House Resolution 1351 A bill introduced by Rep. Stephen Lynch (MA), the ranking Democrat on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, would address the cause of the USPS financial crisis without cutting pay and benefits, eliminating collective bargaining rights, or slashing service. H.R. 1351 would: Allow the USPS to use billions of dollars in […]
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the powerful chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has introduced a bill, H.R. 2309, that is “a reckless assault on postal workers and the Postal Service,” said APWU President Cliff Guffey. “The board would be empowered to unilaterally cut wages, abolish benefits, and end protection against layoffs.” […]
A proposal by former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty to privatize the Postal Service is a really bad idea, APWU President Cliff Guffey wrote in a guest column for The Hill. Pawlenty, a Republican candidate for president, cited the USPS as a prime candidate for privatization in a speech at the University of Chicago on June […]
The APWU, along with dozens of key mailing industry groups and labor unions, urged U.S. representatives to support crucial legislation that would restore financial viability to the Postal Service. Contact Your Legislators H.R. 1351 Co-sponsors (updated 06/16/11) “We urge you to act now to free the Postal Service of the unnecessary and unsustainable statutory requirement […]
Recent headlines that predict the Postal Service will collapse within one year demonstrate the importance of APWU members getting involved in legislative affairs, President Cliff Guffey said.
APWU Web News Article 066-2011, June 1, 2011 APWU President Cliff Guffey is encouraging postal workers who have served in the armed forces to reach out to fellow veterans and encourage them to take advantage of new hiring opportunities. “The APWU negotiated a Collective Bargaining Agreement that will create thousands of new employment opportunities for […]
From Gary Kloepfer. Assistant Director, American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO This is a summary of Regular Panel Arbitrator Leroy R. Bartman in case H00T-1H-C-03081013 regarding the Postal Service’s purchase of a Low Cost Tray Sorter which was installed by the manufacturer. The arbitrator ruled the Postal Service violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement and ordered the […]
A correction has been made to the Maintenance Craft Jobs Memorandum of Understanding that appears on page 181 of the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Click here for a corrected copy of the contract [PDF]. The correction is as follows: Page 181 — Maintenance Craft Jobs MOU — Paragraph c. has revised language. (Shown in bold […]
Extends Flexibility to Adjust to America’s Changing Mailing Trends WASHINGTON — It’s official. The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) AFL-CIO ratified March 14 tentative labor contract agreement with the U.S. Postal Service that will save the nation’s mail system $3.8 billion over the four and a half year life of the contract that becomes effective […]
APWU Web News Article 062-2011, May 23, 2011 APWU President Cliff Guffey and Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe have signed the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Their signatures formalize the new contract, which was ratified by APWU members on May 11. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and APWU President Cliff Guffey sign the union’s 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement […]