Dear All, During the 2024 contract negotiations, APWU submitted a proposal to make per diem rights permanent for APWU represented employees. The Postal Service balked at this proposal but ultimately agreed to extend the Per Diem MOU through the life of the agreement (2024-2027). However, on November 6, 2025, the Postal Service notified the APWU … Read more
Below are the names and locations of the 50 employees who are scheduled to be converted on October 18, 2025.
The decision strengthens the contractual protections of Maintenance Division workers, as it requires management to follow Article 12 procedures, including saved grade and retreat rights, rather than cancelling promotions to avoid negotiated safeguards.
Be aware that higher amount expected distribution must be manually verified before releasing the payment, which could lead to above mentioned delays.
“Hats off to Maintenance Craft Director Idowu Balogun and his team for leading the way in securing justice for our part-time regular maintenance members,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein.
Brother Montgomery received unanimous consensus in a vote by the Maintenance Council on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.
By Idowu Balogun – May 14, 2024 The General Services Administration Per Diem Rate of $59 Now Covers Daily Cost of Meals at National Center for Employee Development’s “3 Squares Eatery,” Effective March 15, 2024. It is with great pleasure that we bring you this information. Maintenance Division leadership has been in extensive communications with … Read more
RE: Q18T-6Q-C 21160044/HQTT20210109 – Revisions to the Administrative Support Manual, Issue 13, Sections 531 and 535 Recently, the parties met to discuss the above-captioned grievance at Step 4 of the grievance/ arbitration procedure. Time limits were extended by mutual agreement. The issue in this dispute is, whether the Postal Service violated Article 15 of the … Read more
