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June 4, 2019
Anti-Privatization Resolution Gains Majority Support in Senate
Members of the United States Senate have joined members of the House of Representatives in saying, "Don’t Sell Our Public Postal Service". On June 4,...
June 3, 2019
APWU State and Local Presidents Advocate on Capitol Hill for Postal Workers’ Rights
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On March 12, APWU State and Local Presidents attendin...
May 2, 2019
Legislation Calls to Repeal Prefunding Mandate
On Monday, Apr. 29, members of Congress introduced H.R. 2382, the USPS Fairness Act. This legislation would repeal, in full, the onerous prefunding of...
May 2, 2019
House Committee Looks for Solutions for the Postal Service’s Finances
In an Apr. 30 hearing, The House Committee on Oversight & Reform (COR) examined the financial conditions of the United States Postal Service. The comm...
April 2, 2019
Taking on Rising Health Care Costs
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Health Plan Director John Marcotte As I have pr...
April 2, 2019
Closing the Gender Pay Gap
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Research & Education Department Director Joyce...
April 2, 2019
Anti-Privatization Resolutions Re-Introduced in Congress
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Legislative & Political Department Director Jud...
April 2, 2019
April 1, 2019
Power in the Mail and with the Vote
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Vice President Debby Szeredy Power is in the vo...
March 29, 2019
Postal Employees and Retirees See Threats to Pay and Benefits in White House Budget
The White House released its plans for the fiscal year 2020 budget this month. It once again attacks workers, calling for deep cuts to salaries, retir...
February 19, 2019
New Social Security Legislation Introduced
On Feb. 14, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced the “Expand Social Security Act,” legislation that would expand benefits and add almost 50 years of...
January 22, 2019
Stop the Shutdown!
The United States is in the midst of the longest government shutdown – with 800,000 government employees locked out of their jobs. Thousands are curre...
January 16, 2019
What to Expect in the 116th Congress
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Legislative & Political Department Directo...
January 16, 2019
Majority of Senate Members Oppose Postal Privatization
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In Dec. 2018, Senate Resolution 633 (S. Res....
January 16, 2019
The Ostrich Syndrome
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By President Mark Dimondstein “Bury your hea...
November 12, 2018
Register Today to Join the Call on Nov. 14!
On Nov. 14, at 11 a.m. EST and 7 p.m. EST the Legislative & Political Department will host a call on the US Mail Not for Sale campaign. Click here for...
November 5, 2018
Attacks on Federal Workers
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimme...
November 2, 2018
What Could Happen in the Lame Duck Session
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Legislative & Political Department Direct...
November 2, 2018
Tune in to Hear What the APWU is Doing to Fight the Sale of the Post Office
Richmond, VA Our fight to stop postal privatization will continue well after the election! We must continue to advocate for a public Postal Service an...
November 1, 2018
Eagle or Vulture?
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By President Mark Dimondstein “We won’t let...
October 26, 2018
Eastern Region APWU Leaders Meet with Congressional Candidate Madeleine Dean
(L-R) President Jones, President Camp, Madeleine Dean, President Casselli, and Vice President Charlie Kukulski. On Thursday, October 25, Eastern Regio...
October 22, 2018
New Yorkers Petition for Postal Banking
On October 16, APWU members and retirees, our sister postal unions, community leaders and allies filled the Hunts Point Post Office in the Bronx, NY t...
October 11, 2018
Eastern Region APWU Members Meet with NJ-3 Congressional Candidate
On Sunday, October 7, the day before the National Day of Action, Eastern Region APWU members met with Andy Kim, Democratic Party candidate for the NJ-...
October 4, 2018
Does Your Representative Support Our People’s Postal Service?
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Legislative & Political Department Direct...
October 2, 2018
Resolutions Opposing Privatization of the Postal Service Introduced in Congress
On July 16, a leading group of Congressional representatives took action to help combat a proposal to privatize the Postal Service by introducing Hous...
September 10, 2018
APWU Members Rallied in Pittsburgh – The U.S. Mail is Not for Sale!
August 8, 2018
APWU Arbitration Award Restores Rules for Employees Using Leave Without Pay to Campaign
APWU members can continue to volunteer in political campaigns under the long-standing leave-without-pay rules in the Employee and Labor Relations Manu...
July 26, 2018
Major Victory For Expanded Postal Services
On Wednesday, July 18, the APWU and our allies won a big victory by defeating an attempt to prohibit the Postal Service from expanding financial servi...
July 24, 2018
The Attacks From All Sides Can Only Be Fought Through Solidarity
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard W...
July 19, 2018
Wilmington DE/Malcolm T Smith Area Local Hits the Streets to Fight for the People’s Postal Service
On July 9, in response to the White House’s recent plan to privatize the USPS, Wilmington DE/Malcolm T Smith Area Local hit the pavement to spread the...