Martin Luther King Day: APWU President Emeritus Burrus on how it became a postal holiday

Posted on January 15, 2016January 16, 2016 by 21cpw User Post

As we prepare to celebrate Martin Luther King Day I reflect back on the contract negotiations when it was agreed that it would be celebrated as a holiday under the collective bargaining agreement. As the unions (APWU and NALC) prepared for the 1984 national negotiations it was agreed, without dissension, that the negotiators would seek…

APWU Archives: Consolidation of USPS Network Begins (2005 NSB)

Posted on April 6, 2015April 6, 2015 by 21cpw

News Service Bulletin Vol. 35, No. 20 11/21/2005 – The long-expected USPS network consolidation has begun in bits and pieces, with individual offices being notified of changes to their mail processing operations. Recently, the union received notification from the USPS of the planned consolidation of “some operations” at 10 offices one week, followed by a…