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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 to help promote good service, good jobs, and a good contract at the F...
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 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 resolution also urges Baltimore residents to think twice about shopping...
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
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 too much of our work away And the mail we handle they try to delay Thes...
March 9, 2015
Contract Town Hall Call – March 19; Sticker, Flyer, Poster Day – March 26
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 good contract for union members while we fight for a vibrant, public Pos...
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 training 135 participants at the National Secretary-Treasurer training...
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 than 65 union leaders and activists participated.
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" passage of the international trade deal known as Trans-Pacific Partnership...
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 case of King v. Burwell, a lawsuit challenging provisions in the Affo...
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...