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April 29, 2002
Twin Cities postal workers rally alleging hostile working conditions, USPS denies claims
Twin Cities postal workers rally alleging hostile working conditions, USPS denies claims
April 29, 2002
Twin Cities postal workers rally alleging hostile working conditions, USPS denies claims
Twin Cities postal workers rally alleging hostile working conditions, USPS denies claims
April 29, 2002
Twin Cities postal workers rally alleging hostile working conditions, USPS denies claims – KSTP
Twin Cities postal workers rally alleging hostile working conditions, USPS denies claims – KSTP
April 29, 2002
Twin Cities postal workers rally alleging hostile working conditions, USPS denies claims – KSTP
Twin Cities postal workers rally alleging hostile working conditions, USPS denies claims – KSTP
April 29, 2002
Union members protest over United States Postal Service work conditions
Union members protest over United States Postal Service work conditions
April 29, 2002
Union members protest over United States Postal Service work conditions
Union members protest over United States Postal Service work conditions
April 29, 2002
USPS Workers Protest in TX, Elsewhere Over ‘Hostile’ Working Conditions
Workers rallied outside San Antonio's main post office Friday, ahead of today's International Workers' Day - a celebration of laborers and the working class.
April 29, 2002
USPS Workers Protest in TX, Elsewhere Over ‘Hostile’ Working Conditions
Workers rallied outside San Antonio's main post office Friday, ahead of today's International Workers' Day - a celebration of laborers and the working class.
April 29, 2002
West Virginia postal workers protest poor working conditions in Clarksburg
West Virginia postal workers protest poor working conditions in Clarksburg
April 29, 2002
West Virginia postal workers protest poor working conditions in Clarksburg
West Virginia postal workers protest poor working conditions in Clarksburg
June 19, 2026
‘Stop Staples’ Campaign Gets Off to a Strong Start
A trial program that put postal counters in 82 Staples stores — staffed with low-paid, non-union Staples employees — is a ‘direct assault on postal jobs and public postal services,’ the union has declared. The ‘Stop Stap...
June 19, 2026
‘Closures’ Report Reveals Inconsistencies
Call it what you will, shuttering retail Postal Service facilities reduces public service, and the public has been watching. Late last year, the Congressional Research Service issued a report titled “Post Office and Reta...
June 19, 2026
‘Closures’ Report Reveals Inconsistencies
Call it what you will, shuttering retail Postal Service facilities reduces public service, and the public has been watching. Late last year, the Congressional Research Service issued a report titled “Post Office and Reta...
June 19, 2026
‘Driver Safety Instructor’ Challenged
The Postal Service last year revised the driving instructor examiner (DIE) position, changing it to Driver Safety Instructor. The new position, DSI, is nothing more than a modified DIE. After reviewing the changes, we me...
June 19, 2026
‘Keeping It Local’ with Political Activism
June 19, 2026
‘Lift Gates’ Could Pose Serious Danger
The APWU has received numerous reports of serious problems with the Leyman lift gates on the new 9- and 11-ton postal trucks that have been deployed throughout most of the country. A total of 240 trucks with Leyman rail-...
June 19, 2026
‘Sister Study’ Update
The nation’s largest ongoing research project on the causes of breast cancer is still searching for sisters.
June 19, 2026
‘Sister Study’ Update
The nation’s largest ongoing research project on the causes of breast cancer is still searching for sisters.
June 19, 2026
‘We Hope You Can Make Headway’
Soon after being interviewed on The Ed Show on MSNBC in December, I received an email from a cousin I don’t see very often who had seen the TV segment, which was about protests by postal workers in Springfield OR against...
June 19, 2026
‘We Hope You Can Make Headway’
Soon after being interviewed on The Ed Show on MSNBC in December, I received an email from a cousin I don’t see very often who had seen the TV segment, which was about protests by postal workers in Springfield OR against...
June 19, 2026
“Dang Union, I’m Getting Out!”
(This article appears in the November-December 2013 edition of The American Postal Worker.) “Dang union, I’m getting out!” This phrase, unfortunately uttered far too often, reflects how little success union officers have...
June 19, 2026
“It’s the De-Fault of the Republicans”
Rep. Barney Frank hit the nail on the head when he railed on the House floor on Aug. 2 against Republicans who left Washington for a five-week summer recess before completing the people’s business. Rep. Frank (D-MA) poin...
June 19, 2026
“It’s the De-Fault of the Republicans”
Rep. Barney Frank hit the nail on the head when he railed on the House floor on Aug. 2 against Republicans who left Washington for a five-week summer recess before completing the people’s business. Rep. Frank (D-MA) poin...
June 19, 2026
“It’s the De-Fault of the Republicans”
Rep. Barney Frank hit the nail on the head when he railed on the House floor on Aug. 2 against Republicans who left Washington for a five-week summer recess before completing the people’s business. Rep. Frank (D-MA) poin...
June 19, 2026
100 Years and Still Counting
As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of our union it is important to remember the men and women who established the union a century ago and the struggles they encountered. The struggle, of course, continued for their su...
June 19, 2026
2012 Death on the Job Report
The AFL-CIO Safety and Health Department released its 2012 Death on the Job Report May 2, 2012. The final fatality data reported 4,690 fatal work injuries in 2010, up from 4,551 in 2009 and an increase in the fatality ra...
June 19, 2026
2013 BMC Conference
The 2013 Bulk Mail Center (BMC) Conference convened at 9 a.m. Nov. 3 in Las Vegas, NV. The conference was chaired by I. Balogun and co-hosted by Ken France, President of Kansas Kaw Valley BMC Local. There was a total of...
June 19, 2026
350 Retirees Attend St. Louis Older Americans Month Luncheon
More than 350 people attended the St. Louis Retiree Chapter's annual Older Americans Month Luncheon on May 9. Thanks to the work of Local President Frederick Wolfmeyer and retiree officers Shirley and Melvin Sanders,...
June 19, 2026
350 Retirees Attend St. Louis Older Americans Month Luncheon
More than 350 people attended the St. Louis Retiree Chapter's annual Older Americans Month Luncheon on May 9. Thanks to the work of Local President Frederick Wolfmeyer and retiree officers Shirley and Melvin Sanders,...
June 19, 2026
A Bad Bill Made Worse
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Reform approved the Postal Reform Act of 2014 (also known as the Carper-Coburn Bill) on Feb. 6, clearing the way for the bill to be considered by the full Senate....