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June 4, 2008
Union Pauses for Impromptu Celebration of Obama’s Win
APWU officers and staff paused briefly Wednesday afternoon to celebrate Barack Obama’s apparent nomination as the Democratic Party candidate for presi...
June 3, 2008
Time Running Short For ‘Creativity Contest’ Entries
APWU members are reminded that entries for the union’s creativity contest for their children and grandchildren are due by June 30. Sponsored by the Am...
June 2, 2008
APWU Testimony Kicks Off Controversy
Recent APWU testimony on Capitol Hill about the Postal Service’s obligation to provide “universal service” to all Americans seems to have stirred up a...
May 28, 2008
Postal Workers Protected from Retaliation for Age-Discrimination Complaints
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled May 27 that the law that prohibits age discrimination protects federal and postal employees from retaliation when they fi...
May 23, 2008
Onsite Children’s Activities Violate Local Regulations
While delegates to the last several APWU national conventions have had childcare services available to them, a recently-passed local ordinance means t...
May 21, 2008
Support for Mail Network Protection Act Tops 100
Thanks to continuing legislative outreach efforts by APWU locals, 10 additional members of the U.S. House of Representatives have become co-sponsors o...
May 19, 2008
‘Ask a Working Woman’ Survey
Working women understand the difficulties of balancing work and family, the pressure of making ends meet, and the challenges of getting ahead. That’s...
May 16, 2008
APWU Wins in Private-Sector Campaigns
The APWU reached a tentative agreement May 15 on a “first contract” for approximately 120 workers at the Cincinnati Mail Transportation Equipment Serv...
May 14, 2008
E! Television Series Is Offensive to Postal Workers
In a crass display of sensationalism, E! Entertainment Television is broadcasting a series titled Going Postal: 15 Shocking Acts of Violence. “The tit...
May 13, 2008
Another Dozen U.S. Reps. Sign On to Mail Network Protection Act
APWU efforts to build support in Congress for the Mail Network Protection Act have gotten a big boost in the last two weeks, as 12 more members of the...
May 8, 2008
Postal Reform Act Is No Endorsement of Privatization
The passage of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act in December 2006 did not change the fundamental mission of the Postal Service, an APWU le...
May 7, 2008
Online Registration of Convention Delegates To Replace Paper Process
For the first time, APWU locals and state organizations will register delegates to the APWU National Convention online, through the union’s Web site,...
May 5, 2008
Court Upholds Unfair Labor Charge Against USPS
A federal appeals court has upheld an unfair labor practice charge against the Postal Service in a case involving a supervisor who threatened to retal...
April 30, 2008
Ralph Fasanella: Self-Taught Artist Chronicled Workers’ Lives
By the time he started painting pictures at age 31, Ralph Fasanella had developed a strong disdain for the social and economic injustices he witnessed...
April 29, 2008
It Takes Only One to Get the Grassroots Growing
John Windle APWU member John Windle has been hard at work, boosting Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign as the important May 6 Indiana primary a...
April 28, 2008
Six More U.S. Representatives Co-Sponsor Mail Network Protection Act
Six more members of the U.S. House of Representatives have become co-sponsors of the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236) in support of the union’s...
April 22, 2008
Workers Memorial Day
On April 28 each year, the labor movement observes Workers Memorial Day to commemorate workers who have been killed or injured on the job, and to rene...
April 17, 2008
Mail Network Protection Act Gains Eight More Co-Sponsors
Eight more members of the U.S. House of Representatives have become co-sponsors of the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236) in the past two weeks,...
April 16, 2008
APWU Donation to Save Small-Town Post Office
The APWU has given a one-of-a-kind gift to the people of McCausland, Iowa: a donation of $30,000 to help save their post office. The contribution will...
April 14, 2008
Burrus Asks Bush to Appoint Postal Service Advisory Council
APWU President William Burrus has asked President Bush to appoint a Postal Service Advisory Council, noting that the appointment of the panel is requi...
April 14, 2008
APWU Members Lead the Charge In Defense of FMLA
APWU members rose to an important challenge in recent weeks: Postal workers submitted more than half of the postings to a Department of Labor Web site...
April 9, 2008
Executive Board Endorses Barack Obama for President
The APWU National Executive Board has voted unanimously to endorse Barack Obama for president. “Sen. Obama’s message is one of hope and change,” said...
April 8, 2008
Union Members Urged to Help Save FMLA Protections
Time is running out for union members to voice objections to new regulations proposed by the Department of Labor that would undermine employees’ medic...
April 3, 2008
Ten More U.S. Representatives Co-Sponsor Mail Network Protection Act
Since Congress returned from its Easter recess on March 31, 10 additional members of the House of Representatives have taken a stand against wasteful,...
April 2, 2008
APWU Board Assails McCain For Crossing Strikers’ Picket Line
The APWU National Executive Board has adopted a resolution criticizing Sen. John McCain for crossing a picket line of striking members of the Writers...
April 2, 2008
Federal Court Dismisses APWU Suit
A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit by the APWU and the Consumer Alliance for Postal Services (CAPS), which sought access to the meetings and reco...
March 28, 2008
Bush Keeps Trying to Chip Away at Workers’ Rights
The headlines last July seemed to say it all: “Labor Department Study Affirms That FMLA Is Working as Intended.” So union activists were dismayed when...
March 25, 2008
PRC: Postage Hike Exceeds Limit on Worksharing Discounts
Although a review by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of proposed USPS postage increases found that the rate hikes are within the price cap perm...
March 17, 2008
Inspector General: USPS Wasted $17.8 Million on FedEx Contract
An audit by the USPS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has concluded that during Fiscal Years 2005 and 2006, the Postal Service’s Pacific Area inc...
March 14, 2008
Mail Network Protection Act Steadily Gaining Co-Sponsors
As of mid-March, 55 members of the House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of an anti-subcontracting measure supported by the APWU. The...