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Six Ways a 78-Year-Old Law is Still Screwing Workers
06/24/25 - Teamsters Local 355 June 24, 2025 | LABOR HISTORY | If you’ve ever watched a union campaign get crushed by employer intimidation, wondered why you see so few strikes, or been frustrated that unions don’t demand more on climate or racial justice, you’re seeing the effects of a US law passed 78 years ago. |
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NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
06/24/25 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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Knoebels Picnic Photos
06/24/25 - Teamsters Local 776 A member submitted some photos from the Family Picnic at Knoebels. They have been added to the Members Photos section in the Photo Gallery. Thanks for sending them in. Anyone else who would like to share their photos, email them to info @teamsterslocal776. |
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Second Payment of $15 Million Settlement for Part-time Regular Workers Announced
06/23/25 - Iowa Postal Workers Union Second Payment of $15 Million Settlement for Part-time Regular Workers Announced June 22, 2025 Share this article The second payment of the Part-time Regular (PTR) settlement is now being processed. APWU set aside $750,000 to cover anyone missed during the first payments. |
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Posal Press Association Conference
06/23/25 - Iowa Postal Workers Union APWU NATIONAL POSTAL PRESS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IS FOR ALL LEADERS Good day, everyone. We have 22 days before the negotiated rates for the APWU 2025, PPA Conference. Read More... Full URL: https://www.apwupostalpress.org/index.cfm?zone=/unionactive/view_article. |
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APWU NATIONAL POSTAL PRESS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IS FOR ALL LEADERS
06/23/25 - American Postal Workers Union National Postal Press Association 
Good day, everyone. We have 22 days before the negotiated rates for the APWU 2025, PPA Conference. |
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THIS INFORMATION IS FOR ALL APWU MEMBERS AND LEADERS
06/23/25 - American Postal Workers Union National Postal Press Association 
Good day, everyone. We have over 20 days before the negotiated rates for the APWU 2025, PPA Conference. |
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Week Ending 06/21/2025
06/23/25 - Teamsters Local 355 • Teamsters: Airgas workers prepare to strike • Gov. |
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Fwd: WaPo: Trump and GOP’s tax bill would sell off USPS’s brand-new EVs (link to guest article)
06/23/25 - Iowa Postal Workers Union Group, if have not heard by now the Trump administration, DOGE and the treasury department are in behind closed door meetings with lawyers on how they plan to take down the People's Post Office. You would think they would have enough on their plate but their plate of money is runneth over and their greed will not stop. |
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Week Ending 06/21/2025
06/23/25 - Teamsters Local 992 • Teamsters: Airgas workers prepare to strike • Gov. |
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Vacation Deduct Forms (Opting OUT)
06/20/25 - IBEW Local 191 Voluntary Vacation Deduction Forms are going out with Dispatches and are available on the Dispatch tab under Forms. Please TURN THEM INTO YOUR EMPLOYER. DO NOT send them to the Hall. Thank you. |
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UPS Portland Feeder Webinar
06/19/25 - Teamsters Local 162 
We have scheduled a meeting of all feeder drivers working in the Portland feeder department to vote on whether we should pursue the proposed change to the Portland feeder bid and dispatch rules specific to how sleeper team “A” drivers select their “B” drivers. |
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Darrin Kenneth Prock - Obituary
06/19/25 - IBEW Local 387 
Memorial Service
Darrin Kenneth Prock
Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 10:00 am
Payson High School Auditorium
301 S. McLane Road
Payson, AZ 85541 |
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PBC Wins Recertification Election!
06/19/25 - Communications Workers of America Local 3181 We are pleased to advise you that a re-certification election was held for Palm Beach County workers who overwhelmingly voted YES to keep CWA as their bargaining agent. The vote was 494 YES and 24 No. |
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Teamsters Honor Juneteenth
06/19/25 - Teamsters Local 355 June 19, 2025 | US HISTORY | Today, Teamsters join communities around the nation to honor the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth, a federal holiday marking the end of slavery. |
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Paul Hemmann Retires!
06/19/25 - Teamsters Local 776 Paul Hemmann recently retired from Springettsbury Township after amassing 46 years on the job! Paul started working part-time at Springettsbury Township while a senior in high school. After graduation, he was offered a full-time job, and 46 years later, he retired! While on the job, Paul was a Local 776 Union Steward, involved in contract negotiations and the day-to-day welfare of the Members. |
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Teamsters Honor Juneteenth
06/19/25 - Teamsters Local 992 June 19, 2025 | US HISTORY | Today, Teamsters join communities around the nation to honor the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth, a federal holiday marking the end of slavery. |
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Retiree Ballots
06/19/25 - Iowa Postal Workers Union I just found out from Liz Powell that retiree ballots were just sent out on June 16th. We should be seeing them start to arrive in the mail beginning this weekend. Please share with any other retirees that may be looking for their ballot. |
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Thomas Vlasek for National Business Agent
06/19/25 - APWU Cleveland Area Local 
We are excited to announce our very own Local & State Maintenance Director is running for:
Maintenance National Business Agent Central Region
We are confident that the knowledge, expertise, and true activism that Maintenance Director Thomas Vlasek has will correlate at the National Level!
Ballots have been sent out and will begin to arrive soon. |
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Tentative Agreement Ratification Vote
06/19/25 - APWU Cleveland Area Local 
Attached below is the Tentative Agreement!
https://apwu.org/news/contract-contract-negotiations/big-news-apwu-usps-reach-tentative-agreement-new-union-contract
Per National "It is expected that the American Arbitration Association will begin mailing ballots by June 16, 2025, with a return deadline of Thursday, July 10, 2025. |
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Candidates Nominated for our National Election
06/19/25 - APWU Cleveland Area Local 
Attached is the list of Nominated Candidates for this year's National Election.
An official list will be sent out by 6/27/25
Currently, Cleveland has two Officers in contested races.
Local & State Maintenance Director Thomas Vlasek
Retirees Chapter President Bruce Jackson
Voting in this election is vital. |
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Zip Code
06/18/25 - Iowa Postal Workers Union APWU Family Please Share with Your Membership (Do Not Worry About the ZIP Code) The zip code in question is 10269 but will not be used as the Intelligent Mail® Barcode (IMB) above the name and address will be scanned for the returns. |
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2025 JATC Graduates
06/18/25 - IBEW Local 233 
Congratulations to the IBEW 233 Members of the 2025 JATC Graduating Class! |
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NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
06/18/25 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION TENTATIVE AGREEMENT UPDATE TO HELP YOU MAKE AN INFORMED DECISON WE HAVE POSTED A COPY OF THE AGREEMENT AND VOTING INFORMATION SEE THE 2024 CONTRACT INFORMATION TAB ABOVE THERE YOU WILL FIND VOTING INFORMATION AND A COPY OF THE AGREEMENT. |
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Local 776 Golf Tournament
06/17/25 - Teamsters Local 776 It’s almost summertime; that old ballpark man is back in gear, things are heating up, and it’s time to get serious. Yep, it’s that.... |
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Local 776 Family Picnic!
06/17/25 - Teamsters Local 776 Local 776 held its membership family picnic on Sunday, June 8th. Knoebels amusement park was the place for a day of food, fun, fellowship, and good.... |
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Unions, Once Wary of Immigrants, Now March Alongside Them
06/17/25 - Teamsters Local 992 June 16, 2025 | US LABOR | Labor unions and union members nationwide are playing a significant role in opposing the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown. They’ve protested the federal detention of SEIU official David Huerta in Los Angeles at a rally against workplace deportation sweeps by ICE. |
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Unions, Once Wary of Immigrants, Now March Alongside Them
06/16/25 - Teamsters Local 355 June 16, 2025 | US LABOR | Labor unions and union members nationwide are playing a significant role in opposing the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown. They’ve protested the federal detention of SEIU official David Huerta in Los Angeles at a rally against workplace deportation sweeps by ICE. |
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Vote YES!
06/16/25 - Iowa Postal Workers Union Ballots were mailed out last week so they should be hitting your mailbox soon! VOTE YES and send it back in immediately. |
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Hershey Medical Center Contract Vote
06/13/25 - Teamsters Local 776 Teamster Local 776 Members at Hershey Medical Center voted earlier this week on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement. The members overwhelmingly approved the new agreement by a margin of more than 2 1/2 to 1. |
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VOTE- NYS Early Voting Locations
06/13/25 - CWA Local 1103 The early voting period will be from Saturday, June 14 through Sunday, June 22. WESTCHESTER When can I vote early? Saturday, June 14, 2025 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Sunday, June 15, 2025 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday, June 16, 2025 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, 2025 from 12 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2025 from 8 a.m. |
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2025 Local 6 Picnic
06/13/25 - IBEW Local 6 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xOxJAxCsBii8HD-1esYFaiEIYnjY45xiiH0LGyjS2vQ/viewform. |
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AMFA-JTS Negotiations Update #1
06/13/25 - AMFA June 13, 2025 -- On June 10-12, 2025, JTS and AMFA representatives met in Toronto, ON, to initiate collective agreement negotiations. The negotiations were led by AMFA General Counsel Lee Seham and JTS VP Employee Relations Kirk Newhook. |
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How Labor Unions Came to Define LA Immigration Protests
06/12/25 - Teamsters Local 355 June 12, 2025 | US LABOR | Los Angeles is a city of immigrants. It is also a city of unions. And in California, those two constituencies have essentially melded into one. So it should come as no surprise that federal immigration raids on workplaces around Los Angeles County this week set off the largest protests to date against President Trump’s immigration crackdown. |
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Poker Night Rescheduled
06/12/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association 
SLPOA Poker Night has been rescheduled for Friday, June 27, 2025, at 6pm. |
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How Labor Unions Came to Define LA Immigration Protests
06/12/25 - Teamsters Local 992 June 12, 2025 | US LABOR | Los Angeles is a city of immigrants. It is also a city of unions. And in California, those two constituencies have essentially melded into one. So it should come as no surprise that federal immigration raids on workplaces around Los Angeles County this week set off the largest protests to date against President Trump’s immigration crackdown. |
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Modesto Nuts Game Night
06/11/25 - IBEW Local 684 Game night and Tailgate! July 12th, 4pm at the Local 684 Union Hall for the tailgate. Game time at 6:30pm. Call the hall to reserve your tickets. |
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DON'T TAX OUR HEALTHCARE
06/11/25 - IBEW Local 768 Brothers and Sisters We need your help. Tell congress to not tax our employer provided health care. “I am a proud IBEW member, and I oppose taxing employer-provided health care benefits. |
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MEETING NOTICE
06/11/25 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION ATTENTION JUNE QAL LOCAL MEETING NOTICE MONDAY, JUNE 23rd 2025 9AM GET ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED AND EXPLAINED ON THE A.P.W.U. |
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Recent Postcard Sent Regarding Postal Service Sick Leave Policies
06/11/25 - Iowa Postal Workers Union Just want everyone to know that you are NOT MANDATED to use eLRA to report absences. Please help spread the word. |
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International of Operating Engineers Magazine (Summer 2025)
06/11/25 - IUOE Local 542 
The International of Operating Engineers' summer magazine is now available on their website. This edition highlights the outstanding work being done by Operating Engineers across North America, including important updates on training, organizing initiatives, major infrastructure projects, and legislative developments that affect our members and our work. |
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Jamaica June 10 2025 seniority list
06/10/25 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION . |
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APWU Contract Explanation Meeting for Members
06/10/25 - Iowa Postal Workers Union Please register to participate in the Contract Informational Meeting this evening. You will hear from the Negotiating Team directly and can pose questions when you register to attend the event. |
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The State of Labor Laws Halfway Through 2025
06/10/25 - Teamsters Local 355 June 10, 2025 | U.S. LABOR | Even as federal labor legislation remains stalled, several states have raced to pass their own laws cracking down on child labor and supporting gig workers. As most legislatures wrap up business for the year, here’s what state lawmakers have accomplished. … Maryland Gov. Wes Moore expanded his state’s registered apprenticeship program. |
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OSHA 10 CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATION COURSE
06/10/25 - Teamsters Local 786 https://www.teamstersafety.org/moodle/course/view.php. |
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The State of Labor Laws Halfway Through 2025
06/10/25 - Teamsters Local 992 June 10, 2025 | U.S. LABOR | Even as federal labor legislation remains stalled, several states have raced to pass their own laws cracking down on child labor and supporting gig workers. As most legislatures wrap up business for the year, here’s what state lawmakers have accomplished. … Maryland Gov. Wes Moore expanded his state’s registered apprenticeship program. |
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TENTATIVE AGREEMENT SUMMARY
06/10/25 - Iowa Postal Workers Union TENTATIVE AGREEMENT SUMMARY The summary terms of the new Tentative Agreement can be found below, or at apwu.org/tasummary. Contract Time Period · Three-year contract: September 21, 2024 through September 20, 2027 General Annual Wage Increases and Cost-of-Living-Adjustments (COLA) · 1.3% November 16, 2024 (will be paid retroactively) · 1. |
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