About the Maintenance Division
The Maintenance Craft is a diverse and complex division of the APWU, comprised of approximately 40,000 employees. In addition to the three national officers who work at the union's headquarters in Washington, DC, representation is provided by ten Maintenance National Business Agents (NBAs) and three all-craft NBAs.
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Maintenance Craft In-Service Open Season March 1-31, 2025
(This article appeared in the March/April 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
From March 1-31, ALL career employees may request to be tested for Maintenance Craft eligibility ratings and placement on In-Service Registers. In March, career employees already on the In-Service Register can submit a written request to remain on those registers and avoid the annual purge that occurs on April 1.
PER DIEM UPDATE - EFF. DATE NOVEMBER 7, 2022
After meeting with the Postal service again and scheduling an NCED site visit, we can announce that the implementation date of the per diem MOU is November 7, 2022 and will be piloted for three years for all Crafts.
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March 14, 2025
Updates on Maintenance Division Part-Time Regular Settlement Payments
By this time, most eligible recipients of the Maintenance Craft Part-Time Regular (PTR) settlement distribution have...
March 1, 2025
Maintenance Craft In-Service Open Season March 1-31, 2025
Once a year, during the month of March (March 1-31), ALL career employees may request to be tested for Maintenance...
February 3, 2025
Maintenance Part-Time Regular Payout Update (February 2025)
Maintenance Director Idowu Balogun provides an update on the Maintenance PTR Settlement Payout as of February 2025.
January 15, 2025
Postal Service Implements Eagle Clean (e4776) Pilot
Maintenance Craft Director Idowu Balogun discusses the Eagle Clean (e4776) scanner pilot program and introduces the new...