All News
The Latest from your Union—All in One Place
fighting for justice
Filters
Filter By
March 6, 2015
e-Team Report, March 6, 2015
APWU Stands Firm with Allies – No TPP and No Fast Track In the coming weeks, Congress is expected to consider a wrongheaded bill to "Fast Track" passa...
March 6, 2015
Bad Weather Doesn’t Rain on Eastern Region, Northeast Region CAT Training’s Parade
Training for the APWU contract campaign moved to the Eastern and Northeast Regions on March 4 in Atlantic City, NJ. Despite a looming snowstorm, more...
March 5, 2015
Selfie Winners
On March 4, 2015, President Dimondstein randomly selected five winners from among those who submitted “selfies.” Winners will receive $50 gift certif...
March 5, 2015
Southern Region Contract Training is Red Hot in Atlanta
Training for the union’s contract campaign moved to the Southern Region on Feb. 11 and 12. After the meeting in Atlanta, approximately 90 leaders and...
March 5, 2015
Selfies Showcase APWU Members’ Union Pride
March 2, 2015
Don’t Let Them Take Your ‘Postal Pulse’
The APWU and USPS are facing off over management’s latest scheme: The Postal Pulse, a new employee opinion survey. “The APWU vehemently opposes Postal...
March 1, 2015
Showing Support With a Selfie
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) APWU members told the world that they were “sticki...
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
APWU, Allies Launch ‘Campaign for Postal Banking’
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A coalition of consumer organizations, financial r...
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...
March 1, 2015
‘Stop Staples’ Campaign Disrupts Privatization Push
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Since the Postal Service launched its no-bid deal...
March 1, 2015
Have You Seen the Video?
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The launch of A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public...
March 1, 2015
A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) On Feb. 12, more than 60 national organizations j...
March 1, 2015
On the Worker Floor: Stickers and More
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As negotiations began, APWU members on the work fl...
March 1, 2015
A Break from Tradition
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Contract negotiations between the American Postal...
March 1, 2015
Say ‘No’ to Means Testing
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The services that Americans depend on are often on...
March 1, 2015
Help and Hope for Veterans
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) This winter, the APWU and community volunteers jo...
March 1, 2015
Full Disclosure Required
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Postal employees are hardworking and giving. Many...
March 1, 2015
The Fight for Pay Equity
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Equal Pay Act, signed by President John F. Ke...
March 1, 2015
Excerise Your Precious Right to Organize
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Organizing is our union’s strength and essential t...
March 1, 2015
Our Members Expect Change
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Editor's Note: Below are excerpts from President D...
March 1, 2015
Join the Battle to Save America’s Postal Service!
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The time to act is now! On Nov. 14, 2014, our nati...
March 1, 2015
What Does the Year Hold for Us?
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The USPS welcomed 2015 by reducing service standar...
March 1, 2015
How You Can Fight Money in Politics
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Postal workers’ allies in the 114th Congress are a...
March 1, 2015
Contract Negotiations Under Way
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The union’s Maintenance Craft Officers are deeply...
March 1, 2015
Motor Vehicle Service Update
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The union is pursuing our demand that management c...