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July 27, 2017
Locals Inform Public About Proposed Job and Service Cuts
This Postal Heritage Day, two APWU locals celebrated the USPS’ 242nd birthday by holding informational pickets informing the public about the proposed...
July 27, 2017
Update on the Fight Back Against USPS Reductions in Service and Jobs
Following strong resistance from the APWU – and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) – USPS management agreed to a five-month delay in impl...
July 20, 2017
Update on the Fight Back Against USPS Reductions in Service and Jobs
Following strong resistance from the APWU - and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) - USPS management agreed to a five-month delay in impl...
July 1, 2017
Organizing to Save Your Local Post Office
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy Picture t...
March 1, 2017
Promises, Promises
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Western Region Coordinator Omar Gonzalez I’m n...
January 1, 2017
Organize to Fight Consolidations!
APWU members and allies hold a protest to save the Duluth, MN, processing plant. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of T...
May 1, 2016
Together, Stop Consolidations and Mail Delays!
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) This is a crucial time for postal workers and people...
May 1, 2016
Together, Stop Consolidations and Mail Delays!
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) This is a crucial time for postal workers and people...
April 25, 2016
Idaho Sends Resolution Opposing Plant Consolidations to U.S. Senate
An Idaho resolution opposing mail processing plant consolidations and USPS service cuts was delivered to the U.S. Senate on April 19 – a year after Po...
April 25, 2016
Idaho Sends Resolution Opposing Plant Consolidations to U.S. Senate
An Idaho resolution opposing mail processing plant consolidations and USPS service cuts was delivered to the U.S. Senate on April 19 – a year after Po...
March 24, 2016
Consolidations in ‘Deferred Status’
Postal workers and postal customers got some good news recently: The Deputy Postmaster General notified a member of Congress that “consolidation activ...
March 24, 2016
Consolidations in ‘Deferred Status’
Postal workers and postal customers got some good news recently: The Deputy Postmaster General notified a member of Congress that “consolidation activ...
March 7, 2016
USPS Loses Money on Closures and Mail Slowdown Plan
Over the last few weeks, news has spread about a bombshell report that postal management’s supposed cost-saving decision to shutter plants and slow do...
March 7, 2016
USPS Loses Money on Closures and Mail Slowdown Plan
Over the last few weeks, news has spread about a bombshell report that postal management’s supposed cost-saving decision to shutter plants and slow do...
March 1, 2016
A Chance for Change in 2016
Thousands of APWU members took part in the 2014 convention. Get involved and join the fight for justice. (This article first appeared in the March-Ap...
March 1, 2016
A Chance for Change in 2016
Thousands of APWU members took part in the 2014 convention. Get involved and join the fight for justice. (This article first appeared in the March-Ap...
January 1, 2016
Pocatello Takes On Washington
Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad speaks to a reporter at a Pocatello Local rally, also attended by Chubbuck Mayor Kevin England. (This article first appeare...
January 1, 2016
Pocatello Takes On Washington
Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad speaks to a reporter at a Pocatello Local rally, also attended by Chubbuck Mayor Kevin England. (This article first appeare...
December 4, 2015
Important Arbitration Win in Fight Against Plant Closures and Consolidations
Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled on Dec. 3, 2015, that the American Postal Workers Union and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union may now go forward with...
November 1, 2015
Making Sure America Unites to Save Our Public Postal Service
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) How can we make sure America unites with us...
November 1, 2015
OIG Recommends Putting a Hold on Plant Closures
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) APWU predictions that lower service standard...
November 1, 2015
Making Sure America Unites to Save Our Public Postal Service
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) How can we make sure America unites with us...
October 19, 2015
OIG Recommends Putting a Hold on Plant Closures
APWU predictions that lower service standards would wreak havoc on mail delivery were substantiated in a “Management Alert” issued by the USPS Office...
September 1, 2015
‘Post Office Guy’ is a Civilian Champion
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Sidney Moss is a semi-retired clinical socia...
August 27, 2015
Sen. Bernie Sanders to PMG: Service Cuts, Plant Closures ‘a Disaster’
In a sharply worded letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called the Postal Service’s decision to close mail processi...
July 1, 2015
Your Hard Work Is Paying Off
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Thank you to all involved in our effort to win a m...
June 30, 2015
House Panel Approves Amendment To Restore Postal Service Standards
The vote by a House Committee on June 17 approving an amendment that would restore postal service standards “is a big step forward for postal workers...
June 17, 2015
House Committee Approves Amendment To Restore Postal Service Standards
The House Appropriations Committee approved an amendment on June 17 to restore postal service standards, in a bipartisan vote of 26-23. Six Republican...
May 29, 2015
Tucson Area Local Launches Community, Business Surveys
Tucson Area Local President Connie Nelson-Sadler has worked with elected officials and the business community to launch surveys. The surveys are an ef...
May 15, 2015
May 14 National Day of Action Generates Extensive Media Coverage
The May 14 National Day of Action, which was organized around the theme, "I Stand with Postal Workers," generated extensive media coverage. More than...