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February 18, 2015
Union Members Bring the House Down at Pre-Negotiation Rally
Over a hundred labor union members, leaders and activists participated in a spirited rally on the eve of APWU contract negotiations at the AFL-CIO headquarters on Feb. 18.
February 17, 2015
What is a Contract Action Team?
February 17, 2015
Say it With a Sticker!
Remember to wear your sticker – Contract Now! Good Service! Good Jobs! – on Thursday, Feb. 19.
February 17, 2015
Retirees Key to Contract Negotiations
With contract negotiations just hours away, the APWU wants retirees to know that they are also an important part of the battle.
February 11, 2015
MVS Continues the Fight for Administrative, Technical Jobs
The union is pursuing our demand that management create at least 60 new administrative and technical duty assignments in the Motor Vehicle Service Craft, as required by the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)...
February 11, 2015
64 National Organizations Launch ‘Grand Alliance’ to Save Our Public Postal Service
On Feb. 12, 2015, more than 60 national organizations joined forces to launch A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service. The debut of the Alliance included the premiere of a video featuring actor-activist Danny...
February 10, 2015
APWU Joins ‘Government Works for America’ Rally
Members of the APWU endured freezing temperatures with their brothers and sisters from other federal and postal union at a “Government Works for America” rally organized by the American Federation of Government Employee...
February 9, 2015
Town Hall Conference Call – Feb. 17
APWU members are invited to join President Mark Dimondstein for a live Town Hall Conference Call on Feb. 17, to discuss our fight to win a good contract for union members while we fight for a vibrant, public Postal Serv...
February 9, 2015
Contract Campaign Ramps Up
With contract negotiations set to begin on Feb. 19, APWU members across the country are busy preparing.
February 8, 2015
Postal Service Has ‘Fantastic Quarter’ as Profits Rise
The Postal Service’s operating profit for the first fiscal quarter of 2015 was $1.1 billion, with cash at hand increasing to $7 billion, according to the unaudited financial report released on Feb. 6. Revenues have incr...
February 6, 2015
President’s Budget Offers a Mixed Bag for Seniors
President Obama presented his Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal on Monday, offering a mixed bag for seniors. The budget contains several changes to Medicare, including higher deductibles, new home health co-pays, and incr...
February 6, 2015
e-Team Report, Feb. 6, 2015
New Bill Would Stop Mail Slowdown, Reinstate Service Standards Recognizing the essential role mail plays in American society, some in Congress are responding to the Postal Service’s disastrous action to eliminate overnig...
February 5, 2015
Arbitration Advocacy Training
The Research & Education Department offers comprehensive training to APWU activists on a wide array of topics, dedicated to providing union officers and stewards with the skills they need to enforce the Collective Bargai...
February 2, 2015
Paz Appointed Maintenance NBA
Carlos Paz has been appointed to the position of Maintenance Craft National Business Agent ‘B’ for the Southern Region, Director Steve Raymer has announced. The appointment is effective Feb. 7.
January 29, 2015
Staples Masquerades as Quill
Several APWU locals were unpleasantly surprised recently when packages they ordered from an online office-supply website were delivered by people wearing Staples’ uniforms.
January 29, 2015
Shrinking First-Class Mail a Big Joke to Postal Service
Apparently, the reduction in first-class mail volume is hilarious to USPS management.
January 28, 2015
New House Resolution Takes Aim at Delayed Mail
Just weeks into the 114th Congress, a new bipartisan coalition of eight U.S. representatives is taking a stand for prompt, reliable mail service.
January 27, 2015
e-Team Report, Jan. 27, 2015
New House Resolution Takes Aim at Delayed Mail Just weeks into the 114th Congress, a new bipartisan coalition of a dozen U.S. representatives is taking a stand for prompt, reliable mail service.
January 27, 2015
Residual Vacancies, PSE Conversions in MVS
According to USPS statistics, approximately 320 Motor Vehicle Craft employees have been converted to career status as a result of residual vacancies since a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Filling Residual Vacancies...
January 26, 2015
With a ‘Golden Parachute’ in Hand, Donahoe Opposes Retirement for Young Workers
When Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe retires at the end of the week, he’ll get a retirement package of more than $4 million. Not bad for a “civil servant.” But in his controversial farewell address to reporters at...
January 23, 2015
e-Team Report, Jan. 23, 2015
New Postal Amendment to Pipeline Bill Whether or not to approve construction of the Keystone tar sands pipeline is one of the first pieces of legislation that the Senate has taken up since the 114th Congress came into se...
January 22, 2015
APWU Members Take Part in King Day Activities
APWU member David Yao and NALC retiree Jack Hayes participated in events before a Martin Luther King Jr. Day rally in Seattle on Jan. 19.
January 22, 2015
Contract Campaign Training Session: Ready to Get Started!
APWU members from the Northeast Region participate in a CAT Team training Training for the union’s campaign to win a good contract moved to the Northeast Region on Jan. 21 and 22, and participants left the two-day ses...
January 21, 2015
Protests Mark Fifth Anniversary of Citizens United
On Wednesday Jan. 21, dozens braved the snow to protest the fifth anniversary of Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruling that opened the floodgates to allow a tidal wave of corporate money...
January 19, 2015
Postal Unions, Allies Launch ‘Campaign for Postal Banking’
A coalition of consumer organizations, financial reform groups, faith-based organizations and workers' representative – including the APWU and the other postal unions – announced the formation of the Campaign for Postal...
January 16, 2015
Donahoe: ‘Stop Staples’ Campaign is Taking a Toll
Outgoing Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe made headlines when he blamed postal unions and big mailers for the Postal Service’s problems in a recent farewell address, but he made a few other surprising comments as well....
January 16, 2015
Occupational Groups in the MVS Craft
January 16, 2015
Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price Has Social Security in his Crosshairs
Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), the new House Budget Committee chairman, hinted to the Heritage Foundation on Monday that he has big plans for Social Security “reform” in the next two years, according to the Atlanta Journal-Const...
January 16, 2015
TV News: A Good Example
The video linked below is a good example of how to spread the message that service standard changes and the closure of mail processing facilities will create hardships for individual customers and small businesses.
January 15, 2015
Celebrating the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The APWU joins the nation in celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was one of the greatest civil rights leaders of all time and a true champion of labor.