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New Pay Scales Available
March 27, 2020 Copied from APWU.org The 2018-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement interest arbitration award, issued March 10, 2020, granted three general wage increases and retained Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs). There are four retroactive increases: two general increases November 24, 2018 (1.3%)…
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Families First Coronavirus Recovery Act
April 2, 2020 Taken from APWU.org The Families First Coronavirus Recovery Act (FFCRA) extends to postal employees some additional leave benefits due to the Coronavirus and the illness it causes–COVID-19. APWU represented employees, both career and non-career, are entitled to the leave…
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Stimulus Bill Passes Congress but the Fight Continues
March 28, 2020 Copied from APWU.org We are pleased that some working families will be getting a check as a result of the $2.2 trillion stimulus but are also aware that those gains were paired with a corporate bailout of…
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USPS’s Essential Role During the Pandemic and the Urgent Need for Financial Relief from Congress and the Administration
Friday, March 27, 2020 Taken from APWU.org Jamie Horwitz/202/549-4921, jhdcpr@starpower.net [WASHINGTON, D.C.] The Amiercan Postal Workers Union President Mark Dimondstein issued the following statement today: The United States Postal Service and postal workers provide an essential service to 157 million addresses in ordinary…
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Statement from President Dimondstein: Postal Workers in a Time of Crisis
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Taken from APWU.org Since the early days of the Postal Service, we postal workers have helped stitch the fabric of the country together. Even in times of crisis – whether natural disaster, conflict, or economic calamity…
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APWU Pushes for Postal Workers During Pandemic
March 24, 2020 As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds, APWU leaders are in constant discussion with USPS management, demanding temporary leave policies, telework provisions where possible, and better safety policies, supplies, and equipment. “Our very first priority is ensuring that the…
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Information for APWU Members on COVID-19
Taken from APWU.org This page is a resource for members to find information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Your union officers are holding ongoing conversations with the Postal Service about COVID-19. We will continue to be in discussions with the…
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USPS Area Vice Presidents Letter on Liberal Changes of Schedule and Leave
March 23, 2020 Taken from APWU.org As part of our ongoing collective response to the coronavirus pandemic and efforts to protect the health and safety of our members and their families, we have been meeting with USPS management. Today, the…
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Timeline for Local Implementation Extended 30 Days
March 20, 2020 Copied from APWU.org Due to the impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic, APWU’s elected national officers have agreed to extend the timeline for Local Implementation for a period of 30 days beyond those specified in the Memorandum of…
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Pandemic: APWU Signs Leave Adjustments with USPS
March 18, 2020 Copied from APWU.org Our first priority during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak has been ensuring the health and safety of our members and that of the public. To that end, today the union signed two memoranda of understanding…
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Union, Management Agree to Local Implementation Timeline
March 12, 2020 In the wake of the arbitration award on the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the APWU and USPS have agreed to a timeline for local negotiations, Director of Industrial Vance Zimmerman announced. Local unions or management can open bargaining…
