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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
Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop
The Research & Education Department will sponsor the APWU’s 15th Educational Conference, a National Convention event that provides union members with...
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...
February 1, 2016
An Action-Packed Year
Members of the Dallas [TX] Area Local at the May 14 National Day of Action. (This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American...
February 1, 2016
An Action-Packed Year
Members of the Dallas [TX] Area Local at the May 14 National Day of Action. (This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American...
December 4, 2014
2014 Convention Transcript Now Available
An official transcript of the proceedings from the APWU’s 22nd Biennial National Convention is now available to union members on www.apwu.org.
September 15, 2014
Orlando Selected as Site of 2016 National Convention
The National Executive Board has selected Orlando, FL, as the site of the 2016 National Convention, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has announced.
September 11, 2014
We Don’t Always See Eye-to-Eye, But We Always Remain United
By now the 22nd Biennial National Convention is a thing of the past, but just in case you missed it, let us recap. Just prior to the start of the conv...
September 11, 2014
Setting Priorities, Mobilizing Members For Contract Negotiations
On the final day of the APWU 22nd Biennial National Convention in July, delegates adopted a resolution that spells out priorities for upcoming contrac...
September 11, 2014
Protecting Freedom or Trampling Workers’ Rights?
Isn’t it amazing that every time anti-union groups claim they are protecting our freedom, they are actually steamrolling working people? Take the so-c...
August 14, 2014
It’s Okay to Post
Postal management may not prohibit or otherwise interfere with the display of the APWU’s Wanted poster on union bulletin boards, APWU attorneys report...
August 14, 2014
Convention Photos Posted Online
Photos from the APWU 22nd Biennial Convention in Chicago have been uploaded to the union's Flickr account where members can view and download high-res...
July 31, 2014
Danny Glover Tells Convention: ‘I’m In!’
Actor Danny Glover gave an impassioned speech on the final day of the APWU’s 22nd Biennial Convention, declaring that he would be part of the fight to...
July 25, 2014
Young Activists Watch and Learn
Union members age 35 and under said their first convention gave them insight to the inner workings of the APWU. Many young members said the convention...
July 25, 2014
Ed Schultz, Rev. William Barber: Together, We Will Win!
Convention delegates were inspired by rousing speeches from two great supporters of working people. Ed Schultz, host of The Ed Show on MSNBC addressed...
July 25, 2014
Deliberations Continue on Constitutional Resolutions
Acting on the first resolution reported by the Constitution Committee during Wednesday’s session, as a cost-savings measure, delegates amended the APW...
July 24, 2014
Retirees Answer the Call
“You are, and we are, a value to the union!” Retirees Department Director Judy Beard said at the Retiree Conference on Saturday, July 19. Retiree memb...
July 24, 2014
International Solidarity
The 22nd Biennial Convention continued the tradition of hosting union leaders and activists from around the globe. Their presence is an expression of...
July 24, 2014
APWU POWER Caucus Held
At a caucus held after adjournment of Monday’s convention session, members and supporters of the APWU Post Office Women for Equal Rights (POWER) hea...
July 24, 2014
OUR Walmart, Fast-Food Workers Inspire Convention Delegates
The Convention theme of 'Stand Up, Fight Back' was on display Tuesday and Wednesday when two of the most exciting labor struggles in the country honor...
July 24, 2014
Postal Banking: An Urgent Public Need
Nearly 150 Convention delegates attended the Postal Banking Forum on Wednesday after the convention adjourned. The session, moderated by Eastern Regio...
July 23, 2014
Clerk Craft Focuses on Resolutions, MOUs
The 2014 Clerk Craft Convention ended on Sunday, July 20 after two days of spirited debate. The delegates moved through 45 resolutions submitted by lo...
July 23, 2014
Support Services: Successful Negotiations
Prior to the start of the 2014 Bienniel Convention in Chicago, members of the Support Services Division discussed three successful contract negotiatio...
July 23, 2014
The Labor Movement: Time for a New Day
Nearly two hundred members gathered Sunday afternoon at the 22nd Biennial National Convention in Chicago, IL for an inspiring and lively program organ...
July 23, 2014
Maintenance Craft Debates Settlement
Maintenance delegates gathered at a pre-convention conference in Chicago to discuss a major settlement that resolves a long-standing dispute over cust...
July 23, 2014
Delegates Debate Bargaining Resolutions
Delegates to the APWU’s 22nd Biennial National Convention got down to business on the convention’s opening day, debating and voting on resolutions sub...
July 23, 2014
‘Fighting for our Survival’
“We’re fighting for our lives, fighting for our very survival” said Motor Vehicle Director Michael Foster on Saturday, July 19 in his report at the op...
July 23, 2014
‘The U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale’
Thousands of convention delegates and postal supporters, including leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union, protested the privatization of the USPS at a...
July 22, 2014
Historic Postal Union Alliance Rallies APWU Convention Delegates
Evidence that the Postal Alliance formalized on March 10, 2014 is in full effect was clear to the delegates on Monday. In what was an APWU Convention...
July 22, 2014
‘Dump the Postmaster General!’
After noting that some have called Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s actions criminal -- a clear violation of the law that created and maintains th...