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September 14, 2006
USPS Rate Proposal Shifts More Costs From Major Mailers to Individual Customers
Based on an analysis of the Postal Service’s own data, APWU testimony before the Postal Rate Commission has demonstrated that proposed increases in th...
September 14, 2006
USPS Rate Proposal Shifts More Costs From Major Mailers to Individual Customers
Based on an analysis of the Postal Service’s own data, APWU testimony before the Postal Rate Commission has demonstrated that proposed increases in th...
September 8, 2006
Negotiations Update
Negotiations between the USPS and the APWU over a new Collective Bargaining Agreement resumed Sept. 7 and 8, with preliminary discussions of non-econo...
September 8, 2006
Negotiations Update
Negotiations between the USPS and the APWU over a new Collective Bargaining Agreement resumed Sept. 7 and 8, with preliminary discussions of non-econo...
September 7, 2006
Postal Service Falls Short in Attempts To Get Public Input on Consolidations
In testimony submitted to the Postal Rate Commission on behalf of the APWU on Sept. 1, Margaret L. Yao, an expert and senior associate at AmericaSpeak...
September 7, 2006
Postal Service Falls Short in Attempts To Get Public Input on Consolidations
In testimony submitted to the Postal Rate Commission on behalf of the APWU on Sept. 1, Margaret L. Yao, an expert and senior associate at AmericaSpeak...
August 31, 2006
Postal Workers ‘In the Line of Duty’
Postal workers are sworn to uphold the Constitution and protect the mail. Since 1775, we have honored our pledge to defend the security of the mail, o...
August 31, 2006
Postal Workers ‘In the Line of Duty’
Postal workers are sworn to uphold the Constitution and protect the mail. Since 1775, we have honored our pledge to defend the security of the mail, o...
August 29, 2006
National Negotiations Begin
APWU President William Burrus (right) delivers his opening statement as APWU representatives meet with USPS officials during the first session of cont...
August 29, 2006
National Negotiations Begin
APWU President William Burrus (right) delivers his opening statement as APWU representatives meet with USPS officials during the first session of cont...
August 23, 2006
Collective Bargaining Set to Begin Aug. 29
Negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the APWU and the USPS are scheduled to begin Aug. 29, 2006, union President William Bur...
August 23, 2006
Collective Bargaining Set to Begin Aug. 29
Negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the APWU and the USPS are scheduled to begin Aug. 29, 2006, union President William Bur...
August 18, 2006
Delegates Protest Consolidation
Nearly 3,000 blue T-shirt-clad APWU union members sent a strong and unified message to the Postal Service Thursday, as they surrounded what used to be...
August 18, 2006
Delegates Protest Consolidation
Nearly 3,000 blue T-shirt-clad APWU union members sent a strong and unified message to the Postal Service Thursday, as they surrounded what used to be...
August 17, 2006
Delegates Express Frustration Over Craft Jurisdictional Issues
After fervent debate on the 18th Biennial Convention’s third day, APWU delegates adopted a resolution to study “efforts and procedures and processes”...
August 17, 2006
Delegates Express Frustration Over Craft Jurisdictional Issues
After fervent debate on the 18th Biennial Convention’s third day, APWU delegates adopted a resolution to study “efforts and procedures and processes”...
August 16, 2006
Latest CPI Rise Will Yield $812 Annual Increase
The final Cost-Of-Living Adjustment under the National Agreement will give APWU-craft employees an annual raise of $812. The Consumer Price Index rose...
August 16, 2006
Delegates Debate, Approve Resolutions In Preparation for USPS Contract Talks
Delegates discuss a resolution before lining up at a floor microphone to take part in the debate. APWU members at the 18th Biennial National Conventio...
August 16, 2006
Latest CPI Rise Will Yield $812 Annual Increase
The final Cost-Of-Living Adjustment under the National Agreement will give APWU-craft employees an annual raise of $812. The Consumer Price Index rose...
August 16, 2006
Delegates Debate, Approve Resolutions In Preparation for USPS Contract Talks
Delegates discuss a resolution before lining up at a floor microphone to take part in the debate. APWU members at the 18th Biennial National Conventio...
August 15, 2006
APWU Convention Delegates to Protest Decline in Service
Philadelphians are keenly aware of a decline in area mail service in recent months, and Thursday afternoon the APWU will help make sure that residents...
August 15, 2006
Celebrate: ‘100 Years of Progress’
Chester Parrish, left, and President William Burrus cut into the ceremonial cake. It would not have been much of a birthday without a cake, so the Ame...
August 15, 2006
APWU Convention Delegates to Protest Decline in Service
Philadelphians are keenly aware of a decline in area mail service in recent months, and Thursday afternoon the APWU will help make sure that residents...
August 15, 2006
Celebrate: ‘100 Years of Progress’
Chester Parrish, left, and President William Burrus cut into the ceremonial cake. It would not have been much of a birthday without a cake, so the Ame...
July 26, 2006
Union Launches Ad Campaign to Combat Consolidation
Thirty-second television ads outline the negative effects of consolidation on mail service. The APWU is taking its grassroots campaign against USPS “n...
July 26, 2006
Union Launches Ad Campaign to Combat Consolidation
Thirty-second television ads outline the negative effects of consolidation on mail service. The APWU is taking its grassroots campaign against USPS “n...
July 10, 2006
Union President Condemns USPS Plans to Privatize AMCs
APWU President William Burrus has denounced Postal Service plans to subcontract work currently performed by bargaining unit employees at more than hal...
July 10, 2006
Union President Condemns USPS Plans to Privatize AMCs
APWU President William Burrus has denounced Postal Service plans to subcontract work currently performed by bargaining unit employees at more than hal...
June 30, 2006
John L. Lewis: A Giant Among Labor Leaders
A dominant figure in labor history, John L. Lewis was the founding force behind several national unions and a leader of the United Mine Workers of Ame...
June 30, 2006
John L. Lewis: A Giant Among Labor Leaders
A dominant figure in labor history, John L. Lewis was the founding force behind several national unions and a leader of the United Mine Workers of Ame...