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Candidates Nominated for
APWU Election of National Officers
(06/17/13) Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has announced the union members that have been certified as candidates for election to national office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution and Bylaws. Each candidate in this unofficial list has secured the necessary petitions required for nomination. An official list will be announced after the drawing for ballot positions is held on June 24. [full story]

MVS Craft Forms
Jobs Committee
(06/18/13) The Motor Vehicle Service Craft has established a committee to help develop strategies to fight the outsourcing of MVS jobs and to help locals enforce the MVS Jobs Memorandum of Understanding, MVS Craft Director Mike Foster has announced. [full story]

Issa’s Draft Bill
‘Deeply Disturbing,’
APWU Says
(06/14/13) A draft postal bill released by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) on June 13 would punish postal workers, privatize major portions of the USPS, and deprive the American people of vital services, said APWU President Cliff Guffey. “We will examine the draft more thoroughly in the coming days and participate in discussions with lawmakers and other stakeholders,” Guffey said, “but our initial review is deeply disturbing." [full story]

Another Biased Report
Calls for Privatizing
Mail Processing
(06/14/13) Another conservative think tank has jumped on the “privatize everything but the last mile” bandwagon, reports APWU Executive Vice President Greg Bell. A June 2013 report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation offers a plan that would "privatize all postal operations except delivery," he writes. [full story]

Rep. DeLauro to Introduce
‘Protect Overnight
Delivery Act’
(06/13/13) Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) will introduce legislation to preserve overnight mail delivery and, in the process, protect mail processing facilities from closure, she told fellow lawmakers in a letter dated June 13. Rep. DeLauro invited House members to become original co-sponsors of the Protect Overnight Delivery Act, which she plans to introduce later this month. Forty-three representatives have already signed on as co-sponsors, she said. [full story]

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