Postal Worker West: The Contract Is Now In Your Hands

The Negotiating Team reached a Tentative Agreement with management during one of the government’s most turbulent times. However, the National Negotiating Team does not have unilateral authority to impose the contract on the membership.

National Postal Mail Handlers Union ratify 2022 National Agreement

March 13, 2023 The terms of the 2022 National Agreement between the NPMHU and the U.S. Postal Service were officially ratified on March 13, 2023. The certified results show that over 84% of the membership approved the new contract, with the final vote tally at 6,617 in favor of ratification and 1,237 in opposition to … Read more

Do APWU Retirees have a right to vote?

02/12/2022 I am a retiree and I retired in 2007. I have been paying full per-capita dues to the APWU since September 1973. I have been waiting for my ballot to arrive so I could vote on the new agreement. Becoming impatient I emailed Mark Dimondstein the following: “Still no ballot for me and much … Read more

Are APWU Retirees who only pay $36/yr dues allowed to vote on Tentative Agreements?

I’m a dues paying Retiree Member of the APWU, but not a full dues paying Retiree. I tried to be a full dues paying Retiree when I retired more than 10 years ago but got no cooperation from APWU National or my APWU Local. I guess they didn’t need or want my money. So I … Read more

USPS: Tentative agreement reached on contract with HRSSC bargaining unit

USPS and the Human Resources Shared Service Center (HRSSC) bargaining unit have reached a tentative agreement on a 36-month contract. The HRSSC unit is under the umbrella of the American Postal Workers Union and covers approximately 218 employees represented by the union. “This agreement is economically responsible and fair to our employees,” said Deputy Postmaster … Read more

APWU Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee Appointed

March 2, 2021 With national contract negotiations set to begin in June, President Mark Dimondstein has announced the names of union members who will serve on the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee. In accordance with the APWU Constitution, each member of the National Executive Board appoints one person to the committee; a 14th member, … Read more

USPS, NPMHU reach tentative deal on contract

USPS and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union have reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract that covers more than 43,000 employees represented by the union. “This agreement is balanced. It addresses both parties’ bargaining objectives in a financially responsible manner,” said Labor Relations Vice President Doug Tulino. The tentative agreement is subject to … Read more

NALC: Ratification ballot update for observing receipt and tabulation of ballots

July 30, 2017 Ballot Committee members will arrive in Washington, DC, today, July 30, to monitor and observe the receipt and tabulation of the ratification ballots on the proposed tentative 2016-2019 National Agreement between NALC and USPS. Below is information for NALC members in good standing who wish to observe the receipt and tabulation of … Read more