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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 march galvanized the burgeoning movement for voting rights and was a cata...
March 5, 2015
Selfies Showcase APWU Members’ Union Pride
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 activists were motivated and ready to take the message to their fello...
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 certificates to the APWU Store. Congratulations to: Donna DeMaio, Greater CT...
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 Pulse – and any other employee opinion survey – despite management no...
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 floor expressed solidarity. Across the country members wore stickers on...
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 joined forces to launch A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Serv...
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 Postal Service featured the debut of a 2-minute video, “Our Postal Se...
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 with Staples, thousands of postal workers and supporters have made hea...
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 with their brothers and sisters from other federal and postal unions...
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 with 11 other countries would slash labor rights; obstruct access to med...
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 plea of 2,600 National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) mental heal...
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 reform groups, faith-based organizations and workers’ groups, including...
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 United Steel Workers Union (USW) announced work stoppages at oil refiner...
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 and Research & Education Director Joyce Robinson – attended UNI Global...
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 “sticking with the union” and displayed union pride on Feb. 19. Many sent in...
March 1, 2015
Social-Movement Unionism: A Much-Needed New Model
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Unions were formed to defend workers and secure for them a share of the wealth they create. There have been labor unions...
March 1, 2015
A Grievance Procedure That Works for You
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) With contract negotiations underway, the APWU negotiating team, like you, is concerned about the future of the Postal Se...
March 1, 2015
A Tale of Two Post Offices
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A battle is raging for the heart and soul of the U.S. postal service. After the American Revolution, leaders of the new...
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 involved in negotiations for our next contract. Western Region Nationa...
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 create at least 60 new administrative and technical duty assignments in...
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 Dimondstein's opening statement at contract negotiations. The American...
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 national day of action, we had protests at 150 sites and at least one acti...
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 standards so it can complete its so-called “Network Rationalization Plan.” Th...
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 attempting to reverse the drastic slowdown of the mail caused by postal...
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 to our survival. When contract negotiations take place, inevitably non-...
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. Kennedy in 1963, made it illegal to pay men and women working the same j...
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 hold down two jobs. Some run a side business or help with a family bus...
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 Workers Union and the United States Postal Service got underway on Feb...
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 the chopping block. When it comes to seniors, attacks on Social Secur...