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May 11, 2015
USPS Second Quarter Operating Profit Totals $313 Million
The Postal Service’s operating profit for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 totaled $313 million, putting the surplus for the first half of the year above $1.3 billion – more than all of last year’s operating profit...
May 8, 2015
APWU Members Fired Up for National Day of Action, May 14
APWU members across the country are fired up for the National Day of Action on May 14, just one week before the Collective Bargaining Agreement is set to expire. APWU President Mark Dimondstein gets a postcard signed ou...
May 8, 2015
Philadelphia BMC Local, Pennsylvania State Buy Billboard Ad
Members of the Philadelphia BMC Local and the Pennsylvania Postal Workers Union are spreading the word about the May 14 Day of Action in a big way. The local and state APWU purchased a digital billboard ad that will disp...
May 8, 2015
Senate Passes Budget that Cuts $5.3 Trillion
The Senate voted 51 to 48 on Tuesday to pass the first joint congressional budget plan in six years, ratifying a 10-year blueprint that would cut spending by $5.3 trillion, overhaul Medicaid by turning it into block gran...
May 8, 2015
Washington State Members Get Postcards Signed
Members of the Washington American Postal Workers Union took a break from a state conference to distribute “I Stand with Postal Workers” postcards outside the Wenatchee Post Office on May 7. Many customers filled out the...
May 7, 2015
APWU President Gives Negotiation Update
APWU President Mark Dimondstein has presented a fourth update for union members on contract negotiations. The bargaining report is available to APWU members only. To read the summary, click here. For those who are new t...
May 5, 2015
On May 14, a National Day of Action: I Stand with Postal Workers!
May 5, 2015
Support the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive on May 9
The American Postal Workers Union endorses the 23rd annual National Association of Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive, taking place Saturday, May 9.
May 4, 2015
APWU Contract Town Hall Call Registration Extended
Registration for the May 6 APWU Contract Town Hall Call has been extended until 11 p.m. EDT, May 5. Click here to register.
May 4, 2015
Northwest Lawmakers Speak Out Against Consolidations
Oregon’s congressional delegation sent a letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan, requesting a meeting, “as soon as possible,” to discuss consolidation plans and the future of mail delivery standards. Seattle’s City...
May 3, 2015
APWU Contract Town Hall Call: Wednesday, May 6
To stay on top of the latest news from the negotiating table, APWU members are invited to join President Mark Dimondstein for a live Contract Town Hall Call on Wednesday, May 6. Participants can choose from two time slot...
May 1, 2015
‘Stop Staples’ Campaign Gains Momentum
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA) may be small in numbers, but its impact on the Don’t Buy Staples ca...
May 1, 2015
Alliance Members Testify Before NYC City Council, Rally to Oppose TPP Agreement
Leaders from the Alliance joined other representatives from New York City’s labor, environmental, and social justice groups in opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement on Monday, testifying before the New Y...
May 1, 2015
Canadian Postal Workers Launch Boycott
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Postal workers in the United States and Canada face many of the same struggles – including the threat of privatization. Mir...
May 1, 2015
Carwasheros Win Contract
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Following a four month strike, the “carwasheros” of Brooklyn, NY, have secured a contract. Workers at 10 car wash companies...
May 1, 2015
Contract Negotiations: Union Members Say it with Stickers, Flyers and More
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Members of the San Jose Area Local distribute flyers outside a post office. Stickers and flyers and headbands, oh my! As co...
May 1, 2015
Fight Back Against Closures, Consolidations
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) APWU members across the country are fighting efforts by USPS management to close or consolidate 82 mail processing faciliti...
May 1, 2015
In Historic Vote, Greece Elects Pro-Worker Party
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Greece made history in January when it elected the pro-worker Syriza Party – the culmination of years of protests against d...
May 1, 2015
Mail Delivery Takes a Dramatic Dive
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Across the country, postal customers are complaining that they’re waiting longer for their mail. And while postal managemen...
May 1, 2015
May Day Celebration
APWU President Mark Dimondstein spoke at a celebration of International Workers Day sponsored by the AFL-CIO on the eve of the holiday. Although May Day – which originated in the fight for the eight-hour day in Chicago...
May 1, 2015
National Day of Action Set for Thursday, May 14
APWU members are turning up the heat with a National Day of Action on May 14 – just one week before the union’s Collective Bargaining Agreement is slated to expire. APWU members will hold events in cities and towns acros...
May 1, 2015
NYC Zara Workers Get a Raise
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After months of protest and pressure from a workers campaign, Zara clothing retail workers in New York City received a rais...
May 1, 2015
Our Most Important Member: YOU!
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Organizing is not just about signing up new members – it’s joining with current members to ensure common success. Our camar...
May 1, 2015
Postal Clerk Remembers Bloody Sunday
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Distribution Clerk George James was just 15 when he tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965. He says he ha...
May 1, 2015
Robin Hood Lives!
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Rep. Keith Ellison introduces the Robin Hood Tax on March 19. A proposal is gaining traction that would refund to the peopl...
May 1, 2015
Senate Opposes USPS Service Cuts
The Senate approved a motion on S. Con. Res. 11 introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that instructs budget conferees to insist on a deficit-neutral fund to halt mail processing center closures, restore overnight ma...
May 1, 2015
Shining a Light on Secret Money
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Since 2010, the amount of “dark money” – campaign funds whose source is kept secret – has skyrocketed, thanks to the Suprem...
May 1, 2015
Spreading the Word, Gearing Up for Action
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Since the successful launch of A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service on Feb. 12, APWU’s allies have been busy...
May 1, 2015
The Good, the Bad and Congress
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Congressional representatives should be serving us, the American people. Some members of Congress try to make things better...
May 1, 2015
The Road to a New Contract
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The road to contract negotiations has been a long one. The APWU began holding internal weekly meetings in August 2014; the...