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April 7, 2015
‘Your Post Office Gets Zero Tax Dollars’
On April 15, APWU members will greet last-minute tax filers at post offices around the country with a message many of them haven’t heard before: The Postal Service gets no money from taxpayers. “Tax day is a good time t...
April 7, 2015
Audio of April 6 Town Hall Call
APWU members heard updates on our fight for a good contract on April 6 during two Town Hall Calls with President Mark Dimondstein. Questions submitted by union members were also addressed. To listen to an audio of the ca...
April 6, 2015
Protesters Urge Obama to Shine a Light on Dark Money
APWU President Mark Dimondstein addressed a rally in front of the White House on April 2, calling on President Obama to issue an Executive Order requiring corporations that do business with the government to disclose the...
April 6, 2015
Your Post Office Gets Zero Tax Dollars
On April 15, APWU members will greet last-minute tax filers and reporters at post offices around the country with a message many of them haven’t heard before: The Postal Service gets zero tax dollars. “Tax day is a good...
April 3, 2015
Alliance Hosts White House Conference on Aging Retiree Forums in Phoenix, Seattle, and 6 Other Cities
The White House Conference on Aging occurs every ten years to develop solutions to challenges that older Americans face. This year, the White House is holding a series of regional events leading up to the DC conference....
April 2, 2015
Members Only Section to Undergo Maintenance
The Members Only section of www.apwu.org will not be available due to site maintenance from April 9 through April 13. We regret the inconvenience.
April 1, 2015
‘Stop Staples’ Campaign Wins Supporters with a Lot of Clout
The American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA) may be small in numbers, but it is big in influence. The school administrators they represent select where they purchase school supplies – and from now on it will n...
April 1, 2015
Dimondstein Appears on the Bill Press Show
APWU President Mark Dimondstein appeared on The Bill Press Show on TawkrTV on April 1, where he discussed the negative influence of “dark money” on our politics, and the phony USPS financial crisis, postal banking and mo...
April 1, 2015
RMSS Implementation Dispute Settled for $2 Million
Maintenance Craft officers and the Postal Service agreed on March 30 on the remedy due to employees whose eligibility ratings for promotions were improperly changed to "ineligible" in August 2009, Director Steve Raymer h...
March 31, 2015
Shine a Light on Dark Money
APWU President Mark Dimondstein will address a rally in front of the White House on April 2 calling on President Obama to issue an Executive Order requiring corporations that do business with the government to disclose t...
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 call. We will discuss our fight to win a good contract for union members...
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 companies has garnered a lot of attention in recent days. But so far, discu...
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. Send your photos to photos@apwu.org. San Jose Local members leaflet...
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 Postal Regulatory Commission. This result exceeds the $1.375 billion op...
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 Senators, including 2016 GOP Presidential hopefuls, to take definitive...
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 Service work. The MVS Craft initiated the dispute in response to the USPS A...
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 employees. Budget bills for fiscal year 2016 proposed by House and Senate com...
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 persuaded King Egg Roll, a restaurant that serves hundreds of custome...
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 Year 2016 and both contain severe hardship for federal and postal emplo...
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, to resolve disputes over postmasters and supervisors in small office...
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 protecting workers, consumers, and the environment. Watch this video, an...
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 submitted by union members were also addressed. In addition, Caroline Federico...
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 presidents and our Contract Action Teams, March 26 will be a day to spre...
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 24, at 1 p.m. EDT.
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 poster of actor Danny Glover, a renowned friend of postal workers, is also...
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
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 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 future. “The heroes of the 1970 postal strike defied unjust laws to win de...
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, friends, colleagues and family members to stop shopping at Staples stores...
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 is Friday, April 3, 2015. For more information and to register, click h...