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March 30, 2015
Deceptive Study Financed by UPS
A recent “study” by a Harvard-educated economist asserting the Postal Service has an “unfair competitive advantage” over private-sector delivery compa...
March 30, 2015
Contract Town Hall Call: April 6
APWU members are invited to join APWU President Mark Dimondstein for a live Contract Town Hall Call on Monday, April 6. This will be the third such ca...
March 27, 2015
Arbitrator Sustains Grievance on Motor Vehicle Craft Subcontracting
Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg has sustained the MVS Craft Step 4 dispute in Case # Q10V-4Q-C 14125953, regarding contracting out Postal Vehicle Servi...
March 27, 2015
Budget Vote-O-Rama Forces Senators to Take a Stance on Retirement Security, Minimum Wage
Members of the U.S. Senate voted on dozens of amendments to the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget on Wednesday. This marathon “Vote-O-Rama” session forced many...
March 27, 2015
Postal Service Profits $1.4 Billion So Far in Fiscal Year 2015
The Postal Service’s operating profit totaled $1.4 billion for the first five months of fiscal year 2015, according to a USPS report provided to the P...
March 27, 2015
Union Members Say It With Stickers
From East to West and North to South, APWU members took a message to postal management and to postal customers on March 26. Click here for more photos...
March 25, 2015
e-Team Report, March 25, 2015
Pay More, Get LessPostal Employee Retirements in the Crosshairs This month, the House and Senate Budget Committees released their budgets for Fiscal Y...
March 25, 2015
Posters Promote Our Cause
A San Jose restaurant displays a poster in support of "Our Postal Service." The San Jose Local decided got a jump on activities set for March 26 and...
March 25, 2015
Budget Bills: Cut Postal, Federal Pay
Two congressional committees are proposing to solve the nation’s financial problems in part by reducing pay for millions of postal and federal employe...
March 24, 2015
Update on Article 1.6.B ‘Global Settlement’ Remedy
APWU Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson has updated union members on progress toward disbursing a $56 million settlement that was signed Dec. 5, 2014...
March 23, 2015
Sticker Day Set for Thursday, March 26
Members of the Philadelphia BMC Local proudly wearing stickers. On March 26, APWU members will “Say It With a Sticker.” “Led by our local and state pr...
March 23, 2015
Town Hall Call – March 19, 2015
APWU members heard updates on our fight for a good contract on March 19 during two Town Hall Calls with President Mark Dimondstein. Questions submitte...
March 23, 2015
The Worst Trade Deal You’ve Never Heard Of
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, which is now headed to Congress, is a product of big corporations and Wall Street, seeking to circumvent regulations pr...
March 20, 2015
Wearing it on Your Sleeve
If you want to wear your solidarity on your sleeve, APWU Forever T-shirts are available for purchase for $12 each, plus shipping and handling. A poste...
March 20, 2015
Join the Post Office Lowdown!
Jim Hightower, editor of the Hightower Lowdown, will host a “Post Office Lowdown” conference call featuring APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Tuesday...
March 19, 2015
Robin Hood to the Rescue!
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) will re-introduce the Robin Hood Tax bill in Congress today.
March 18, 2015
Honoring the Heroes of the Great Postal Strike
On the 45th anniversary of the Great Postal Strike, the APWU honors the brave men and women who risked their livelihoods to stand up for a better futu...
March 18, 2015
California Retirees Host Tailgate Party
APWU retirees in the Golden State took a bite out of privatization by hosting a Contract Campaign Tailgate Party.
March 16, 2015
Central Region POWER Conference
The APWU POWER Central Region Educational Conference will be held on Saturday, May 2 through Sunday, May 3. The deadline to register for hotel rooms i...
March 16, 2015
United Mine Workers Adopt ‘Stop Staples’ Resolution
The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) is among the most recent supporters of the Stop Staples campaign, adopting a resolution urging “members, fri...
March 13, 2015
APWU President Reports on Negotiations
APWU President Mark Dimondstein presents an update for union members on contract negotiations. The bargaining report is available to APWU members only...
March 13, 2015
Retirees Ready for Action
Florida retiree chapters leaders, led by State President Doris Orr- Richardson and Retiree Chapter David Bernstein, are mobilized and ready for action...
March 12, 2015
Baltimore City Council Unanimously Opposes Postal Privatization
On Monday, March 9, members of the Baltimore City Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution opposing privatization of the Postal Service. The re...
March 11, 2015
Locals Show Creativity, Enthusiasm in Contract Campaign
Locals across the country are involving union members in the campaign to win a good contract – and showing creativity and enthusiasm along the way.
March 9, 2015
Secretary-Treasurer Training
Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Powell, along with Executive Assistants Roosevelt Stewart and Hannah Lively, and QuickBooks instructor Paul Delaine, is...
March 9, 2015
APWU Contract Town Hall Call – March 19
APWU members are invited to join APWU President Mark Dimondstein for a live Contract Town Hall Call on March 19. We will discuss our fight to win a go...
March 9, 2015
Contract Town Hall Call – March 19; Sticker, Flyer, Poster Day – March 26
March 9, 2015
The Contract Fight
APWU Retiree Paul Felton of the 480-481 Area Local wrote the poem below. As we negotiate our contract Postal workers are under attack They’re giving t...
March 6, 2015
Marking 50 Years Since Selma
March 7 commemorates the 50th anniversary of the march for civil rights from Selma to Montgomery, AL, which was cut short by police brutality. The mar...
March 6, 2015
King v. Burwell Supreme Court Case: Affordable Care Act Hangs in the Balance
Continued access to affordable health insurance for many early retirees is at stake as the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in the...