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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...
January 7, 2021
In the face of an attempted Coup, Congress Certifies Presidential Election Results.
On January 6th and 7th, members of Congress carried out their Constitutional responsibility and certified the state-by-state election results of the 2...
January 4, 2021
Message from Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard
We have entered the new year and, with it, a flurry of Congressional activity. Following the passage of H.R. 113, Coronavirus Response and Relief S...
December 28, 2020
A Step Forward on Postal Service’s COVID-Relief
On December 27, 2020, after months of political gridlock, the President signed into law another sweeping COVID relief bill, which included vital fundi...
December 24, 2020
Major Agreement Reached on Function 1 “Mail Processing” Staffing
Postal Management and the American Postal Workers Union signed a major Memorandum of Understanding to help address the chronic understaffing at mail p...
December 24, 2020
Annual Leave Payment Limitations for Retirees
For APWU members planning on retiring at the end of the year, you may be affected by limitations to the annual leave carryover.
December 11, 2020
ZOOM Trainings sponsored by APWU, AFL-CIO Research & Education Department
The Research and Education Department is sponsoring a series of Zoom Training for local and state officers and shop stewards in the months of January...
December 8, 2020
250 Million People Join Massive Two-Day Strike in India
On November 26 and 27, an astonishing 250 million people took to the streets in India for a two-day general strike. The strike, by some estimates the...
December 2, 2020
Arbitrator Sustains APWU’s Position on Clerk Craft Jurisdiction over Parcel Sorting Work
On December 1, 2020, Arbitrator Joseph M. Sharnoff issued a decision confirming Clerk Craft jurisdiction over operation of the Small Parcel Sorting Sy...