APWU 133 Local

02/13/2026

In accordance with the 2024-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $0.12 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective March 7, 2026. The increase is the result of a rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W). It will appear in paychecks da...

01/15/2026

(This article appeared in the January/February 2026 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) There continues to be controversies, questions, and challenges concerning the Postal Vehicle Service (PVS) use of scanners. We are again publishing the Step 4 agreement on scanning to clarify the agreem...

01/15/2026

(This article appeared in the January/February 2026 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) During the 2024 contract negotiations, the APWU submitted a proposal to make per diem rights permanent for APWU-represented employees. The Postal Service balked at this proposal but ultimately agreed to...

01/15/2026

(This article appeared in the January/February 2026 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The Clerk Division recently resolved three issues regarding Postal Support Employees (PSEs) that prompted us to ­ le Step 4 disputes. They are described below. PSE Pretextual Separation Issue Clerk Div...

01/15/2026

It is APWU policy that no union representative is authorized by the national union to represent individual bargaining unit members (or other postal workers) in Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), or Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) matters in t...

01/06/2026

Recent changes to the Postal Service’s Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), which sets out mailing policies and standards, have caused concern regarding postmarking practices. While USPS has updated the DMM to clarify its practices, it is important to note that nothing about its postmarking procedures has ...

01/06/2026

UPDATE: After a meeting with APWU President Jonathan Smith, the Postal Service has decided to delay the discontinuance of the NCED Per Diem Pilot until March 1, 2026, for the purpose of facilitating further discussion regarding this matter. During the 2024 contract negotiations, the APWU submitted a...

12/10/2025

The 2026 APWU Pay Period Calendar and Leave Chart are now available on the APWU website under Frequently Requested Resources. The Pay Period Calendar is a great resource for identifying pay periods, pay days, and holidays. The Leave Chart can be used to track balances of advance annual, earned annua...

11/25/2025

New APWU 133 vice president Chase Dawson

11/21/2025

https://apwu.org/news/a-message-from-apwu-health-plan-director-sarah-jane-rodriguez-on-open-season-2025/

APWU Health Plan Director Sarah Jane Rodriguez provides the following message regarding rates for Open Season 2025. Watch the video and read the full transcript below: Hi, APWU Family. First, we’d like to say thank you for considering APWU Health Plan for your health insurance needs, and for th.....

11/19/2025

(This article appeared in the November/December 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) We successfully completed the 2025 APWU All-Craft Conference, held in Las Vegas, NV. The Saturday before the conference, we attended the Maintenance Council meetings. The conference itself took place o...