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Sixth COLA Increase Announced
August 12, 2021 Taken from APWU.org In accordance with the 2018-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a 93 cent per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective August 28, 2021. The increase is the result of…
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Negotiations Update
August 4, 2021 Taken from APWU.org With our current union contract expiring on September 20, 2021, the APWU and postal management have now been engaged in negotiations for more than five weeks. The APWU National Negotiating Committee consists of President Mark Dimondstein, Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy, Secretary/Treasurer Liz Powell, Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman, Clerk Craft Director Lamont Brooks, Maintenance Craft Director Idowu Balogun, Motor…
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Latest COVID MOUs and Liberal Leave Policy Extensions
August 3, 2021 Taken from APWU.org President Dimondstein signed extensions on the COVID MOUs today (August 3), through September 30, 2021. The liberal leave policy has also been extended (see letter below). The latest documents can be found below. They…
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Postal Service Sends Directive to the Field on Lead Clerks Performing TACS Duties
August 3, 2021 Taken from APWU.org A letter dated July 16, 2021, and signed by four headquarters-level Postal Service officials, was sent to management in the field with instructions to ensure that Lead Clerks in Functions 1 and 4 are…
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Union Secures Third Historic Staffing Agreement
June 21, 2021 Taken from APWU.org Today, the American Postal Workers Union and postal management signed a major new agreement to address longstanding understaffing issues in mail processing functions at the Postal Service. Under the terms of the new agreement the “Function”…
