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June 4, 2010
USPS Cited for Fourth Set of Safety Violations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) charged the Postal Service with five “willful” safety violations at the Philadelphia Bulk Mai...
June 3, 2010
Fight to Save Saturday Service Approaches Important Milestone
Postal employees and customers are approaching an important milestone in the fight to save Saturday service, as a House resolution supporting six-day...
June 3, 2010
Follow the APWU on Facebook and Twitter!
Members can now keep up with the latest union news and information by following the APWU on Facebook and Twitter.
June 3, 2010
Officers Encouraged to Register for LM-2 Webinars
Local union financial officers are encouraged to register for webinars on the Department of Labor's new online system for submitting financial reports...
May 25, 2010
Burrus Criticizes Exclusion Of Postal Unions from OIG Workshare Audit
APWU President William Burrus has criticized a decision by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) to exclude postal unions from providing input in...
May 24, 2010
Unions, Management Reach Settlement of Unions’ Privacy Lawsuit
The APWU and National Association of Letters Carriers (NALC) reached a settlement with the Postal Service on May 20, 2010, ending a 2008 lawsuit in wh...
May 19, 2010
APWU Urges PRC To Save Saturday Delivery at Memphis Field Hearing
APWU Assistant Clerk Craft Director Mike Morris urged the Postal Regulatory Commission to save six-day mail delivery at a Memphis, TN field hearing, t...
May 17, 2010
APWU Rallies Against Big Banks, For Good Jobs
Protesting corporate greed and big-bank financiers, APWU officers and staff joined hundreds of union activists at a rally in Washington DC on May 17 t...
May 14, 2010
Bills to Extend Health Insurance Coverage To Young Adults Introduced in House, Senate
The children of postal workers enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) would retain health insurance coverage up to age 26 b...
May 12, 2010
Burrus: USPS Postage Discounts Are Illegal, Self-Defeating
Postage discounts for major mailers are illegal and “self-defeating,” APWU President William Burrus told lawmakers May 12. Excessive discounts for cor...
May 12, 2010
Burrus to Testify At House Hearing on Postage Discounts
APWU President William Burrus will testify on postage discounts on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, before a House subcommittee.
May 11, 2010
USPS Cited for Third Set Of Safety Violations in One Week
Issuing its third set of citations in less than a week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) charged the USPS with five counts of...
May 11, 2010
APWU Urges Postal Commission To Save Saturday Service
Testifying at a Las Vegas field hearing, APWU Western Region Coordinator Omar Gonzalez urged the Postal Regulatory Commission to reject the USPS propo...
May 7, 2010
APWU Offers Pins to Commemorate Postal Strike
To honor more than 200,000 postal workers who participated in the Great Postal Strike of 1970, the APWU invites union members to purchase lapel pins t...
May 5, 2010
Obama Declares: ‘I’m Pro-Union’
When he was asked by a union member at a recent town hall meeting how he would continue to support the labor movement now that healthcare legislation...
May 5, 2010
OSHA Cites USPS for Safety Violations in Denver
Five days after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued citations and fines of more than a half-million dollars to the Postal...
May 3, 2010
OSHA Cites USPS for ‘Willful’ Safety Violations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has charged the USPS in Providence, RI with 12 willful and serious safety violations, and ord...
May 3, 2010
APWU Web Site ‘De-Links’ Locals During Union Election Period
The APWU national election period has begun, and in approximately five months, on Oct. 5, the counting of ballots will commence.
May 3, 2010
Addressing OPM Problems
Many APWU members who retired in October have reported that they still have not received regular annuity checks. We also have heard that many retirees...
April 30, 2010
Bloody Showdown on the Road to Union Rights
The mines of Appalachia were no place for the timid during the “coal wars” of the early 20th century. Following World War I, coal companies exploited...
April 28, 2010
Get the Facts, Spread the Word
The APWU has produced material to help union members spread the word about how the Postal Service’s plan to end Saturday mail delivery would harm Amer...
April 23, 2010
March in NYC to “Make Wall Street Pay!”
APWU President William Burrus is encouraging union members to join thousands of activists for a rally in the heart of New York City’s financial distri...
April 23, 2010
March in NYC to “Make Wall Street Pay!”
APWU President William Burrus is encouraging union members to join thousands of activists for a rally in the heart of New York City’s financial distri...
April 19, 2010
Union Appoints Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory Committee
With contract negotiations set to begin later this year, APWU President William Burrus has announced the names of union members who will serve on the...
April 19, 2010
Grievance Time Limits Extended During National Convention
The APWU has reached an agreement with the Postal Service to extend the time limits for grievances and appeals to arbitration during the weeks surroun...
April 16, 2010
Rationale for Five-Day Delivery Shattered at House Hearing
response to questions by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Postmaster General John E. Potter admitted that predictions that the Postal Service would amass...
April 14, 2010
Workers Memorial Day
On April 28 each year, the labor movement observes Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have been killed or injured on the job, and to renew the...
April 14, 2010
Convention Resolutions Must Be Received by June 4
APWU locals and state organizations are reminded that resolutions must be submitted online no later than June 4 to be printed in the official resoluti...
April 9, 2010
APWU Urges Locals to File OSHA Complaints Over Electrical Hazards
The APWU has sent a letter to local presidents in regard to electrical hazards related to the Postal Service's failure to comply with OSHA Subpart S E...
April 8, 2010
Burrus: Submit Names by April 16
The union’s offer to help defray costs for young activists to attend the National Convention has received an enthusiastic response, prompting APWU Pre...