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January 22, 2021
APWU Advocates for Prioritization of Postal Workers in National COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
On January 20, following the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, the APWU got to work pushing for the new administra...
January 21, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Information
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effec...
January 19, 2021
Postal Service Implements New Organizational Structure For Employees Working in Dock Areas
The Postal Service recently notified the APWU of its plan to separate Logistics from Mail Processing and Maintenance. As a result, all Expeditors and...
January 13, 2021
Why we all need to care about the Postal Board of Governors
The Postal Service has a Board of Governors that is responsible for major decisions about the Postal Service’s operations, policies and expenditures....
January 12, 2021
Questions & Answers for the MOU, Re: Additional Function 1 Staffing
Questions & Answers for the MOU, Re: Additional Function 1 Staffing, dated December 24, 2020
January 11, 2021
A Grand Alliance to Hold Virtual Policy Conference
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) A Grand Alliance is excited to announce a majo...
January 11, 2021
APWU Family Members Awarded 2020 Union Plus Scholarships
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In 2020, five students from APWU families were...
January 11, 2021
Former APWU National Officers Pass Away
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Ron Nesmith Ron Nesmith, former National Busin...
January 11, 2021
Public Banking Initiatives March Onward in California
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Regular readers of this column will recall tha...
January 11, 2021
Gearing up for Contract Negotiations in 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Happy new year, sisters and brothers! This pas...
January 11, 2021
Postal Workers Honored with Awards
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On December 15, postal workers were honored by...
January 11, 2021
New Year, New Beginnings!
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As we begin anew from an unprecedented year, i...
January 11, 2021
You’re Key to Winning the Fight: Join a Collective Action Team!
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As the APWU begins preparations for negotiatio...
January 11, 2021
In 2021, Have a Happy, Safe Workplace
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) We are given a new chance to build a stronger...
January 11, 2021
New Congress and Presidential Administration Offer Positive Landscape for Legislative Progress
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As this issue reaches mailboxes, Joe Biden and...
January 11, 2021
Turning Our Attention to the 117th Congress
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) APWU members have so much to be proud of right...
January 11, 2021
APWU Members Crucial in Securing Major Step Forward on Postal Service’s COVID-19 Relief
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On December 27, 2020, after months of politica...
January 11, 2021
Labor News
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Hundreds of Google Employees Unionize with Com...
January 11, 2021
President Biden Selects Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On January 7, news outlets reported that Bosto...
January 11, 2021
From the Field
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Below are quotes from various APWU local and s...
January 11, 2021
Looking Ahead
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Brothers and Sisters, I hope you all had a saf...
January 11, 2021
Arbitrator Sustains APWU’s Position on Clerk Craft Jurisdiction over Parcel Sorting Work
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On December 1, 2020, Arbitrator Sharnoff issue...
January 11, 2021
Update on Consent Form and Program Dispute
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) We previously reported on the dispute filed on...
January 11, 2021
2020: Summary of COVID-19 MOUs
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The following Memorandum of Understanding betw...
January 11, 2021
Living with Diabetes
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Diabetes is a disorder of your metabolism. The...
January 11, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccines at the VA
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is wor...
January 11, 2021
Still Fighting for Justice
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) There is unfinished business in 2021. The legi...
January 11, 2021
Organizing at Orientation
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Organizing is our union’s strength and essenti...
January 11, 2021
Intimate Partner Violence on the Rise During COVID-19
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence...
January 8, 2021
February ZOOM Trainings
The Research and Education Department is sponsoring a series of Zoom Trainings for local and state officers and shop stewards in February 2021. The l...