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February 6, 2012
APWU Members Urged to Take Action As Senate Reviews Postal Reform
Postal reform is a hot topic in Congress as the Senate prepares to vote on the 21st Century Postal Service Act, and APWU President Cliff Guffey is ur...
December 30, 2011
PRC Blasts USPS Retail Closure Plan
Postal Service plans to close a many as 3,600 retail facilities is based on questionable data, Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) recently concluded.
December 13, 2011
USPS Announces Moratorium On Post Office, Plant Closures
The Postal Service has announced a five-month moratorium on the closure of post offices and mail processing facilities, in response to a request from...
September 6, 2011
Congress Must Save Postal Service
Testifying before a Senate panel on Sept. 6, APWU President Cliff Guffey urged Congress to take action to prevent a collapse of the Postal Service, an...
August 12, 2011
USPS Seeks Legislation To Allow Layoffs, End Federal Benefits
APWU President Cliff Guffey has condemned Postal Service legislative proposals that would permit the USPS to layoff 120,000 employees and remove posta...
July 28, 2011
APWU Vows to Fight to Keep Offices Open
“The American Postal Workers Union will stand with our neighbors to demand that post offices, stations, and branches remain open — and expand the serv...
June 29, 2011
Postal Jobs, Pay, Benefits Threatened by Congress
The Postal Service is in danger of financial collapse, and could close its doors as early as July 2012.
June 24, 2011
A Reckless Attack On Postal Services, Postal Employees
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the powerful chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has introduced a bill, H.R. 2309, that is “...
June 13, 2011
Guffey to Testify on USPS Network Before House Subcommittee
APWU President Cliff Guffey will testify before a House Subcommittee on June 15 about the retail and mail processing network of the Postal Service.
June 6, 2011
Legislative Action Needed
Recent headlines that predict the Postal Service will collapse within one year demonstrate the importance of APWU members getting involved in legislat...
May 17, 2011
Legislators Must Apply Pension Overpayments to Pre-Funding Bill
In testimony before a Senate Subcommittee on May 17, APWU President Cliff Guffey urged legislators to take immediate action to restore financial stabi...
January 24, 2011
APWU Denounces Post Office Closure Plans
The union is “deeply disappointed” by the Postal Service’s announcement — via the Wall Street Journal — that it plans to close as many as 2,000 post...
August 9, 2010
Support Crucial Postal Bills
The union is asking APWU members to give their U.S. representatives an important “welcome home” message during Congress’ August recess: Support H.R. 5...
March 11, 2010
Commission Sharply Criticizes USPS Station Closure Plans
January 29, 2010
USPS Trims List to 162
The USPS announced Jan. 29 that the list of stations and branches being considered for closure has been reduced to 162, six less than the last update...
December 15, 2009
USPS Cuts List of Stations Considered for Closure to 168
The USPS announced Dec. 14 that it has reduced the number of stations and branches under consideration for closure to 168, but cautioned that the new...
November 20, 2009
Postal Service Trims List of Targeted Stations
The USPS announced Nov. 20 that it has reduced the list of stations and branches under consideration for closure to 241 [list] (from 371 in early Octo...
October 9, 2009
Union Vows Fight to Keep Stations Open
The Postal Service announced Oct. 9 that 371 stations and branches in Level 24-and-above post offices remain under consideration for possible closure,...
September 3, 2009
USPS Releases New List Of Stations Targeted for Closure
The Postal Service announced Sept. 2 that it has reduced to 413 the number of stations and branches currently under consideration for closure.
August 20, 2009
APWU Spearheads Community Battles to Keep Retail Units Open
APWU members have been pressing the Postal Service for information about stations and branches targeted for closure, and rallying the support of commu...
August 19, 2009
Burrus: ‘Short-Sighted’ Strategy Will Mean Long-Term Damage
In a follow-up to recent testimony before a House subcommittee, APWU President William Burrus explored alternatives to station-and-branch closures, wh...
July 31, 2009
Acts of Surrender, With the Battle’s Outcome in Doubt
Closing stations and branches and reducing mail delivery to five days per week “will unquestionably have a negative effect on the postal monopoly,” AP...
July 1, 2009
Consolidating Stations
At a meeting at USPS Headquarters on June 23, the Postal Service briefed APWU officers of the Clerk, Maintenance, and Motor Vehicle Crafts [ PDF | Pow...
June 9, 2009
APWU Responds to USPS Notice on Retail Operations
In response to a USPS notice that “the Postal Service is considering consolidating operations in our larger stations and branches,” APWU President Wil...
April 16, 2008
APWU Donation to Save Small-Town Post Office
The APWU has given a one-of-a-kind gift to the people of McCausland, Iowa: a donation of $30,000 to help save their post office. The contribution will...
July 31, 2025
USPS Plays the Perception Game
On May 17, the Postal Service announced that it would begin implementing a “new” network consolidation plan. Unfortunately, the new plan is the same a...
July 31, 2025
‘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 Congr...
July 31, 2025
Rallying Community Support Is Key to Keeping Post Offices Open
Too far for walking, too crowded for waiting, and too congested for driving and parking.” The phrase has become almost a mantra in communities where t...
July 31, 2025
Who Do You Believe?
There is an expression, “Who do you believe – your lying eyes or me?” Well, APWU union representatives are accustomed to managers being less than hone...
July 31, 2025
APWU Presses Fight to Keep Retail Units Open
With the number of USPS stations and branches under consideration for closure still in flux, the APWU continues to lead community-based drives to keep...