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 nine Maintenance National Business Agents (NBAs) and three all-craft NBAs.
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APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement Agreement
(This article appeared in the November/December 2024 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a national dispute regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), specifically concerning the 2.5 percent cap on the total number of Part-Time Regular (PTR) employees in the Maintenance Division. On September 20, 2024, the APWU and the USPS reached a settlement agreement. If you were a PTR maintenance employee from Fiscal Year 2018 through Dec. 31, 2023, you may be eligibile for payment:
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.
Latest News
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...
January 14, 2025
Maintenance PTR Payment Distribution Is on the Way
BREAKING NEWS: Your share of the PTR payment distribution is on the way
December 16, 2024
Maintenance PTR Settlement Payout 2024 -2025
The Maintenance PTR Settlement Payout for 2024-2025 will be disbursed to eligible maintenance PTR employees. Provide...
November 15, 2024
2nd Webinar for Distribution of $15 Million for Part-Time Regular Employees in Maintenance on Nov. 20 at 3pm ET
If you were a Part-Time Regular from 2018 Fiscal year to December 31,2023, register and join us for a Zoom presentation...