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    Union Contract Survey: Open Now through April 16, 2024

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    The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA or union contract) between the APWU and the USPS sets the wages, hours, rights, benefits, job security, and working conditions of APWU-represented postal workers. The current contract expires on Sept. 20, 2024, and preparations are already underway with the official negotiation period beginning this June.

    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. We encourage you to work with your local or state union leadership regarding this formal resolution process. However, we also want to hear from each and every one of you.

    APWU has opened our contract survey so that you can let us know what your priorities are for a new union contract. Please fill out the survey by visiting apwu.org/survey. Alternatively, you can text the word “SURVEY” to 91990 to receive a link to participate in the survey on a mobile device. Contract negotiations are challenging, as management always tries to chip away at our rights, wages, and benefits. Our union is always pushing forward to improve the well-being and job security of postal workers across the country. Please take five minutes to complete the survey and help the APWU negotiate the best contract that we can in 2024!

    https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q5YKS6H

     


    National Disputes

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    Fifth COLA Increase Announced

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    In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bar­gaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $0.17 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective March 9, 2024.

    The increase is the result of a rise in the Consum­er Price Index (CPI-W), and will appear in paychecks dated March 29, 2024 (Pay Period 07-2024). The COLA for full-time employees in each step and grade will amount to $354.00 annually, and the hourly rates for part-time employ­ees will be adjusted accordingly.

    COLAs are separate and in addition to general wage increases. This is the fifth cost-of-living increase under the 2021 contract. The first increase, effective in February 2022, amounted to $0.63 per hour or $1,310.00 annually. The second, effective in August 2022 was $1.18 per hour or $2,455.00 annually. The third, effective in March 2023, was $0.10 per hour, or $208.00 annually. The fourth, effective August 26, 2023, was 0.48 per hour, or $998.00 annually. The total cumulative COLAs received so far during the 2021-2024 National Agreement is $2.56 per hour, or $5,325.00 annually.

    Though Postal Support Employees (PSEs) do not receive cost-of-living increases, they have received several additional increases beyond the general wage increases for all employees in the APWU bargaining unit under the 2021 contract. However, when PSEs convert to career, the COLA increases are also included in their base wages going forward.

    Rising inflation underscores the importance of our negotiated Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs) within our union contract, made possible by the strength of our membership. COLAs are our best protection against inflation. Postal Workers are some of the few U.S. workers who receive COLA increases. Even in the postal world, we are the only postal union that has maintained full COLA in our union contract.

    “Once again, union-won COLAs prove how invaluable our contractual rights are to postal workers and our families,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. “We will continue to fight to maintain full COLA provisions in our upcoming contract.”

    We will update this article with pay chart information as it becomes available.


    President Brown & Vice President Holstien remarks on 2/14/24 public meeting

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    "President Brown, myself and APWU 133 Members, want to take the time to thank our customers and the representatives of our elected officials that came to the Public Meeting last night.  We are overwhelmed with the support our community has shown regarding their disapproval of the proposed plan the Postal Service has initiated.  Throughout last nights meeting, the Postal Service either did not have, or would not share the pertinent information to answer YOUR questions.  This failure has shown the complete lack of "transparency" the service has proclaimed, resulting in a customer that is kept in the dark.  This is your mail, and you deserve your voice to be heard.  Please continue to speak up by contacting your Senators, Congressmen and Congresswomen, in opposition of Postmaster Dejoys plan here at the Charleston WV P&DC, as well as the nation."   

     

    Tim Holstein

    Vice President

    APWU Local 133

    Charleston, WV 


    FEBUARY 14th USPS PUBLIC MEETING

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    “The Postal Service recently decided to change the Public Meeting date to February 14, at 6:30 pm at the Charleston Civic Center.   APWU Local 133 has been inundated with support from local businesses and customers.  We have received numerous calls with questions asking why the Postal Service chose this day, when Feb 12 and 13 were available to have the meeting in the same location.  The only answer we have is THEY DONT WANT YOU THERE!  The union has said from the very beginning, the publics voice is strong, and the postal service does not want to hear it!  Please join us at the informational picket at 5pm Tuesday Feb 13 at the Charleston Main Post Office and AGAIN on Valentines Day at the public meeting!  We will have over $500 in gift cards to give out in a drawing for all that sign up and attend the meeting.  Please feel free to share the above flyer with as many people as you can, and once again, Thank You for helping us fight to keep YOUR mail in West Virginia!”

     

    Tim Holstein

    Vice President

    APWU Local 133

    Charleston, WV 

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