Maintenance In-service Open Season (April 1-30, 2022)

The 2021-2024 National Agreement between the United States Postal Service and American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, amends the maintenance in-service examination process, to include that on an annual basis from March 1-31 career employees may submit a written request to be tested for maintenance craft eligibility ratings for all occupational groups (excluding NST ET-11). Due…

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UPDATED: Vote NO! The membership has earned more and deserves better.

As a response to comments on this site and the 21cpw Facebook group, the original post with chart has been updated as follows: Click Here for MS Word version Original Post: Via John Marcotte, former APWU National Legislative Director and Health Plan Director: Vote NO! The membership has earned more and deserves better. Upon review…

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APWU: First COLA Increase to be $1,310 if Contract is Ratified

On February 10, 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for the month of January 2022. January was the final month of the six-month measuring period used for determining the cost of living allowance (COLA) for those covered by the National Agreement. Every full-time career employee in every step…

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