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August 1, 2008
APWU Endorses Barack Obama
More than 3,200 APWU delegates unanimously endorsed Sen. Barack Obama after the presidential candidate delivered an inspiring message to the union’s c...
May 16, 2008
APWU Wins in Private-Sector Campaigns
The APWU reached a tentative agreement May 15 on a “first contract” for approximately 120 workers at the Cincinnati Mail Transportation Equipment Serv...
January 18, 2008
NLRB Issues Complaint Against DHL in PA
The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint on Jan. 10 against DHL Express in Allentown, PA, charging the company with committing unfair lab...
September 19, 2007
Union Vows to Fight On At DHL in Eastern PA
Despite losing a union-representation election, an APWU-led organizing committee will press on in its campaign for workers’ rights at a sorting facili...
July 2, 2007
DHL Subsidiary Ordered to Stop Interfering With Workers’ Rights at Ohio Sorting Hub
An NLRB Administrative Law Judge has ruled that DHL Express of Wilmington, OH, is guilty of the unfair labor practice charges lodged against the globa...
February 12, 2007
Labor Board Files Complaint Against DHL
A DHL director of labor relations, the NLRB complaint says, “implied that it would be futile for employees to select the union as their bargaining rep...
March 3, 2006
APWU Wins 5-Year Contracts at Two MTESCs
Members of the APWU bargaining unit at the privately-operated Mail Transportation Equipment Service Center in suburban Detroit overwhelmingly ratified...
March 3, 2006
APWU Wins 5-Year Contracts at Two MTESCs
Members of the APWU bargaining unit at the privately-operated Mail Transportation Equipment Service Center in suburban Detroit overwhelmingly ratified...
February 27, 2006
APWU Members Win 5-Year Contract at Detroit MTESC
Members of the APWU bargaining unit at the privately-operated Mail Transportation Equipment Service Center in suburban Detroit overwhelmingly ratified...
February 27, 2006
APWU Members Win 5-Year Contract at Detroit MTESC
Members of the APWU bargaining unit at the privately-operated Mail Transportation Equipment Service Center in suburban Detroit overwhelmingly ratified...
February 8, 2006
Union Wins Important Ruling For Private-Sector Truck Drivers
A National Labor Relations Board ruling last month concluded that Mail Contractors of America (MCA), a private-sector mail hauler, committed an unfair...
February 8, 2006
Union Wins Important Ruling For Private-Sector Truck Drivers
A National Labor Relations Board ruling last month concluded that Mail Contractors of America (MCA), a private-sector mail hauler, committed an unfair...
January 20, 2006
APWU, Serco Open Talks In Detroit Over New MTESC Agreement
The APWU’s Detroit District Area Local and the privately-owned Serco Corporation have begun negotiations over a successor contract at its MTESC site i...
January 20, 2006
APWU, Serco Open Talks In Detroit Over New MTESC Agreement
The APWU’s Detroit District Area Local and the privately-owned Serco Corporation have begun negotiations over a successor contract at its MTESC site i...
December 19, 2005
Florida Mail-Haul Workers Join APWU
Workers at Finkle Transportation’s Florida outlets voted 32-1 to join the APWU in a vote that was tallied Dec. 16 by the National Labor Relations Boar...
December 19, 2005
Florida Mail-Haul Workers Join APWU
Workers at Finkle Transportation’s Florida outlets voted 32-1 to join the APWU in a vote that was tallied Dec. 16 by the National Labor Relations Boar...
September 2, 2005
Private-Sector Workers Turn Back Decertification Effort
By a vote of 60-25, APWU-represented motor vehicle operators at a private-sector mail-haul operation in Kansas City have rejected a union decertificat...
September 2, 2005
Private-Sector Workers Turn Back Decertification Effort
By a vote of 60-25, APWU-represented motor vehicle operators at a private-sector mail-haul operation in Kansas City have rejected a union decertificat...
July 13, 2005
Union, Workers File Suit Against DHL Subsidiary
The APWU and five employees of ABX Air filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati June 30, alleging the company has engaged in intimidat...
July 13, 2005
Union, Workers File Suit Against DHL Subsidiary
The APWU and five employees of ABX Air filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati June 30, alleging the company has engaged in intimidat...
April 18, 2005
APWU Drivers Will Continue to Press for Private-Sector Contracts
Approximately 170 APWU truck drivers who work for Mail Contractors of America have concluded their nearly three-week strike, going back to work for MC...
April 18, 2005
APWU Drivers Will Continue to Press for Private-Sector Contracts
Approximately 170 APWU truck drivers who work for Mail Contractors of America have concluded their nearly three-week strike, going back to work for MC...
April 7, 2005
APWU Wins Private-Sector Organizing Drive
The APWU won a union representation election at a privately-run MTESC (Mail Transportation Equipment Service Center) in Cincinnati, Local President Ti...
April 7, 2005
APWU Wins Private-Sector Organizing Drive
The APWU won a union representation election at a privately-run MTESC (Mail Transportation Equipment Service Center) in Cincinnati, Local President Ti...
April 1, 2005
John Edwards Walks APWU Picket Line
John Edwards, the Democrats' vice presidential candidate last year, gave a boost to striking APWU truck drivers in Des Moines when he walked the picke...
April 1, 2005
John Edwards Walks APWU Picket Line
John Edwards, the Democrats' vice presidential candidate last year, gave a boost to striking APWU truck drivers in Des Moines when he walked the picke...
March 28, 2005
Mail Contractor Threatens to Fire Striking Truck Drivers, APWU Charges
Mail Contractors of America, a private mail hauler, began a campaign of intimidation against striking APWU members in Jacksonville, FL, March 26, acco...
March 28, 2005
Mail Contractor Threatens to Fire Striking Truck Drivers, APWU Charges
Mail Contractors of America, a private mail hauler, began a campaign of intimidation against striking APWU members in Jacksonville, FL, March 26, acco...
March 24, 2005
Jacksonville Truck Drivers Join Strike Against Private Mail Haulers
APWU truck drivers who work for a private mail hauler in Jacksonville, FL, have joined a strike that began Tuesday in Des Moines and Kansas City, KS....
March 24, 2005
Jacksonville Truck Drivers Join Strike Against Private Mail Haulers
APWU truck drivers who work for a private mail hauler in Jacksonville, FL, have joined a strike that began Tuesday in Des Moines and Kansas City, KS....