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September 20, 2011
Executive Board Approves Dues Assessment
Vowing to continue to do “everything in our power to prevent the destruction of the Postal Service,” the APWU National Executive Board has approved a...
September 19, 2011
House Subcommittee to Vote on Issa Ross Bill
A House subcommittee will vote Sept. 21 on a bill that the APWU has denounced as “a reckless assault on postal services and postal employees.”
September 16, 2011
APWU Launches Phase 2 Of Television Ad Campaign
The APWU has launched Phase 2 of its television ad campaign, in conjunction with the National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Postal M...
September 15, 2011
Union Denounces USPS Plans To Dismantle Mail Processing Network
APWU President Cliff Guffey condemned USPS plans to study 252 mail processing facilities for possible closure, saying widespread closures would “disma...
September 14, 2011
H.R. 1351 Gains Attention on Capitol Hill
Saving the Postal Service from financial collapse seems to be getting attention on Capitol Hill: H.R. 1351 — a bill supported by postal unions, manage...
September 12, 2011
Congressmen Denounce USPS Bid to Break Contract
Two U.S. Representatives have denounced Postal Service legislative proposals to abrogate its collective bargaining agreements with postal unions.
September 8, 2011
Postal Unions Join Forces To Save America’s Postal Service
The APWU has joined forces with the three other postal unions to designate Sept. 27 as a day of action to Save America’s Postal Service.
September 6, 2011
Congress Must Save Postal Service
Testifying before a Senate panel on Sept. 6, APWU President Cliff Guffey urged Congress to take action to prevent a collapse of the Postal Service, an...
September 2, 2011
Spending Taxpayers’ Money to Bash the USPS?
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), who likes to portray himself as a fierce opponent of wasting taxpayers’ money, has created a slick, high-tech Web site that...
August 31, 2011
‘Si, Se Puede,’ Yes, We Can
It is next to impossible to think of the modern labor movement — and the struggles of farm workers in the United States — without César Chávez. A firm...
August 31, 2011
APWU President to Testify Before Senate Committee
APWU President Cliff Guffey will testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Sept. 6 about the financial cris...
August 30, 2011
Locations Announced For 740 New Jobs in the Motor Vehicle Craft
In accordance with the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, the USPS has agreed to establish 740 new assignments in Vehicle Maintenance Faciliti...
August 26, 2011
USPS: No Excessing for Failure to Bid on NTFT Jobs
The USPS has instructed Area Labor Relations Managers that employees may not be excessed because they fail to bid on Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT)...
August 25, 2011
Thousands of Part-Timers To Be Converted Aug. 27
Thousands of Part-Time Flexibles and Part-Time Regulars in the Clerk and Motor Vehicle Crafts will be converted to regular Aug. 27 under the terms of...
August 23, 2011
APWU Retiree Fulfills a ‘Dream’
Retired APWU member John Lee will fulfill a personal dream on Aug. 26, when he recites the “I Have a Dream" speech as part of festivities preceding th...
August 22, 2011
Save USPS, Stop Layoffs, Support H.R. 1351
With headlines predicting the imminent demise of the Postal Service — and management brazenly exploiting the crisis to attack postal employees — the A...
August 19, 2011
Young Workers Summit
From Wisconsin to Egypt, young people are making a difference in the fight for social justice and economic security. With unemployment in the U.S. at...
August 18, 2011
APWU Initiates Step 4 Disputes
The APWU initiated four Step 4 disputes on Aug. 17, 2011, protesting violations of the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
August 12, 2011
USPS Seeks Legislation To Allow Layoffs, End Federal Benefits
APWU President Cliff Guffey has condemned Postal Service legislative proposals that would permit the USPS to layoff 120,000 employees and remove posta...
August 11, 2011
APWU Condemns USPS Proposals To Destroy Collective Bargaining, Crush Postal Workers
APWU President Cliff Guffey has condemned USPS legislative proposals that would destroy the collective bargaining rights of postal workers and interfe...
August 11, 2011
Management’s NRP Letter No Cause for Celebration
An internal USPS document indicating that the reassessment of Limited Duty and Rehabilitation employees concluded on Jan. 31, 2011, is not cause for c...
August 8, 2011
Breakfast for Champions
Supporting the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team is the latest endeavor for the APWU.
August 4, 2011
Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Over USPS Refusal to Provide Information on Consolidations
The APWU has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) protesting the Postal Service’s refusal to provide t...
August 4, 2011
Tea Party Building Support for Issa Bill
“Tea Party” groups are building public and congressional support for H.R. 2309, legislation sponsored in the U.S. House of Representative by Reps. Dar...
August 2, 2011
Ed Schultz to Speak at APWU Editors’ Conference
Talk-show host Ed Schultz is scheduled to speak at the opening session of the APWU National Postal Press Association conference in Orlando FL on Aug....
August 2, 2011
Destroying Unions Won’t Fix USPS
APWU President Cliff Guffey has a simple message for the Washington Post: Destroying unions and attacking workers’ rights won’t solve the Postal Servi...
July 28, 2011
APWU Vows to Fight to Keep Offices Open
“The American Postal Workers Union will stand with our neighbors to demand that post offices, stations, and branches remain open — and expand the serv...
July 28, 2011
USPS Identifies First 100 Sites To Utilize Non-Traditional Assignments
The Postal Service has provided the APWU with a list of the first 100 mail processing sites that will utilize Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) duty as...
July 25, 2011
Organizing Campaign Gets a Good Start
APWU’s organizing drive got a good start during National Organizing Week, with locals across the country reaching out to potential members and invitin...
July 20, 2011
Issa Bill’s Hidden Agenda
The postal reform bill (H.R. 2309) introduced last month by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has a hidden agenda, according to an analysis by the Center for A...