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May 10, 2022
Support the 30th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 14
The 30th annual National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is taking place on Saturday, May 14. Since its inception, the NALC food drive has donated over 1.8 billion pounds of food to fami...
August 19, 2019
House Majority Supports H.R. 2382
On August 16, the USPS Fairness Act (H.R. 2382) achieved a bipartisan majority of cosponsors. This critical milestone is the direct result of a successful, day of action held on July 23 and our ongoing work with the AFL-...
June 3, 2019
APWU Members Take a Tax Day Stand Against Privatization
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On April 15, Tax Day, thousands of APWU members and allies took to the streets to spread the news that the U.S. Mail Runs o...
May 6, 2019
Hawaiian Postal Workers Support US Mail – Not for Sale Campaign
Activists at the 25th Bi-Annual Hawaii State Convention took the pledge to fight against the privatization of the US Postal Service. Delegates to the HAPWU Convention dedicated an entire afternoon of training to the figh...
April 3, 2019
Join Us on April 15 for the APWU’s Tax Day of Action!
On Apr. 15, postal workers are letting the public know that the Postal Service operates with NO tax dollars. Contact your local or state officers to find out how you can participate! If there isn’t a Tax Day event in you...
April 1, 2019
Solidarity
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By President Mark Dimondstein Our labor anthem is “Solidarity Forever.” I sign letters “in union solidarity.” But what...
November 5, 2018
Attacks on Federal Workers
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman Recently our sisters and brothers who work for other federal agen...
November 1, 2018
Eagle or Vulture?
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By President Mark Dimondstein “We won’t let the postal eagle be replaced by the vulture.” What a great response b...
October 5, 2018
National Day of Action on October 8
Privatizers – those who want to sell the public postal service to private corporations – are hard at work. Together we can stop them in their tracks. Get ready to hit the streets with our sister postal unions, family, fr...
October 4, 2018
Does Your Representative Support Our People’s Postal Service?
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Legislative & Political Department Director Judy Beard The 2018 Midterm elections are quickly approaching! On...
July 27, 2018
Members in Action
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) PORTLAND, CINCINNATI LOCALS RALLY AGAINST CUTBACKS IN JOBS AND SERVICE Teresa Oller, steward from Portland OR Area Local...
May 4, 2018
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
The APWU National officers are asking members to actively support the 26th Annual National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 12.
April 11, 2018
Members Get Your Gear
Are you Fired Up and Ready to Go for the 2018 Contract Negotiations? Get your gear to show it! Members can now buy t-shirts, stickers, and wristbands from the APWU Store. Click here for the APWU Store.
March 7, 2018
Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee Appointed
With contract negotiations set to begin early summer, President Mark Dimondstein has announced the names of union members who will serve on the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee. In accordance with the APWU Con...
October 2, 2017
Oppose the 2018 House Budget – Fight Again for Working Families!
CALL 1-844-402-1001 NOW! Tell your member of Congress to VOTE NO against any budget that includes attacks to postal and federal employees’ benefits, including retirement benefits, or undermines the public Postal Service...
October 1, 2017
Sign the APWU Pledge
The APWU needs YOU to join the fight for workers’ rights. Sign the pledge to be active in at least four or more activities between now and April 30, 2018. Click here to sign the pledge.
July 13, 2017
Fight the White House’s Budget Proposal!
The House Budget Committee is currently weighing a budget which includes deep cuts to your pay and benefits! Please take a couple of minutes to call 1-844-402-1001 and 1-844-813-4060 and tell your Representative in Congr...
June 16, 2017
APWU Members Receive Jobs With Justice Award for Stop Staples Victory!
On June 13, APWU members received the 2017 Jobs With Justice Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award for the victorious Stop Staples campaign. The award honored the memberships’ successful efforts to save good union jobs an...
May 18, 2015
May 14 National Day of Action Videos
Check out video footage of the May 14 National Day of Action kickoff event in Washington, DC!
May 15, 2015
Day of Action Kicked Off with Gusto
“Are you fired up? Are you ready to go?” That’s the question APWU Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell asked dozens of supporters who kicked off the May 14 National Day of Action in front of the post office on 14th and L Stree...
May 14, 2015
APWU Members Brought the Heat on National Day of Action
APWU members held over 120 events across 45 states - plus Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands - on the May 14 National Day of Action. Check out photos of some locals in action below. Click here for more photos.
May 13, 2015
Support for May 14 National Day of Action Gains Momentum
With just a week left until the Collective Bargaining Agreement expires, APWU members are fired up and ready to go for the National Day of Action on May 14. More than 120 events are scheduled across 42 states, Puerto Ric...
May 11, 2015
Everybody’s Doing It! Are You?
Across the country, union activists are promoting the National Day of Action on May 14 and getting postcards signed that say, “I Stand with Postal Workers.” In Washington, DC, APWU officers distributed flyers and got pos...
May 8, 2015
APWU Members Fired Up for National Day of Action, May 14
APWU members across the country are fired up for the National Day of Action on May 14, just one week before the Collective Bargaining Agreement is set to expire. APWU President Mark Dimondstein gets a postcard signed ou...
May 8, 2015
Washington State Members Get Postcards Signed
Members of the Washington American Postal Workers Union took a break from a state conference to distribute “I Stand with Postal Workers” postcards outside the Wenatchee Post Office on May 7. Many customers filled out the...
May 5, 2015
On May 14, a National Day of Action: I Stand with Postal Workers!
May 1, 2015
National Day of Action Set for Thursday, May 14
APWU members are turning up the heat with a National Day of Action on May 14 – just one week before the union’s Collective Bargaining Agreement is slated to expire. APWU members will hold events in cities and towns acros...
April 16, 2015
National Day of Action Against Fast Track, TPP Set for April 18
Saturday, April 18, has been designated a National Day of Action to oppose a trade deal that would be terrible for working people: the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP has been devised behind closed doors, with t...
November 21, 2014
National Day of Action Photos Posted Online
Photos from the Nov.14 National Day of Action have been uploaded to the union's Flickr account where members can view them. The photos are tagged by state. They can also be seen on the union’s Facebook page. Enjoy!
October 30, 2014
Dimondstein: Don’t Let Postmaster General Put USPS in a Museum
"Postmaster General Donahoe is implementing one of the greatest threats to the public Postal Service to date,” APWU President Mark Dimondstein says in a new video. Standing in front of the National Postal Museum, Dimonds...