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January 1, 2016
Fast Food Workers Walk Off Job in ‘Fight for 15’
Fight for 15 activists protested on Nov. 10. Courtesy of Victor J. Blue/Getty Images (This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Tens of thousands of fast fo...
January 1, 2016
Canadian Postal Workers Win Big
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Thanks to the efforts of postal workers and their allies, Canada Post has suspended the installation of community m...
January 1, 2016
Fast Food Workers Walk Off Job in ‘Fight for 15’
Fight for 15 activists protested on Nov. 10. Courtesy of Victor J. Blue/Getty Images (This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Tens of thousands of fast fo...
January 1, 2016
Canadian Postal Workers Win Big
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Thanks to the efforts of postal workers and their allies, Canada Post has suspended the installation of community m...
November 3, 2015
Hartford Area Local, Allies Rally to Save America’s Postal Service
Hartford Area Local members rally with allies, including Sen. Richard Blumenthal (center). Members of the Hartford Area Local were joined by labor allies for a rally to Save American’s Postal Service on Oct. 24. Lori Pe...
November 1, 2015
Workers Strike Against Anti-Union Governments
Finnish workers protesting. (This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Protesting their government’s right-wing, anti-union agenda, workers in India and Finl...
November 1, 2015
Support Grows for Labor Unions
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After years of declining strength and support, labor unions are regaining popularity. More than half of Americans...
November 1, 2015
Young Workers Play Big Role In Seattle Teachers’ Victory
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Seattle teachers picketed at every school in the district . Photo courtesy of Seattle Education Association Seattl...
October 28, 2015
Maine AFL-CIO Joins Grand Alliance, Backs Postal Banking
Members of the Maine AFL-CIO adopted resolutions supporting two important postal issues at their 30th biennial convention on Oct. 22 and 23 -- in support of postal banking and to join A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public...
September 23, 2015
Postal Workers Win Support at ‘Fighting Bob Fest’
Front row: Madison Area Local President Bret Wersland; Chris Czubakowski, associate editor Milwaukee Area Local; JJ Johnson Heiss and Karen Deloof, Madison Area Local; Valerie Landowski, Regional Coordinator Northeast Wi...
September 16, 2015
Rallying to Restore the Voting Rights Act
The APWU joined the NAACP, Democracy Initiative, and other labor and activist groups in Upper Senate Park on Sept. 16 for a rally to restore the Voting Rights Act.
September 8, 2015
APWU Knows How to Celebrate Labor Day
Des Moines Area Local Steward Julie Kestel with daughter Mackenzie on a Labor Day parade float APWU members were out in full force this Labor Day, bringing the message of Good Postal Service! Good Jobs! Good Contract! to...
September 3, 2015
On Labor Day, Take Time to Reflect…
As people across the country make plans for Labor Day, more than 200,000 postal workers are fighting for a good contract and good service for postal customers – more than three months after the APWU’s collective bargaini...
September 1, 2015
Reporters Unionize
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) On June 3, workers at New York-based Gawker Media became the first employees of a major digital media company to o...
September 1, 2015
Big Wins for Migrant Workers, Thanks to Public Support
Western Washington University students at a blueberry picker strike at Sakuma Brothers Farms in late June. (This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Migrant...
September 1, 2015
After Strike, German Postal Workers Win Contract
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) German postal workers on strike in North Rhine-Westphalia. After a four-week strike, German postal workers have se...
September 1, 2015
After Strike, German Postal Workers Win Contract
German postal workers on strike in North Rhine-Westphalia. (This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) After a four-week strike, German postal workers have sec...
September 1, 2015
Big Wins for Migrant Workers, Thanks to Public Support
Western Washington University students at a blueberry picker strike at Sakuma Brothers Farms in late June. Photo courtesy of James Leder (This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Po...
August 31, 2015
A Century After His Execution, Labor’s Legendary Troubadour Lives On
One hundred years have passed since a firing squad at the Utah State Penitentiary executed Joe Hill at sunrise on Nov. 19, 1915. The renowned labor organizer had been framed on a murder charge. But a century after his de...
August 21, 2015
Big Enough to Win!
President Dimondstein addressing the AFGE Convention. APWU President Mark Dimondstein addressed the convention of the American Federation of Government Employees on Aug. 17, and – echoing convention’s theme – asked, “Is...
July 1, 2015
British Postal Company Axes Door-to-Door Delivery
Whistl workers, like the ones seen here, are now out of a job since the company stopped delivering mail. (This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Employees of a...
July 1, 2015
‘Stand with Postal Workers’
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Alliance members Melanie Campbell speaks at the Washington, DC, press conference. Representatives from 17 member organ...
July 1, 2015
Canadian Postal Workers Support National Day of Action
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Our northern neighbors are standing with us in solidarity. Mike Palecek, President of the Canadian Union of Postal Worke...
July 1, 2015
APWU Lends a Hand to Letter Carriers’ Food Drive
APWU members in Upland, CA, with bags of collected food. (This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The National Association of Letter Carriers’ 23rd Annual Food D...
July 1, 2015
Ralph Nader Dedicates Book to Postal Workers
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Consumer advocate Ralph Nader’s most recent book honors postal workers. Return to Sender: Unanswered Letters to the Pres...
June 29, 2015
APWU Participates in Rally for Voting Rights
Arrion Brown, Nations Capital Southern Maryland Area Local, and Courtney Jenkins, Baltimore Francis Stu Filbey Area Local, gearing up to fight for Voting Rights. Two young union activists, Courtney Jenkins and Arrion Br...
June 19, 2015
Tell Your Senators to Stop ‘Fast Tracking’ a Bad Trade Deal
Like the Zombie apocalypse, legislation that would “fast track” a bad trade deal has risen from the dead. Workers, environmentalists and other progressives thwarted passage of the package on June 12, when the House voted...
June 11, 2015
Postal Unions Oppose Fast Track
In a joint letter to members of the House of Representatives, the presidents of the National Association of Letter Carriers, the National Postal Mail Handlers Union and APWU expressed opposition to the “Fast Track” trade...
June 9, 2015
Postal Unions Ask President To Designate July 26 ‘Postal Heritage Day’
The four postal unions have asked the White House to issue a Presidential Proclamation designating July 26, the agency’s 240th birthday, “Postal Heritage Day.” The Postal Service was established on July 26, 1775, when an...
June 2, 2015
The People Demand: Show Us The Text!
APWU Member Arrion Brown being barred from reviewing the text of TPP Trade Deal. If you want to know what’s in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade bill, you can go to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative an...