Opening Day Comments – National Negotiations — June 25, 2024 By APWU President and Lead Negotiator Mark Dimondstein The American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO welcomes this opportunity to represent approximately 200,000 postal workers in these important negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between our union and the United States Postal Service. For generations postal … Read more
(This article appeared in the September-October 2013 edition of The American Postal Worker.) Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe renewed his call to remove postal employees and retirees from the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) in testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on July 17. “Now is the time for bold and sweeping action,” … Read more
From: Vance Zimmerman <vzimmerman@apwu.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 7:57 AM To: Resident Officers Subject: Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) The Postal Service has been sharing and posting posters on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). This law does apply to the Postal Service. The law will be effective on April 1, 2020. … Read more
Just paid FULL APWU union dues. Also retain retiree membership. I’ve attempted to become Facebook friends with the top officers of the APWU as they use these sites to disseminate information but have run into a brick wall. Has anyone experienced this discriminatory action? Sadly, the top officers allow Non-Members Facebook friendship. First Name: Michael … Read more
I sure can be critical of our current leader at APWU HQ, but in the case of the coronavirus the national union has stepped up their game. DIR Zimmerman has joined with the craft directors and under the direction of President Dimondstein have responded well to the crisis. The last few MOUs and the constant … Read more
From: Sue Carney <scarney@apwu.org> Sent: February 26, 2020 6:43 PM Subject: I’ve Been Blessed Local and State Presidents, Please find the attached announcement regarding my retirement. Feel free to share with your Executive Board, stewards and membership. With much love and appreciation. In solidarity. Sue Susan M. “Sue” Carney National Human Relations Director American Postal … Read more
Can you make the argument that national conventions should be moved to a yearly event? Probably not because of the cost associated with such a move. But if the National Executive Board which is supposed to act on behalf of the members between conventions isn’t meeting, maybe all the delegates should conduct the business of … Read more
Submitted by an APWU Member: Why is an APWU National Headquarters Officer still the Local President in his Local from another state and being paid $28,800 in that position PLUS his Headquarters salary?