Via Director Balogun: Summary of Maintenance Management Order Zoom Meeting on MMO-47-26 Quick recap: This meeting was a nationwide webinar hosted by Director Balogun and Assistant Director Terry B. Martinez to address concerns about MMO 047-26, a new Maintenance Management Order that affects maintenance mechanic positions and skill level requirements. The presentation provided background on … Read more
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
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.
May 3, 2021 The Maintenance Division recently concluded the negotiation for National Support Technicians Local Memorandum of Understanding on April 19, 2021, after several months of delays due to the COVID pandemic. The parties agreed to continue to explore Modified Work Week, even after the conclusion of the Negotiation timeframe. The only item that was … Read more
From: Idowu Balogun <ibalogun@apwu.org> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 4:01 PM To: APWU National Officers Subject: APO and RMPO Q and A’s signed – 6-15-2020 Dear All, Find attached Questions and Answers for Maintenance POStplan Offices. Feel free to share with your list and post. Idowu Balogun, APWU | Director, Maintenance Division American Postal Workers … Read more
February 28, 2020 Recently, the Postal Service informed APWU of a potential breach in testing materials related to Maintenance Selection System Exam 955, stating the following: As a precautionary measure, a temporary hold on Exam 955 test scheduling has been issued until a full investigation has been completed. Individuals currently in process to complete testing … Read more
On February 10, 2020, the Maintenance Craft and Postal Service signed off on the implementation of Arbitrator Goldberg’s Award on POstplan Custodial Staffing in (APO/RMPO) Installations in case number Q10T-4Q-C 15206030. The outstanding issue in implementing the Award was the process of returning custodial cleaning in POStPlan Installations to the Maintenance Division. In the settlement, … Read more