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April 21, 2014
USPS Scheme Overturned
An outrageous management ploy was overturned on April 16, when an arbitrator ruled that the USPS violated the contract when it retroactively changed the passing score on promotion eligibility exams in the summer of 2009,...
April 18, 2014
Dimondstein to Appear on Craig Melvin Show on Saturday
APWU President Mark Dimondstein will appear on the Craig Melvin show on MSNBC on Saturday, April 19, at 3 p.m. EDT, where he will discuss the campaign to Stop Staples and the National Day of Action on April 24.
April 17, 2014
Dimondstein Sets the Record Straight on the Ed Show
APWU President Mark Dimondstein told viewers of the Ed Show on MSNBC last night that the Postal Service’s internal “smoking gun” document [PDF] shows that the deal with Staples was hatched to lower wages.
April 16, 2014
Dimondstein on the ‘Ed Show’ On MSNBC This Evening
April 16, 2014
Postal Unions Write to House Committee Leaders
The presidents of the four postal unions have written to leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee expressing opposition to White House 2015 budget proposals regarding the Postal Service. In the lett...
April 16, 2014
Union Members Gear Up For April 24 Day of Action
April 15, 2014
From New York to California, APWU Saying ‘No’ to Staples
Gearing up for the April 24 National Day of Action, APWU state and local organizations held demonstrations at Staples stores in several states in recent days. Across the country, union members were protesting the sweethe...
April 15, 2014
Video Highlights Chicago APWU Members ‘Stop Staples’ Protest
A three-minute APWU video highlights the union’s April 5 demonstration at a Staples store near Chicago to protest a no-bid deal between the company and the U.S. Postal Service that staffs “postal” counters in Staples sto...
April 14, 2014
APWU to Hold ‘Telephone Town Hall’ Meetings To Discuss Campaign to Stop Staples
April 10, 2014
How APWU Activists Are Building a Movement
Dozens of locals, state organizations and retiree chapters are preparing for the April 24 National Day of Action to protest the Postal Service’s sweetheart deal with Staples, which puts “postal” counters in the office su...
April 9, 2014
USPS Needs Real Reform – Not More Austerity
The Postal Service needs real reform — not the austerity proposed by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and the White House, APWU President Mark Dimondstein said after an April 8 hearing by a House committee. The hearing of the Ov...
April 9, 2014
Barbara Jean Prothro
Barbara Jean Prothro, a former National Business Agent for the Special Delivery Messenger Division, died March 30. She was 78.
April 8, 2014
Locations Announced for April 24 Protests to ‘Stop Staples’
APWU local leaders are hard at work organizing protests for the APWU’s National Day of Action on April 24 at Staples Stores around the country. Union members and supporters will oppose a sweetheart deal between the offic...
April 7, 2014
Staples Deal Still a Secret — But Hearing Reveals Disturbing Truths
The Postal Service and Staples are working overtime to keep the details of their sweetheart deal a secret, but a hearing before the National Labor Relations Board — and documents the USPS was forced to provide to the APW...
April 7, 2014
‘Stop Staples,’ Chicago Activists Say
Hundreds of APWU members, joined by hundreds of labor and community activists, took to the streets outside a Staples store in Elmwood Park, IL to protest a no-bid, sweetheart deal between the U.S. Postal Service and Stap...
April 3, 2014
PSEs Should Beware of ‘Voice of Employee’ Surveys
Postal Support Employees should beware of management's latest ploy, union leaders are warning: Beginning in April, the Postal Service plans to ask non-career employees to take Voice of the Employee (VOE) surveys.
April 3, 2014
New Organizing Toolkit Available
A new organizing toolkit is now available, Organization Department Director Anna Smith has announced. The new kit includes a Welcome Book [PDF], a brochure specially designed for PSEs [PDF], a new union sign-up form [PDF...
April 1, 2014
Tentative Agreement Reached on Nurses’ Contract
The APWU has reached a Tentative Agreement with the USPS on a Collective Bargaining Agreement covering postal nurses.
April 1, 2014
Based on a Falsehood, Ryan Budget Would Plunder Postal Service
The postal provisions in the budget proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) on April 1 are a “thinly-veiled attempt to plunder the Postal Service — to slash service, cut workers’ benefits, and render our great national treasur...
March 29, 2014
Maintenance Memo Outlines Steps For PSE Conversion to Career
A March 28 agreement with the USPS outlines the procedure for the conversion of Maintenance Craft Postal Support Employees to career, Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer has announced.
March 28, 2014
Burrus Stops By
Former APWU President William Burrus stopped by the union office on March 27 and visited with resident officers and senior staff.
March 25, 2014
A Closer Look at The March 4 Atlanta Staples Protest
March 24, 2014
APWU, USPS Reach Agreement On Filling Residual Vacancies
An important March 20 agreement between the APWU and USPS outlines a procedure for filling residual vacancies in the Clerk, Maintenance and Motor Vehicle Crafts, and will result in the conversion of Postal Support Employ...
March 21, 2014
Preparations Underway for April 24 National Day of Action to ‘Stop Staples’
APWU locals are gearing up for the National Day of Action to Stop Staples on Thursday, April 24, at locations across the country.
March 20, 2014
Four Postal Unions Form Historic Alliance
Declaring that “the U.S. Postal Service is under unprecedented attack,” the presidents of the four postal unions have formed a historic alliance to fight back.
March 19, 2014
National Association of Letter Carriers Stands with APWU to ‘Stop Staples’
The National Association of Letter Carriers is taking a stand in support of the APWU’s fight against the sweetheart deal between the USPS and Staples that puts postal retail operations in Staples stores — and staffs them...
March 11, 2014
Postal Unions Form Alliance
Declaring that “the U.S. Postal Service is under unprecedented attack,” the presidents of the four postal unions have formed a historic alliance to fight back.
March 11, 2014
National Day of Action To Stop Staples Set for April 24
The APWU has announced a National Day of Action on April 24 to protest the sweetheart deal between the USPS and Staples that puts postal retail operations in Staples stores — and staffs them with low-wage, high-turnover...
March 10, 2014
Staples to Close 225 Stores
The March 6 announcement by Staples CEO Ron Sargent that the office-supply chain will close 225 stores by the end of 2015, “Proves that it’s a bad idea to turn over public postal services to a private company that can cl...
March 10, 2014
Mail Handlers Union Joins ‘Stop Staples’ Campaign
The National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) is offering “wholehearted support” for the ‘Stop Staples’ campaign, the union has announced.