UPDATE: We have been notified that some of the missing VER retiree incentive checks are now available at the Portland RPDC and the Service will be contacting the retirees. If you have not yet received a call, please contact us at the Local office.

The Portland APWU has learned that several RPDC employees and retirees did not receive their physical paychecks for Pay Period 17 on August 15, 2025. If you are a current employee and did not receive your paycheck on August 15, you should immediately contact your supervisor and your shop steward.

APWU-represented employees covered by the Portland Oregon Area Local who applied for the VER/Optional Retirement with Incentive offer were expecting their first retirement incentive check on August 15, 2025. The incentive check was supposed to be sent to your last workplace. However, many of these checks have gone missing. If you have not yet received your first incentive check and were a Portland Local APWU-represented employee, please contact the Portland Oregon Area Local office as soon as possible.

From APWU.org

On August 12, 2025, the July Consumer Price Index (CPI-W 1967=100) was released. This is the index that sets the Cost-of-Living Allowances (COLAs) for the APWU contracts. In July, the final month of the six-month adjustment period for the second COLA under the 2024 Agreement, the CPI-W Unadjusted Index (1967=100) increased from last month to 942.307.

Based on this increase, the second COLA for career employees who fall under the National Agreement will be $811.00 per year. That equates to 39¢ per hour. So far, under the 2024 National Agreement, employees have accrued adjustments totaling $1,206.

Ratification Ballots are in the Mail. Make sure you vote and return your ballot as soon as possible

to reach AAA’s mailbox, no later than 9am EST, July 10, 2025. Your vote matters!

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.

If you were unable to attend the June 11 livestream, a video of the event is available to watch at: https://apwu.org/live

Join APWU President Mark Dimondstein and members from the National Negotiating committee for an update on the recently reached tentative 2024-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement between APWU and USPS. Register at: https://apwu.org/live

As we prepare mail-in ballots for membership ratification vote, tune in to the livestream to be informed on the union-won gains included in this new tentative agreement, including full COLA, general wage increases, enhanced job security, additional craft provisions, and more.

President Dimondstein will be answering your questions live – so make sure you use this form to submit your questions about the tentative agreement for our union contract.

The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), announced APWU President and Lead Negotiator Mark Dimondstein. The proposed union contract is three years in duration: September 21, 2024, through September 20, 2027. More information is provided at this link:

https://apwu.org/news/contract-contract-negotiations/big-news-apwu-usps-reach-tentative-agreement-new-union-contract

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