The main USPS/APWU agreement expires September 20. On June 25, we sit down with the highest levels of USPS management to renegotiate our contract. These contract negotiations are a chance for us workers to raise our voices and weigh in on the changes that we need to see in our workplaces – and this June we’re doing just that.
But before we begin negotiations in June, we are circulating a contract survey to understand your priorities. While the APWU national negotiating team is guided by formal resolutions that are passed by various local and state organizations and are debated and voted on at our national conventions, your response to the contract survey helps our negotiations team understand your priorities and needs. Take a few minutes and add your voice to our survey today!
APWU members can now enjoy their union news on the move, as the union launches our new podcast "Communicating with You, The Member - A podcast with APWU President Mark Dimondstein". Hosted by union president, Mark Dimondstein, the podcast is one of the growing number of ways for members to keep abreast of the latest developments: a fact that reflects the many ways that members receive news in today’s media environment.
You can download the podcast on all streaming services, including YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts regularly. New episodes will be available monthly.
With the opening of contract negotiations just months away, APWU national officers are calling on actively employed, auxiliary and retiree members to submit slogan ideas for the 2024 Contract Campaign. From start to finish, our campaign for a strong, fair, new union contract will be driven by you, the APWU members. Since our first collective bargaining agreement in 1971, we have stood together time and time again to strengthen our wages, our benefits, and our rights in the workplace. Now it’s time to renew our commitment. Lend your voice to the campaign by creating a slogan for our upcoming contract negotiations as we fight for good wages, strong benefits, and workplace protections that ensure our essential service is safely and adequately staffed for years to come. Remember to keep the suggestions focused and short – it will need to fit on T–shirts, buttons, and stickers. The winner will be featured online and in The American Postal Worker magazine.
As part of a $40 billion investment strategy to upgrade and improve the Postal processing, transportation, and delivery networks, the U.S. Postal Service announced that it is conducting an evaluation of current operations and potential future uses of certain mail processing facilities. Public input will be considered as part of the review and every facility under review will have a public meeting. We encourage local unions to attend these meetings and organize community members to join us as well. Together we can make a public Post Office that serves every community!
Virtual via Zoom
Maritime Conference Center Hotel
692 Maritime Boulevard, Linthicum Heights, Maryland.
Detroit, Michigan
Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor
300 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Nov. 8, 2023. The American Postal Workers Union is shocked and saddened by the tragic and ongoing violence in Israel and Palestine. As working people, we stand with the oppressed and the innocent, thousands of whom have lost their lives in the last month.Read more here