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July 8, 2014
APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement for IT/AS Employees
The APWU and USPS have reached a tentative agreement on a contract for employees in the IT and Accounting Services (AS) units. Union members will have...
July 7, 2014
AFSCME, UNITE HERE Join ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ Movement ’
The ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ campaign got another big boost on July 2, when the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) endor...
July 3, 2014
Veterans, Savings, a Contentious Hearing
It’s rarely quiet in the legislative arena, and as past President Moe Biller was fond of saying, “The struggle continues.” Senate bill 1950, which wo...
July 2, 2014
Arbitrator Denies Union’s Grievance Protesting PVS Conversion to Highway Contract Route
July 1, 2014
Arbitrator Rules: Excessed Employees Must Meet Minimum Qualifications Before Reassignment
The APWU won an important arbitration award on June 24, when Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg ruled that the Postal Service must determine – prior to ex...
July 1, 2014
Maintenance Sets Process For PSE Conversion to Career
On March 20, 2014, President Mark Dimondstein signed a memorandum of understanding with the USPS on Filling Residual Vacancies. The title sounds inno...
July 1, 2014
Taking It to The Streets!
Wow! It was great to be out in the streets of Washington, DC with 200+ APWU members and other union leaders and activists on April 24, the National Da...
July 1, 2014
Progress on PSEs; Attacks on BEMs, Custodians
The Maintenance Craft has made significant progress recently on issues of concern to Postal Support Employees (PSEs). The Memorandum of Understanding...
July 1, 2014
‘Don’t Buy Staples’ Movement Takes Off
As APWU members spread the word about the ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ campaign to other labor organizations and friends, the result of our hard work is paying...
July 1, 2014
APWU to Launch Vigorous Campaign Against Plant Closures, Consolidations
On June 30, the APWU denounced plans by the Postal Service to resume the closure and consolidation of up to 82 mail processing plants beginning in Jan...
July 1, 2014
Action Plan: America Wants to Work
Unemployment and underemployment are projected to remain at crisis levels for years; our trade deficit is growing; the housing market continues its do...
July 1, 2014
The Fight for 15
The “Fight for 15” movement took to the streets in more than 150 cities on May 15, as workers walked off the job to demand an increase in the minimum...
June 30, 2014
War on the Waterfront
Early in the morning on July 5, 1934, storefront owners in the Mission District of San Francisco were opening their doors. In the financial district,...
June 30, 2014
APWU to Launch Vigorous Campaign Against Plant Closures, Consolidations
The APWU today denounced plans by the Postal Service to resume the closure and consolidation of up to 82 mail processing plants beginning in January 2...
June 30, 2014
SEIU Votes to Boycott Staples
The ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ movement got a big boost this month when the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) voted to endorse the boycott. In a l...
June 27, 2014
House Committee Votes to Keep Saturday Mail Delivery
The House Appropriations Committee passed an amendment to a funding bill on June 25 that would prevent the Postal Service from eliminating Saturday ma...
June 23, 2014
Exposed: The Video the PMG Doesn’t Want You to See
APWU President Mark Dimondstein takes on the PMG’s claims in a new video that every postal worker should see. Closed Captioned
June 23, 2014
22nd Biennial APWU National Convention Resolutions Now Posted
Resolutions that will be considered by delegates to the APWU 22nd Biennial National Convention are now posted online at www.apwu.org. Delegates will d...
June 20, 2014
For Students to Win, Teachers Don’t Have to Lose
“On Tuesday morning, teachers across California got up, went to their schools and dedicated their day to helping students learn and grow. “While teach...
June 19, 2014
California Teachers Association and Washington DC, Indiana, Sacramento Labor Councils Sign On
The California Teachers Association and several other labor organizations have joined the Stop Staples campaign.
June 18, 2014
APWU Opens ‘Stop Staples’ Front in Pittsburgh
The APWU opened another front in the campaign to Stop Staples with a protest in Pittsburgh on June 17. The city is one of four tests sites for the pro...
June 16, 2014
PMG Endorses Highway Budget Scam
The Postmaster General’s latest act of treachery is so outrageous it’s hard to believe. Last week, he endorsed a budget scam that would eliminate Satu...
June 13, 2014
SEIU 32BJ, San Francisco Labor Council Join ‘Stop Staples’ Movement
SEIU 32BJ, representing 145,000 union members in 11 states and the District of Columbia, is boycotting all Staples retail stores in the U.S., Staples....
June 13, 2014
Potential Participants in Class-Action Settlement Should Exercise Caution, APWU Warns
APWU members who are potential participants in the settlement of a class-action discrimination case against the Postal Service must make a decision by...
June 12, 2014
New Hampshire State Employees’ Association, National Nurses United Endorse ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ Campaign
As APWU members spread the word about the ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ campaign to other labor organizations and friends, the result of their hard work is payi...
June 11, 2014
National Education Association, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Join ‘Stop Staples’ Movement
The Stop Staples movement is continuing to gain momentum, with several important organizations showing support for the cause.
June 6, 2014
GOP Calls for Repeal of Affordable Care Act Are Fading Fast
In a sign that the harshest opposition to the Affordable Care Act may be softening, GOP candidates across the country are dropping calls to repeal the...
June 6, 2014
e-Team Report, June 6, 2014
The Federal Highway Trust Fund, which provides for construction and maintenance of the nation’s roads, rail lines, and bridges, is expected to run out...
June 5, 2014
The USPS is Not a Piggy Bank!
In a “Dear Colleagues” letter dated June 3, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) urged his fellow members of the House of Representatives to oppose a proposal t...
June 4, 2014
Today! National Strike Day and Action on Inequality Against Walmart
Fighting for Walmart workers’ rights, the Organization United for Respect at Walmart (OUR Walmart) has called for a national week of action June 2 thr...