Category: National News
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‘Stick’ Together in September!
August 27, 2019 Taken from APWU.org On Sept. 4, the APWU and USPS will begin the interest arbitration proceedings for our new Collective Bargaining Agreement (union contract). Further hearing dates are scheduled for later in the fall. Our negotiating team is fully prepared โ backed by economists, attorneys, staff and postal…
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Interest Arbitration Hearings Scheduled in September and October
August 26, 2019 Taken from APWU.org The location for the interest arbitrationโs opening hearings has been set. The hearings will take place at the Washington DC National Mall Hilton, located at 480 LโEnfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20024. Interest arbitration will determine the terms of the next contract. The first hearing…
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Big Changes Coming to TSP Withdrawal Options
August 23, 2019 Taken from APWU.org On September 15, big changes are coming to your Thrift Savings Plan withdrawal options. Youโll be gaining options of how and when you can access money from your TSP account. TSP breaks it down here: Flexible Withdrawals Begin September 2019 Current Rules You can…
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Retirees: Online Applications for Holiday Temp Jobs Due Sept. 2, 2019
From APWU.org August 15, 2019 Time is running short for APWU retirees who are interested in applying for temporary positions as Holiday Clerk Assistants: Online Applications are due Sept. 2, 2019. The Peak Season Exception Periods memo signed by President Mark Dimondstein and the USPS Vice President of Labor Relations in September 2015…
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Interest Arbitration Panel for New Contract Appointed
August 19, 2019 From APWU.org Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg has been appointed as the impartial chair of the tri-partite interest arbitration panel and scheduled the opening day of the hearings for September 4, 2019. When the APWU and USPS are unable to reach a new collective bargaining agreement through negotiations,…
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Postal Workers and Allies Flood Congress with Calls for “Postal Service Fairness”
From APWU.org July 25, 2019 Thousands of APWU members joined our nationwide phone action on Tuesday, July 23 to tell Congress to fix a bad law that has put our public Postal Service in jeopardy. More than 5,000 postal workers, allies, and community supporters called their Representative in Washington, DC…