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November 12, 2021
First Steps Taken in Postal Banking Pilots
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In September, the Postal Service and the APWU anno...
August 27, 2021
Postal Banking Gaining Steam on Capitol Hill
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) There has been more activity around expanding post...
July 25, 2019
Activists Push for Cleveland Pilot Program
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On May 30, postal workers in Cleveland, OH had a...
July 1, 2019
President Dimondstein Speaks about Postal Banking on The Working Life Podcast
President Mark Dimondstein appeared on the June 26 episode of writer and labor strategist Jonathan Tasini’s The Working Life Podcast, discussing the C...
April 2, 2019
Advocating for Postal Banking in the U.S. and Canada
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As was previously reported in the American Postal...
January 16, 2019
White House Targets Postal Workers
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On Dec. 4, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department...
October 22, 2018
New Yorkers Petition for Postal Banking
On October 16, APWU members and retirees, our sister postal unions, community leaders and allies filled the Hunts Point Post Office in the Bronx, NY t...
July 26, 2018
Major Victory For Expanded Postal Services
On Wednesday, July 18, the APWU and our allies won a big victory by defeating an attempt to prohibit the Postal Service from expanding financial servi...
July 24, 2018
Postal Banking is Successful Around the World – Could It Work Here?
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Postal services across the world provide tried and ...
June 21, 2018
White House Plan to Privatize the Postal Service
The White House proposal on restructuring the federal government released today, “Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century,” delivered noth...
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May 1, 2018
Is Free Checking a Thing of the Past?
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Bank of America, the country’s second largest bank, e...
March 27, 2018
Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop
The Research & Education Department will sponsor the APWU’s 16th Educational Conference, a National Convention event that provides union members with...
Appeals to Arbitration, APWU Programs, Arbitration Awards & Settlements, Contract Enforcement, Contract Negotiations, Dues, FMLA, Grievance Procedure, Jobs, Join the APWU, Labor Solidarity, Legislation, Mailing Lists & Membership, National Convention, Pay and Benefits, Plant Consolidation, Post Office Closures, Postal Banking, Safety and Health, Small Offices, Staffing, Station Closures, Subcontracting, Training, Union Administration, USPS Finances, USPS Policies & Programs, Veterans, Women's Issues, Young Workers
March 1, 2018
Voters Support Holding Wall Street Accountable
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) U.S. voters strongly support holding Wall Street...
January 1, 2018
AFL-CIO Endorses Campaign for Postal Banking
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Delegates to the 2017 AFL-CIO Convention unan...
November 1, 2017
Bank Closings and Lack of Confidence Point the Way to Postal Banking
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Way back in 1956, an article in the Monthly B...
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, 2...
September 26, 2017
APWU Members and Officers Participate in CLUW Convention
The Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) had their 19th Biennial Convention in Detroit, Michigan from Sept. 6-9. Over 400 union delegates from across...
September 1, 2017
Payday Lenders Trapping Senior Citizens
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Although the payday lending industry slowed in Califor...
July 1, 2017
Tell the Postmaster General
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Every day, people receiving public assistance pay a...
May 1, 2017
The Market for International Remittances is Hot
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The market for international remittances – sending mo...
March 1, 2017
Consumer Protections Under Attack
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After the devastating 2008 financial crisis, Congr...
January 9, 2017
APWU Goals for the Upcoming Year
President Dimondstein spoke about the recent victories and future challenges for the American Postal Workers Union during his address at the installat...
January 1, 2017
Wells Fargo Scandal: A Labor Issue and One More Argument for Postal Banking
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) accused former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf of “gutless leadership” during a Senate Banking Committee hearing. (This arti...
November 1, 2016
Postal Banking Hits Responsive Chord
Mehrsa Baradaran (This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Delegates to the APWU con...
November 1, 2016
Postal Banking Hits Responsive Chord
Mehrsa Baradaran (This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Delegates to the APWU con...
September 1, 2016
APWU Gains Task Force On Expanded Services
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The 2015 contract campaign presented an oppo...
September 1, 2016
APWU Gains Task Force On Expanded Services
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The 2015 contract campaign presented an oppo...
August 31, 2016
APWU Retirees: Still Fighting for Justice!
Byron Denton APWU retirees no longer work in the post office, but they are still a fighting force in the union and their communities. Delegates from a...
August 31, 2016
APWU Retirees: Still Fighting for Justice!
Byron Denton APWU retirees no longer work in the post office, but they are still a fighting force in the union and their communities. Delegates from a...
August 23, 2016
President Dimondstein: We Can Forge Ahead, Build Power, and Win!
In a rousing speech to convention delegates, President Mark Dimondstein outlined the challenges and possibilities facing APWU members. Also: Empowerin...