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Dec. 30, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 158-2010)

• USPS Announces Changes to 'Mystery Shopper' Program

Dec. 30, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 157-2010)

• OSHA Slams USPS for Safety Violations In Massachusetts, Georgia

Dec. 21, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 156-2010)

• Negotiations to Continue During Holiday Week

Dec. 21, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 155-2010)

• Operation Santa Claus Cheers Wounded Warriors

Dec. 21, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 154-2010)

• Help Homeless Vets
  Backpacks Must be Received by Jan 15

Dec. 17, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 153-2010)

• Management Message Confirms Excessing Moratorium

Dec. 17, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 152-2010)

• Union Encourages Members to Use
  Department of Labor Forms For FMLA Leave Requests

Dec. 15, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 151-2010)

• APWU Urges House to Extend ‘Tax Holiday’ to CSRS Employees

Dec. 14, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 150-2010)

• Best Organized Locals Named

Dec. 9, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 149-2010)

• Bargaining Continues

Dec. 9, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 148-2010)

• APWU IT/ASC Negotiations Begin

Dec. 8, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 147-2010)

• APWU Mourns Slaying in Florida

Dec. 7, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 146-2010)

• The Washington Post: Wrong Again!

Dec. 6, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 145-2010)

• Bargaining Over New Contract Continues

Dec. 3, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 144-2010)

• Negotiations Over New Contract Ongoing

Dec. 2, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 143-2010)

• It’s Not a ‘Bailout’
  APWU Blasts Deficit Commission Proposals

Dec. 1, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 142-2010)

• OIG Calls for Reduced Prefunding Requirements
  Says Current Payments Result in Massive Overfunding

Nov. 30, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 141-2010)

• Contract Talks Approach Deadline
  USPS Extends Bidding

Nov. 29, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 140-2010)

• Contract Negotiations Resume

Nov. 29, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 139-2010)

• OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations in Los Angeles

Nov. 23, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 138-2010)

• Operating Services Agreement Extended through Dec. 8

Nov. 23, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 137-2010)

• OSHA Slams Postal Service for Safety Violations in Bluefield, WV

Nov. 21, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 136-2010)

• Operating Services Agreement Extended through Nov. 30

Nov. 20, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 135-2010)

• Contract Negotiations Update
  Bargaining Continues as Contract Deadline Nears

Nov. 20, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 134-2010)

• APWU Joins UNI Discussion of Future of Women in the Workforce

Nov. 19, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 133-2010)

• Son-in-Law of APWU Member Killed in Afghanistan

Nov. 18, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 132-2010)

• Contract Negotiations Update
  Guffey: USPS Will Have to Do Better

Nov. 17, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 131-2010)

• Negotiations Update: Union Pushes for Job Security

Nov. 16, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 130-2010)

• Guffey: ‘Real Efforts’ to Reach Agreement Begin

Nov. 15, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 129-2010)

• APWU Negotiators Meet with Rank and File Committee

Nov. 15, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 128-2010)

• Help Homeless Veterans:
  Contribute to Winterhaven Stand Down

Nov. 12, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 127-2010)

• Rank and File Bargaining Committee
  Scheduled to Arrive in Washington DC

Nov. 12, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 126-2010)

• Follow Contract Negotiations on Facebook, Twitter

Nov. 10, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 125-2010)

• Postmaster General Honors Burrus at the Bargaining Table

Nov. 8, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 124-2010)

• 2011 APWU Health Plan Open Season Underway

Nov. 3, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 123-2010)

• APWU Must Fight for Our Future
  In Wake of Tough Congressional Elections

Nov. 3, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 122-2010)

• APWU President Refutes Unrealistic View of the USPS

Oct. 29, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 121-2010)

• APWU Encourages Members to Support the United Way

Oct. 28, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 120-2010)

• And the Winners Are…

Oct. 26, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 119-2010)

• Installation of National Officers

Oct. 21, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 118-2010)

• APWU Election Results Certified

Oct. 20, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 117-2010)

• Notion that USPS Can’t Afford Unions Is a Cheap Shot at Workers

Oct. 19, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 116-2010)

• Second Early Out Payment Scheduled for Oct. 29

Oct. 19, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 115-2010)

• Q & A Center Now Available for Retirees

Oct. 19, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 114-2010)

• Two Postal Employees Found Shot to Death at TN Postal Facility

Oct. 18, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 113-2010)

• OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations in Columbus, OH

Oct. 18, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 112-2010)

• Two Postal Employees Found Shot to Death at TN Postal Facility

Oct. 15, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 111-2010)

• APWU Offers DVDs Honoring President Burrus (members only)

Oct. 15, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 110-2010)

• OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations in West Virginia

Oct. 15, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 109-2010)

• APWU Election: Ballot Count Underway

Oct. 14, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 108-2010)

• APWU Election Ballot Count

Oct. 13, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 107-2010)

• APWU Sets the Facts Straight on the USPS

Oct. 12, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 106-2010)

• 2010 Convention Transcript Now Available

Oct. 12, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 105-2010)

• APWU Officers Election: Ballots Due Oct. 14

Oct. 6, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 104-2010)

• IRS Alert: Locals Must File IRS 990 Reports by Oct. 15

Oct. 6, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 103-2010)

• APWU Officers Election: Deadline to Request Replacement Ballot is Oct. 7

Oct. 4, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 102-2010)

• APWU Members March for Good Jobs, Change in America

Oct. 1, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 101-2010)

• Rough Week for USPS Highlights Importance of Bill to Fix Finances
  Locals Should Rally Support for H.R. 5746

Oct. 1, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 100-2010)

• Deadline Nears in APWU Officers’ Election
  Ballots Due Oct. 14

Sept. 30, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 099-2010)

• APWU Members Encouraged to Join One Nation March

Sept. 24, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 098-2010)

• Deadline for Voting in Union Election Extended
  Ballots Must Be Received by Oct. 14

Sept. 24, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 097-2010)

• Deadline Nears in APWU Officers’ Election

Sept. 22, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 096-2010)

• Candidate for Southern Region Maintenance NBA Passes Away

Sept. 21, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 095-2010)

• APWU to Participate in National Rally for Jobs, Change

Sept. 20, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 094-2010)

• It’s Your Union – VOTE!

Sept. 20, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 093-2010)

• Installation of National Officers

Sept. 8, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 092-2010)

• Union Denounces USPS Attempts to 'Work the Refs'
  Says Contract Negotiations Are Ill-Served by Public Misstatements

Sept. 3, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 091-2010)

• OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations in Binghamton, NY

Sept. 1, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 090-2010)

• OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations at Cincinnati BMC

Aug. 31, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 089-2010)

• Labor Day 2010
  ‘Union Label Week’ Sept. 6-12

Aug. 27, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 088-2010)

• OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations at Kansas City BMC

Aug. 21, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 087-2010)

• OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations in Portsmouth, NH

Aug. 19, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 086-2010)

• OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations in Dayton, OH

Aug. 16, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 085-2010)

• APWU Urges Members to Boycott “Voice of the Employee” Surveys

Aug. 13, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 084-2010)

• Burrus: “Postal Workers Will Not Settle for Less”

Aug. 12, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 083-2010)

• Safety and Health Resource Kit Now Online

Aug. 9, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 082-2010)

• APWU Ramps Up for National Convention

Aug. 6, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 081-2010)

• Department of Labor Files Motion
  To Consolidate USPS Electrical Safety Charges

Aug. 6, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 080-2010)

• AFL-CIO Adopts Resolution to Save Saturday Service

Aug. 6, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 079-2010)

• ‘Ask a Working Woman’ Survey

Aug. 5, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 078-2010)

• APWU Honors Soldier for Extraordinary Service

Aug. 3, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 077-2010)

• Norton Urges USPS Stamp Committee
  To Honor Members Killed in 2001 Anthrax Attack

Aug. 3, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 076-2010)

• OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations in Boston

July 30, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 075-2010)

• OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations at Vermont P&DC

July 30, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 074-2010)

• Two Congressional Panels Support Six-Day Service

July 27, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 073-2010)

• Locals Rally to Save Saturday Service

July 27, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 072-2010)

• Convention Resolutions Updated

July 22, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 071-2010)

• Crucial Postal Bill Clears First Hurdle

July 21, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 070-2010)

• The Americans with Disabilities Act:
  20 Years of Equal Rights in the Workplace

July 19, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 069-2010)

• Union Praises House Bill to Restore USPS Financial Stability

July 15, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 068-2010)

• Union Urges Affected Workers to Complete NRP Questionnaire

July 12, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 067-2010)

• Convention Resolutions Now Posted

July 8, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 066-2010)

• Department of Labor Safety Complaint
  Underscores Widespread, Systemic Violations

July 7, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 065-2010)

• OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations at Southern MD P&DC

July 2, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 064-2010)

• PRC Affirms USPS Overpaid $50 Billion to Retirement Fund
  OPM Must Reconsider Calculations

June 29, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 063-2010)

• OSHA Safety Citations Update
  OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations at Minneapolis NDC

June 29, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 062-2010)

• OSHA Safety Citations Update
  USPS Cited for Safety Violations at Southern Maine P&DC

June 28, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 061-2010)

• OSHA Safety Citations Update
  USPS Cited for Violations in Portland, OR

June 24, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 060-2010)

• Sen. Coburn Tries to Pull a Fast One

June 23, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 059-2010)

• Capitol Hill Testimony
  Burrus: USPS Must Expand, Not Cut, Service

June 21, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 058-2010)

• Burrus to Testify on Future of Postal Service

June 16, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 057-2010)

• OSHA Cites USPS for Safety Violations in Baton Rouge

June 14, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 056-2010)

• Members Participate in National AFL-CIO Young Workers Summit

June 10, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 055-2010)

• OSHA Safety Citations Update
  USPS Charged with Seven Violations in Pittsburgh

June 8, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 054-2010)

• OIG Says Workshare Audit Will Include Union’s Views

June 5, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 053-2010)

• USPS Cited for Safety Violations in Philadelphia
  Citations Issued at Five Locations since April 29

June 4, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 052-2010)

• USPS Cited for Fourth Set of Safety Violations
  Fines Now Exceed $1 Million

June 3, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 051-2010)

• Officers Encouraged to Register for LM-2 Webinars

June 3, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 050-2010)

• Fight to Save Saturday Service Approaches Important Milestone

June 3, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 049-2010)

• Follow the APWU on Facebook and Twitter!

May 25, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 048-2010)

• Burrus Criticizes Exclusion of Postal Unions from OIG Workshare Audit

May 24, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 047-2010)

• Unions, Management Reach Settlement of Unions’ Privacy Lawsuit

May 19, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 046-2010)

• APWU Urges PRC To Save Saturday Delivery at Memphis Field Hearing

May 17, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 045-2010)

• APWU Rallies Against Big Banks, For Good Jobs

May 14, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 044-2010)

• Bills to Extend Health Insurance Coverage to Young Adults Introduced

May 12, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 043-2010)

• Capitol Hill Testimony
  Burrus: USPS Postage Discounts Are Illegal, Self-Defeating

May 11, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 042B-2010)

• Burrus to Testify at House Hearing on Postage Discounts

May 11, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 042-2010)

• APWU Urges Postal Commission to Save Saturday Service

May 11, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 041-2010)

• USPS Cited for Third Set of Safety Violations in One Week

May 7, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 040-2010)

• APWU Offers Pins to Commemorate Postal Strike (Members Only)

May 5, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 039-2010)

• OSHA Cites USPS for Safety Violations in Denver
  Findings Occur Just Days After Citations Issued in Providence

May 5, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 038-2010)

• Obama Declares: 'I’m Pro-Union'

May 3, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 037-2010)

• OSHA Cites USPS for ‘Willful’ Safety Violations
  Says Agency Knowingly Endangered Employees

May 3, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 036-2010)

• APWU Web Site 'De-Links' Locals During Union Election Period

April 28, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 035-2010)

• Saving Saturday Service
  Get the Facts, Spread the Word

April 23, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 034-2010)

• March in NYC to “Make Wall Street Pay!”

April 19, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 033-2010)

• Union Appoints Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory Committee

April 19, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 032-2010)

• Grievance Time Limits Extended During National Convention

April 16, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 031-2010)

• Rationale for Five-Day Delivery Shattered at House Hearing

April 14, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 030-2010)

• Workers Memorial Day Tuesday, April 28

April 14, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 029-2010)

• Convention Resolutions Must Be Received by June 4

April 8, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 028-2010)

• Young Union Activists Give Enthusiastic Response
  Burrus: Submit Names by April 16

March 30, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 027-2010)

• PRC Report Finds Excessive Postage Discounts

March 23, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 026-2010)

• Healthcare Reform
  A Historic Win for Working People

March 22, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 025-2010)

• A Bold Move to Attract Young Union Activists

March 22, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 024-2010)

• Great Postal Strike of 1970
  View 40th Anniversary Discussion Online

March 18, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 023-2010)

• Congressional Testimony:
  APWU Denounces Five-Day Mail Delivery,
  Urges Congres to Correct Pre-Funding Requirement

March 18, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 022-2010)

• Forty Years Ago Today….

March 16, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 021-2010)

• Setting the Record Straight on Five-Day Delivery

March 11, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 020-2010)

• Commission Sharply Criticizes USPS Station Closure Plans

March 8, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 019-2010)

• APWU Urges Members to Support Six-Day Mail Delivery

March 3, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 018-2010)

• Union Rejects USPS Call for Five-Day Delivery, New Business Model

March 3, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 017-2010)

• RSVP for the Postal Strike 40th Anniversary Event!
  Smithsonian Program to Be Broadcast on Web

Feb. 26, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 016-2010)

• APWU Wins Important Maintenance Subcontracting Grievance

Feb. 24, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 015-2010)

• APWU Rallies in Support of TSO Rights

Feb. 22, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 014-2010)

• COLA Update

Feb. 22, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 013-2010)

• USPS Refuses to Sever Ties with Subcontractor
  That Defrauds Drivers of Wages, Benefits

Feb. 22, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 012-2010)

• President Burrus to Speak at Postal Strike Anniversary Program

Feb. 17, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 011-2010)

• Celebrating the Women of the APWU

Feb. 5, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 010-2010)

• Obama Budget Promises Strong Support for USPS

Feb. 5, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 009-2010)

• Obama: Postal Privatization a ‘Bad Idea’

Jan. 29, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 008-2010)

• Station & Branch Closures:
  USPS Trims List to 162

Jan. 29, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 007-2010)

• Springfield Area Local Reaches MTESC Agreement

Jan. 25, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 006-2010)

• Union Plus, APWU Scholarship Application Deadlines Near

Jan. 19, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 005-2010)

• OIG Audit: USPS Can’t Rationalize ‘Network Rationalization’

Jan. 19, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 004-2010)

• Breen Chosen to Replace McLennan as Clerk NBA

Jan. 13, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 003-2010)

• Make a Call: National Healthcare Day of Action

Jan. 12, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 002-2010)

• USPS Medical Units Phase-Out Begins

Jan. 5, 2010 (APWU Web News Article 001-2010)

• Workers in Small Offices:
  We Want to Hear From You

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