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July 1, 2016
480-481 Local Takes Stand Against Hostile Work Environment
APWU members at the Metroplex Mail Processing and Distribution Center in suburban Detroit are taking a stand against an extremely hostile work environ...
June 27, 2016
Fed Up with Understaffing, Saint Louis Local Pickets Post Office
Members of the St. Louis Gateway Area Local protest understaffing of sorting machines. Fed up with chronic understaffing of mail sorting machines, ne...
June 27, 2016
Fed Up with Understaffing, Saint Louis Local Pickets Post Office
Members of the St. Louis Gateway Area Local protest understaffing of sorting machines. Fed up with chronic understaffing of mail sorting machines, ne...
June 22, 2016
APWU Urges Obama to Veto Bill that Would Weaken Truck Safety
The APWU is urging President Obama to veto an appropriations bill if it comes to his desk with a provision that would weaken truck safety regulations....
June 22, 2016
APWU Urges Obama to Veto Bill that Would Weaken Truck Safety
The APWU is urging President Obama to veto an appropriations bill if it comes to his desk with a provision that would weaken truck safety regulations....
June 7, 2016
Des Moines Postal Facility Issued $119,000 Fine for OSHA Violations
The University Station post office and sorting facility in Des Moines, IA was issued fine of $119,000 for two repeated and two serious OSHA citations...
June 7, 2016
Des Moines Postal Facility Issued $119,000 Fine for OSHA Violations
The University Station post office and sorting facility in Des Moines, IA was issued fine of $119,000 for two repeated and two serious OSHA citations...
May 6, 2016
Virginia P&DC Faces $120,000 Fine for OSHA Violations
The Richmond, VA, Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) is facing $120,000 fine for OSHA violations for exposing workers to the dangers of powered...
May 6, 2016
Virginia P&DC Faces $120,000 Fine for OSHA Violations
The Richmond, VA, Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) is facing $120,000 fine for OSHA violations for exposing workers to the dangers of powered...
May 1, 2016
Postal Worker Fatally Struck in Unsafe Parking Lot
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) APWU member Nadia Assad was fatally struck by a van d...
May 1, 2016
A Technological Advance: Bid Tracking System Helps Locals Protect Jobs
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The industrial relations department launched the bid...
May 1, 2016
A Criminal Gets Off Easy
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) You may have heard recently of the conviction of a cr...
May 1, 2016
MVS Workers Drive the Message Home
MVS panel participants (top row): Michael McDonald, Steven Dietz, William Drew (bottom row) Robert Stierle, Virgil Fleming, Kevin Knapp and Robert Str...
May 1, 2016
Postal Worker Fatally Struck in Unsafe Parking Lot
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) APWU member Nadia Assad was fatally struck by a van d...
May 1, 2016
A Technological Advance: Bid Tracking System Helps Locals Protect Jobs
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The industrial relations department launched the bid...
May 1, 2016
A Criminal Gets Off Easy
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) You may have heard recently of the conviction of a cr...
May 1, 2016
MVS Workers Drive the Message Home
MVS panel participants (top row): Michael McDonald, Steven Dietz, William Drew (bottom row) Robert Stierle, Virgil Fleming, Kevin Knapp and Robert Str...
April 19, 2016
Workers Memorial Day is April 28
The labor movement will observe Workers Memorial Day on Thursday, April 28, to commemorate those who have been killed or injured on the job and to rev...
April 19, 2016
Workers Memorial Day is April 28
The labor movement will observe Workers Memorial Day on Thursday, April 28, to commemorate those who have been killed or injured on the job and to rev...
April 14, 2016
Union Wraps Up Opening Round In Contract Arbitration
On opening day, union members wore stickers in a show of solidarity. Shown here: Central Florida Area Local. On April 5 and 6 the APWU completed the o...
April 14, 2016
Union Wraps Up Opening Round In Contract Arbitration
On opening day, union members wore stickers in a show of solidarity. Shown here: Central Florida Area Local. On April 5 and 6 the APWU completed the o...
March 17, 2016
Subcontractor’s Application for Safety Exemption Denied
The APWU won an important victory on March 15 – one that will save lives and help protect the jobs of Postal Service drivers.
March 17, 2016
Subcontractor’s Application for Safety Exemption Denied
The APWU won an important victory on March 15 – one that will save lives and help protect the jobs of Postal Service drivers.
March 11, 2016
Workers Want Answers in the Wake of Five Deaths
Over the past 14 months, five workers at Michigan’s Metroplex Processing and Distribution Center have died, and 480-481 Area Local President Roscoe Wo...
March 11, 2016
Workers Want Answers in the Wake of Five Deaths
Over the past 14 months, five workers at Michigan’s Metroplex Processing and Distribution Center have died, and 480-481 Area Local President Roscoe Wo...
March 1, 2016
Cleveland Gets Proactive with Safety
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Cleveland Area Local is ramping up its safety...
March 1, 2016
Postal Lives at Risk
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A shocking lack of security at many of the nation...
March 1, 2016
Cleveland Gets Proactive with Safety
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Cleveland Area Local is ramping up its safety...
March 1, 2016
Postal Lives at Risk
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A shocking lack of security at many of the nation...
January 1, 2016
Stand Up for Safe Jobs! Campaign Underway
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In 2014, more than 36,000 postal workers were...