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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 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
‘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 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 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 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 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...
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.
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
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 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 10, 2014
Lynn Pallas-Barber Appointed Assistant Clerk Craft Director
The APWU Clerk Division Council approved the appointment of Lynn Pallas-Barber to the position of Assistant Clerk Craft Director “B” at a meeting on March 7. Pallas-Barber fills the vacancy created by the retirement of L...
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.
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
USPS Withdraws Challenge, PSE Hours Count Toward Desirable Duty Assignments
The Postal Service has withdrawn a challenge to provisions in the Collective Bargaining Agreement that require management to post newly created duty assignments using all available work hours — including hours worked by...
March 8, 2014
IL Local Says ‘No’ to New CPU
Approximately 70 APWU members and supporters lined the streets in Belleville, IL on March 7 to ask passersby not to patronize a newly opened postal retail operation at Ben Franklin's Crafts & Floral store. The store bega...
March 7, 2014
House Budget Committee Chair Ryan Misrepresents Economists in Poverty Report
The House Budget Committee released a report, The War on Poverty: Fifty Years Later, on Monday, and the findings left several economists and social scientists bemused and angry, according to The Fiscal Times. Several exp...
March 6, 2014
Further Proof That It’s a Bad Idea To Move U.S Post Offices into Staples Stores
March 6, 2014
Sen. Sanders Says It All
In a March 5 guest column in the Wall Street Journal, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) makes an eloquent case for postal reform that protects our beloved national treasure.
March 6, 2014
White House Budget Misses the Mark on Postal Matters
The administration’s budget proposal for 2015 misses the mark on postal issues, APWU President Mark Dimondstein said. “The White House budget echoes the misguided policies ofPostmaster General Patrick Donahoe. It calls...
March 4, 2014
Atlanta APWU Members Brave Cold to ‘Stop Staples’
Seventy-five APWU members and supporters braved cold weather and high winds on March 4 to protest outside a Staples store in Atlanta and demand that the company staff “postal counters” in its stores with postal employees...
March 3, 2014
NLRB: USPS Must Give APWU Staples Info
In a complaint issued Feb. 25, Region 5 of the National Labor Relations Board found merit in APWU charges [PDF] that the Postal Service has improperly refused to provide the union with information about its agreement wit...
March 3, 2014
PRC Dismisses APWU Service Complaint
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has dismissed an APWU complaint which charges that the Postal Service is failing to meet its own service standards regarding the delivery of first-class mail. The union brought the...
March 1, 2014
A Safe Workplace: It’s Not a Matter of Luck
(This article appears in the May-June 2014 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Tony D. McKinnon Sr., Industrial Relations Director Our members want to be assured that we will leave work each day as healthy as...