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February 26, 2016
APWU Donates to Flint
Michigan APWU leaders present a contribution to Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. From left: Roscoe Woods, Pat Comben, Dr. Hanna-Attisha, Mike Mize and Amy Puh...
February 2, 2016
Union Members Bring Home the Bacon
Union members are bringing home a lot more bacon – about $204 more per week than their non-union counterparts.
February 2, 2016
Union Members Bring Home the Bacon
Union members are bringing home a lot more bacon – about $204 more per week than their non-union counterparts.
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 o...
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 t...
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 o...
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 t...
March 1, 2015
UNI Congress in Cape Town: ‘Ubuntu’
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Two APWU officers – Retirees Director Judy Beard a...
March 1, 2015
Refinery Workers Strike for Safety
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) On Feb. 1, for the first time in 35 years, the Un...
March 1, 2015
Mental Health Workers at Kaiser Hospitals Strike
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) “Mental health, not corporate wealth!” That’s the...
March 1, 2015
Democracy Initiative Aims to Take Money Out of Politics
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Alarmed by the increasing role of corporate fundi...
March 1, 2015
The TPP: A Secret, Dirty Deal
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A trade deal the U.S. is negotiating in secret wi...
March 1, 2015
APWU Joins “Government Works for America” Rally
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Members of the APWU endured freezing temperatures...
February 27, 2015
Refinery Workers Strike for Safety
On Feb. 1, for the first time in 35 years, the United Steel Workers Union (USW) announced work stoppages at oil refineries in five states to protest h...
February 10, 2015
APWU Joins ‘Government Works for America’ Rally
Members of the APWU endured freezing temperatures with their brothers and sisters from other federal and postal union at a “Government Works for Amer...
January 22, 2015
APWU Members Take Part in King Day Activities
APWU member David Yao and NALC retiree Jack Hayes participated in events before a Martin Luther King Jr. Day rally in Seattle on Jan. 19.
January 15, 2015
Celebrating the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The APWU joins the nation in celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was one of the greatest civil rights leaders of all time and a tr...
December 23, 2014
Unstable Hours Are Killing Workers
On Aug. 25, 2014, Maria Fernandes was found dead inside her automobile. The 32-year old worked at three different Dunkin Donuts stores in New Jersey...
December 3, 2014
APWU Members Join Black Friday Protests
On Nov. 28, the day after Thanksgiving, thousands of Walmart employees across the nation protested low wages, inadequate working conditions, and illeg...
November 20, 2014
Coming to a Walmart Near You: The Fight for Better Pay
The APWU has vowed to join Black Friday protests at Walmart stores around the country if the company refuses to give their workers full-time jobs with...
November 20, 2014
Dimondstein Joins Board of Civil Rights Museum
APWU President Mark Dimondstein was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum (ICRCM) in his adopted home...
October 14, 2014
It’s Left Up to Us
Logic, common sense and the Postal Service’s irresponsible decisions tell us that management will not manage the USPS out of its manufactured financia...
October 14, 2014
One Year In: Looking Back, Looking Forward
It has been an exciting first year as your president. I am as honored today as I was the day I took office. I appreciate the help, insight and activis...
October 2, 2014
APWU Backs Retirees’ Demand to Re-Open Social Security Offices
APWU President Mark Dimondstein spoke at a rally sponsored by the Alliance for Retired Americans on Oct. 2, as the group delivered petitions with mor...
September 11, 2014
Our Right to Vote is Under Attack
In recent years, our right to vote has come under attack all across the country. Dozens of states are advancing voter suppression laws in an effort to...
September 10, 2014
Standing Up, Fighting Back!
Brothers and sisters: We are under attack from all quarters – Congress, Wall Street and the Postmaster General himself. Privatization is not a distant...
September 8, 2014
Postal Union Unity
Members of the APWU, the National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union marched side-by-side in Philadelphia’s La...
September 2, 2014
AFGE President Seizes the Moment
At a training session sponsored by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the union’s president – a fierce supporter of the APWU’s ca...
August 29, 2014
Labor Day: Activism and Remembrance
Labor Day is a good time to reflect on the achievements of workers and the contributions unions have made to our lives – from abolishing child labor t...
August 11, 2014
Don’t Buy School Supplies at Staples
As the back-to-school season moves into high gear, the APWU is ramping up its ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ campaign, with online ads directed at educators and...