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February 5, 2020
H.R. 2382 Passes the House – APWU Members Instrumental in Victory!
On Feb. 5, the USPS Fairness Act (H.R. 2382) passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming, bipartisan support – 309 ‘yea,’ 106 ‘nay,’ and 15...
January 31, 2020
Secretary-Treasurer Powell Joins Call for Moral Revival for Civil and Economic Rights
On Jan. 29, Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth “Liz” Powell represented the APWU at the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival’s press c...
January 30, 2020
APWU Executive Board Endorses Bernie Sanders for President
The APWU National Executive Board voted on Jan. 29 to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for President of the United States. In light of the importance of...
January 24, 2020
APWU Awaits Arbitration Award for new Union Contract
The Interest Arbitration Award for our new union contract is expected within the next 4-6 weeks.
January 23, 2020
Medicare and You
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Medicare is health insurance for people 65 an...
January 23, 2020
Let’s Get Started!
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Earning your vote as Health Plan Director is...
January 23, 2020
What’s Up Doc?
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Postal employees who are injured on the job h...
January 23, 2020
Dealing with Difficult People
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As postal employees, we are required to inter...
January 23, 2020
Blue Water, Public Law 116-23 in Effect
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Blue Water Navy (BWN) Vietnam Veterans Ac...
January 23, 2020
Is There a Union Meeting — Who cares?
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Far too many local unions are not able to sec...
January 23, 2020
APWU Members Instrumental in Achieving Legislative Milestone
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) With the achievement of more than two thirds...
January 23, 2020
Labor News
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Amalgamated Transit Union Strikes Lead to Vic...
January 23, 2020
Solidarity in Finland Leads to Victory in Postal Strike
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In August 2019, the Finnish government announ...
January 23, 2020
One Way to Honor Vets? Protect the Postal Service
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) This opinion-editorial (op-ed) by Detroit Dis...
January 23, 2020
November 27 Declared Public Post Office Day in Minnesota
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On Nov. 19, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) s...
January 23, 2020
From the Field
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Below are quotes from various APWU local and...
January 23, 2020
Ready to Go
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Happy New Year from the officers in the North...
January 23, 2020
FMCSA – DOT Disputes Resolved
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU and Postal Service’s history regardi...
January 23, 2020
Conversation with the Clerk Membership: Accountability
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On behalf of the APWU Clerk Division national...
January 23, 2020
Improper Article 12 Notification
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) We have received information from all parts o...
January 23, 2020
A Look Back
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) We take a brief look at some key points in la...
January 23, 2020
Twenty Questions for 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) 1. What is postal banking? It’s the provision...
January 23, 2020
Microbusinesses Strongly Prefer the Public Postal Service
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In the United States, firms with fewer than 1...
January 23, 2020
Attacks on the Working Class
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I hope you all had a great Holiday Season. Yo...
January 23, 2020
Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Powell Honored with UFCW Minority Coalition’s Addie Wyatt Award
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On Nov. 23, 2019, the United Food and Commerc...
January 23, 2020
Documentation Check Lists
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) After having completed at a minimum a yearly...
January 23, 2020
Let us Rise in 2020!
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I hope you were able to have a few moments to...
January 23, 2020
Q&A with the Labor Network for Sustainability’s Mike Cavanaugh
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) With carbon emissions continuing to rise, act...
January 23, 2020
APWU Organizing Victory!
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On Tuesday Dec. 17, a large group of non-supe...
January 23, 2020
Postmaster General Petition Demonstrates Power of Alliance
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The collection and presentation of more than...