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September 26, 2017
APWU Members and Officers Participate in CLUW Convention
The Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) had their 19th Biennial Convention in Detroit, Michigan from Sept. 6-9. Over 400 union delegates from across the country attended, representing 27 national unions. CLUW is a nati...
September 1, 2017
Members in Action
From L-R: President Joe Cogan, Vice-President Bill Martin, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Legislative & Political Director Daniel Cortez and Director of Associate Offices Verna Mathews. (This article first appeared in the Sep...
May 22, 2017
APWU Members Stand with CWA Strikers
APWU members from the Portland (Maine) Area Local stood in solidarity with striking CWA sisters and brothers at multiple AT&T picket lines throughout southern Maine.
April 28, 2017
Join a May Day Event!
May Day, the annual holiday recognizing the international working class, will be celebrated around the world on May 1. This year hundreds of thousands are expected to participate in demonstrations, strikes, and shows of...
February 1, 2017
APWU Celebrates Black History Month
January 15, 2017
Honoring the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Jan. 16, the APWU will join the country to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a dedicated champion for the civil rights and labor movements. Dr. King’s actions still resonate in the hearts of labor and civil rights ac...
January 6, 2017
EEOC Issues Regulations on Federal Government’s Obligation to Engage in Affirmative Action for People with Disabilities
April 18, 2016
Democracy Awakening Converges at Capitol
Some of the APWU contingent on April 18. Dozens of APWU officers and staffers joined thousands of labor, civil rights, environmental and political reform groups at the Capitol on April 17 and 18 to participate in the Dem...
April 18, 2016
Democracy Awakening Converges at Capitol
Some of the APWU contingent on April 18. Dozens of APWU officers and staffers joined thousands of labor, civil rights, environmental and political reform groups at the Capitol on April 17 and 18 to participate in the Dem...
March 1, 2016
Augusta Thomas, Civil Rights, Labor Leader Honored
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Above: The original Greensboro sit-in participants. Insert, l-r: AFGE President J. David Cox, Dimondstein, Ms. Thomas,...
March 1, 2016
Augusta Thomas, Civil Rights, Labor Leader Honored
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Above: The original Greensboro sit-in participants. Insert, l-r: AFGE President J. David Cox, Dimondstein, Ms. Thomas,...
January 19, 2016
Liz Powell Honored on MLK Day
APWU Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell with Reverend Al Sharpton. APWU Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell received the Breaking Barriers Award at the National Action Network’s Annual Martin Luther King Day Awards Ceremony on Ja...
January 19, 2016
Liz Powell Honored on MLK Day
APWU Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell with Reverend Al Sharpton. APWU Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell received the Breaking Barriers Award at the National Action Network’s Annual Martin Luther King Day Awards Ceremony on Ja...
January 13, 2016
Honoring the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Jan. 18, the APWU will join the nation to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who dedicated his life to the fight for racial and economic justice. The civil rights movement and the labor movement continue to draw inspir...
January 13, 2016
Honoring the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Jan. 18, the APWU will join the nation to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who dedicated his life to the fight for racial and economic justice. The civil rights movement and the labor movement continue to draw inspir...
November 1, 2015
Rallying to Restore Voting Rights Act
The APWU had a strong showing at the rally to restore the Voting Rights Act. (This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU joined the NAACP, Democracy...
October 2, 2015
APWU Joins Civil Rights, Financial Reform Groups Urging Senate to Reject Nominees to USPS Board of Governors
The APWU joined civil rights groups, labor organizations and financial reform groups on Sept. 30 in urging Senate leaders to reject a slate of nominees to the USPS Board of Governors. In a letter to Senate Majority Leade...
September 16, 2015
Rallying to Restore the Voting Rights Act
The APWU joined the NAACP, Democracy Initiative, and other labor and activist groups in Upper Senate Park on Sept. 16 for a rally to restore the Voting Rights Act.
August 4, 2015
The Fight for the Right to Vote Rages On
On Aug. 6, the APWU will join with others across the country to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, and rededicate ourselves to the fight to protect the right to vote. APWU President Mark Dimondstei...