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July 31, 2014
Resolution Sets Goals for Contract Negotiations
On July 25, the last day of the APWU’s 22nd Biennial National Convention, delegates adopted a resolution that spells out the priorities for the upcoming contract negotiations with the USPS.
July 31, 2014
Danny Glover Tells Convention: ‘I’m In!’
Actor Danny Glover gave an impassioned speech on the final day of the APWU’s 22nd Biennial Convention, declaring that he would be part of the fight to keep the Postal Service in the hands of the people.
July 28, 2014
The Boycott is Still On!
When the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) voted to join the ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ movement on July 12, it struck fear into the hearts of Staples bosses and USPS management. So much so that just two days later Staples...
July 25, 2014
Deliberations Continue on Constitutional Resolutions
Acting on the first resolution reported by the Constitution Committee during Wednesday’s session, as a cost-savings measure, delegates amended the APWU Constitution, shortening the time frame for National Conventions fro...
July 25, 2014
Ed Schultz, Rev. William Barber: Together, We Will Win!
Convention delegates were inspired by rousing speeches from two great supporters of working people. Ed Schultz, host of The Ed Show on MSNBC addressed the delegates on day 4 of the National Convention and Reverend Willia...
July 25, 2014
Young Activists Watch and Learn
Union members age 35 and under said their first convention gave them insight to the inner workings of the APWU. Many young members said the convention’s theme of Standing Up, Fighting Back mirrored their beliefs of what...
July 24, 2014
Postal Banking: An Urgent Public Need
Nearly 150 Convention delegates attended the Postal Banking Forum on Wednesday after the convention adjourned. The session, moderated by Eastern Region Coordinator Mike Gallagher, included Denis Lemelin, president of the...
July 24, 2014
OUR Walmart, Fast-Food Workers Inspire Convention Delegates
The Convention theme of 'Stand Up, Fight Back' was on display Tuesday and Wednesday when two of the most exciting labor struggles in the country honored the assembly with their presence.
July 24, 2014
APWU POWER Caucus Held
At a caucus held after adjournment of Monday’s convention session, members and supporters of the APWU Post Office Women for Equal Rights (POWER) heard inspiring accounts from a number of sisters about their life experi...
July 24, 2014
Retirees Answer the Call
“You are, and we are, a value to the union!” Retirees Department Director Judy Beard said at the Retiree Conference on Saturday, July 19. Retiree members from all over the country gathered at the conference to send a cle...
July 24, 2014
International Solidarity
The 22nd Biennial Convention continued the tradition of hosting union leaders and activists from around the globe. Their presence is an expression of building solidarity on an international level. The delegates who atten...
July 23, 2014
‘The U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale’
Thousands of convention delegates and postal supporters, including leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union, protested the privatization of the USPS at a Staples store in the Chicago Loop on Tuesday.
July 23, 2014
‘Fighting for our Survival’
“We’re fighting for our lives, fighting for our very survival” said Motor Vehicle Director Michael Foster on Saturday, July 19 in his report at the opening of the MVS Craft Conference in Chicago. “Contracting out of Post...
July 23, 2014
Delegates Debate Bargaining Resolutions
Delegates to the APWU’s 22nd Biennial National Convention got down to business on the convention’s opening day, debating and voting on resolutions submitted to the Labor-Management Committee.
July 23, 2014
Maintenance Craft Debates Settlement
Maintenance delegates gathered at a pre-convention conference in Chicago to discuss a major settlement that resolves a long-standing dispute over custodial staffing and results in the conversion to career of all Maintena...
July 23, 2014
The Labor Movement: Time for a New Day
Nearly two hundred members gathered Sunday afternoon at the 22nd Biennial National Convention in Chicago, IL for an inspiring and lively program organized by Retiree Director Judy Beard, that included talks by four panel...
July 23, 2014
Support Services: Successful Negotiations
Prior to the start of the 2014 Bienniel Convention in Chicago, members of the Support Services Division discussed three successful contract negotiations in 2014.
July 23, 2014
Clerk Craft Focuses on Resolutions, MOUs
The 2014 Clerk Craft Convention ended on Sunday, July 20 after two days of spirited debate. The delegates moved through 45 resolutions submitted by local and state organizations that were reviewed by the Clerk Craft Comm...
July 22, 2014
Delegates Adopt Finance Committee Report
The APWU Finance Committee reported to convention delegates on July 21. Despite a declining membership and a still-sluggish economy, “the APWU remains in the black for both 2012 and 2013,” the panel wrote.
July 22, 2014
It’s Time to Stand Up and Fight Back
“Attacks are being waged from all quarters – Congress, Wall Street and the Postmaster General himself,” APWU President Mark Dimondstein said in the opening of his “State of Our Union” message to the delegates at the unio...
July 22, 2014
New Workshops Reflect New Spirit
The APWU Research and Education Department offered 22 pre-convention workshops on a range of informative topics, from legislative and political action to issues facing Postal SupportEmployees (PSEs) on Friday, July 18. D...
July 22, 2014
‘Dump the Postmaster General!’
After noting that some have called Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s actions criminal -- a clear violation of the law that created and maintains the Postal Service as a fundamental right of the people -- APWU Presiden...
July 22, 2014
Historic Postal Union Alliance Rallies APWU Convention Delegates
Evidence that the Postal Alliance formalized on March 10, 2014 is in full effect was clear to the delegates on Monday. In what was an APWU Convention first, the Presidents of the other three Postal Unions addressed the d...
July 21, 2014
APWU National Convention Gets Underway
Delegates to the APWU National Convention are ready for action after several days of pre-convention workshops and conferences. Monday, July 21, will feature a State of Our Union address by President Mark Dimondstein, spe...
July 18, 2014
Updated Computer Program Goes Live July 22
A highly-anticipated computer program – Version 2 of the Maximization Duty Assignment Tool (MDAT) – will launch on Tuesday, July 22.
July 17, 2014
AFT Strikes Fear in the Heart of Staples CEO
When the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) voted to join the ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ movement on July 12, it struck fear into the hearts of Staples bosses and USPS management. So much so that just two days later Staples...
July 14, 2014
International Association of Firefighters Votes to Endorse ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ Movement
The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), representing more than 300,000 full-time professional firefighters and paramedics in every state of the U.S. and Canada with more than 3,100 affiliates, has joined th...
July 14, 2014
APWU, USPS Tentative Agreement for IT/AS Employees Now Available
The APWU and USPS tentative agreement for contract employees in the IT and Accounting (AS) units is now available.
July 13, 2014
AFT Delegates Adopt ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ Resolution, Rally in Support of U.S. Postal Workers
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and thousands of AFT convention delegates joined members of the American Postal Workers Union and other community members in a rally July 12, telling the United...
July 11, 2014
e-Team Report, July 11, 2014
On June 30, the Postal Service announced plans to resume the closure and consolidation of up to 82 mail processing plants beginning in January 2015. The APWU was quick to denounce USPS’s destructive scheme. “This is a...