Update # 09-04                  June 7, 2004    

National Day of Mourning  

The USPS has notified the APWU that it will observe the National Day of Mourning June 11, 2004 , to commemorate former President Ronald W. Reagan.  

A national-level agreement between the union and management outlines the provisions for granting APWU-represented employees a day of observance when a National Day of Mourning is declared by the President of the United States . The agreement, signed May 4, 2000 , was negotiated following arbitration over the National Day of Mourning in 1994 for former President Richard M. Nixon.