January 5, 2026 UPDATE: After a meeting with APWU President Jonathan Smith, the Postal Service has decided to delay the discontinuance of the NCED Per Diem Pilot until March 1, 2026, for the purpose of facilitating further discussion regarding this matter. During the 2024 contract negotiations, the APWU submitted a proposal to make per diem rights permanent … Read more
We were recently notified the USPS is outsourcing the overhaul of sixty-five DBCS.
The Postal Service did not consistently define and manage deferred maintenance and lacked accurate cost estimates to effectively prioritize resources.
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
“Why was the machine not stopped? Why was someone not looking for him? He did not sign out. Why was his card signed out?” Dingell said. “There are very serious issues that people need to be held accountable for. We need to get the facts,” Dingell said.
We are calling on postal management to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation of Acker’s death and to cooperate fully with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Detroit District Area Local, and the national APWU to ensure such a tragedy never occurs again.
Below are the names and locations of the 50 employees who are scheduled to be converted on October 18, 2025.
I wholeheartedly and without any reservations endorse Louis Kingsley for the position of Western Region National Business Agent for the Maintenance Craft.