press Release – Apr 11 2016 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), the top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, reiterated the need for Congress to act and pass much needed postal reform legislation, particularly in light of the expiration of the court-mandated emergency surcharge on U.S. Postal Service…
I pledge, to you the membership, that I will seek to be a source of unity and to be available to you. I know that there are no perfect officers; nor do I claim to be one. But one of the greatest contributions I can make is to do all I can, in God’s power,…
Web News Article #: 081-2016 Nancy Olumekor was appointed Retirees Department director by President Dimondstein, and the appointment was approved by the National Executive Board. Prior to her appointment, she was a Clerk Craft National Business Agent in the Eastern Region, a position she held for 16 years. Olumekor retired from postal employment in 2013…
Web News Article #: 081-2016 04/11/2016 – APWU President Mark Dimondstein has appointed Judy Beard to serve as Legislative and Political director, effective April 16. She will fill the vacancy created when John Marcotte becomes Health Plan director following the retirement of William Kaczor. In accordance with APWU Constitution, the National Executive Board approved the…
