Wear Your Solidarity on Your Sleeve Web News Article #: 118-2015 06/05/2015 – APWU members can literally wear their solidarity on their sleeve with the new Contract NOW armband. The horizontal armband, bearing the slogan, âGood Service! Good Jobs! Contract Now!â is available at the APWU store for $6 each. Click here to purchase. Source:…
Web News Article #: 117-2015 06/03/2015 – As the union prepare for mediation on a new collective bargaining agreement the role of rank-and-file members remains critical, APWU President Mark Dimondstein says. âYour continued involvement can make a difference as we move to mediation and possibly to arbitration,â he said. âI urge every member to get…
News Bulletin 09-2015 05/28/2015 – Contract negotiations between the American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service ended without an agreement on May 27. The USPS scuttled any prospect of reaching a deal by insisting on severe cuts in pay and benefits, despite the fact that progress had been made on many non-economic issues,…
The Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) have agreed to extend contraction negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement, USPS announced May 21. Although the contract with APWU expired at midnight May 20, the Postal Service and APWU mutually decided to extend the negotiations deadline by one week to May 27. APWU…
Via Bobby Donelson, President, Retiree Chapter, SCAL (scroll down for Bobby’s comments) Postal Reorganization Act On March 12, 1970, after extensive hearings, the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee reported a compromise measure containing provisions similar to the commission proposals endorsed by President Nixon. The bill included a 5.4 percent retroactive pay raise and…
By Stephanie Carson – May 18, 2015 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. â Florida postal workers have more on their minds this morning than the heavy load of Monday mail. The American Postal Workers Union contract is set to expire this Wednesday. Deborah Smith, representative for the Manatee Area Local Chapter of the American Postal Workers Union, says…
Web News Article #: 106-2015 05/16/2015 – To stay informed of developments at the bargaining table as the expiration of the contract between the APWU and USPS approaches, union members are invited to call a telephone hotline. The first update will be available on Saturday, May 16, at 6 p.m. To listen to the message,…
05/16/2015 – On May 20 â the day our contract expires â show solidarity by wearing APWU-themed gear to work. Thatâs the message from APWU President Mark Dimondstein. âI urge you to wear a union T-shirt, cap, button or sticker. If you canât get your hands on an APWU item, please wear blue,â he said….
