Category: Contract Language

New APWU Contract Ratified!

It’s official! APWU members have overwhelmingly ratified the new 2024–2027 National Agreement with the USPS. This contract secures raises, protections, and retro pay through 2027!

Vote results:
34,867 YES (95%)
1,863 NO

“This contract protects nearly 200,000 postal workers—with no givebacks,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein.

 What’s in the New Contract?

  • Annual Raises: 1.3% (2024), 1.4% (2025), 1.5% (2026)
  • Six COLAs (Cost-of-Living Adjustments) for career employees
  • Layoff protection, including workers with under 6 years of service
  • PSEs convert to career after 2 years (still in effect)
  • Excessing limited to 50 miles
  • Step & grade upgrades = better long-term pay
  • Night shift pay increased for the first time in 30 years
  • More leave flexibility, increased uniform allowance, and stronger work rules

Retro Pay Coming
With ratification complete, retroactive raises will be one of the first items implemented!

Career employees will get back pay for:

  • 1.3% raise (effective Nov. 16, 2024)
  • $395 COLA (effective Mar. 8, 2025)
  • PSEs will receive:
  • 2.3% total raise (includes extra 1% in place of COLA)
  • Details on payment timelines will be announced soon.

A Contract Built on Solidarity
This strong agreement was shaped by union-led campaigns and floor activism, including “Union Proud, Say It Loud!”“Our power at the bargaining table came from your unity,” said Dimondstein.Bottom Line

This contract secures key protections and improvements, with no concessions, through 2027. Raises, job security, fair pay structure, and strong union wins are now locked in.

We did it together. Union proud. Union strong.

Vote YES for Our New Contract

As a Reminder!!!!!

Today is Wednesday, July 2, 2025, and the clock is ticking…

 Make sure you vote and return your Ballot ASAP,  to reach AAA’s mailbox, no later than 9am EST, Thursday, July 10, 2025.

If you have questions or difficulties with your ballot, or need to request a duplicate ballot, contact the AAA by calling 1-800-529- 5218 between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday.

 (Do Not Worry About the ZIP Code)

The zip code in question 10269, will not be used as the Intelligent Mail® Barcode (IMB) on the Return Envelope carries the correct zip + 4 and will be scanned for the returns.

Stay Safe, Be Well and Drop those Ballots in the Mail.

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APWU Tentative Contract

If you have been keeping up with our National news and information, you would have read that a tentative agreement was reached on December 9th and, in accordance with the APWU Constitution, was presented by the National Negotiating Committee to the Rank & File Bargaining Advisory Committee. On December 10th, the Rank & File committee unanimously approved the Tentative Agreement for a ratification vote of the members. The Tentative Agreement has the unanimous approval of the National Negotiating Committee and the support of the National Executive Board.

There’s still another process before the contract becomes “active” – ratification. The entire membership must vote to accept the new contract language. This is an import part of being a Union member. The voting ballots are being mailed by the National. If you have not gotten it, it is on the way.

Attending the General Membership Meetings is an important part of being a member as well. You get the opportunity to be informed about what is going on throughout the local and some National information as well.

Our first meeting for 2022 will be: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 @ 7 PM.

Location:      American Legion Edwin I Johnson Post 370
                          370 N. Warwick Road
                         Magnolia, NJ 08049

Below is the summary of the tentative new language to the contract that needs ratification.

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