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January 23, 2020
Starting Strong, Looking Ahead
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Happy New Year! It was a great way to end l...
January 23, 2020
“The People’s Postal Service: No One Gets Left Off the List” Holiday Ad
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
January 16, 2020
John R. Smith, First Retirees Director, Passes Away
John R. Smith, former Retirees Department Director, passed away Jan. 11, at the age of 91. Brother Smith (known by most as “JR”) was the first ever di...
January 9, 2020
Over 400,000 People Demand a Postmaster General Who Supports the Public Postal Service
On Jan. 6, APWU national officers, fellow union members, organizers and activists, many from organizations in A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Post...
January 8, 2020
Deadly Earthquakes Strike Puerto Rico
A string of earthquakes recently struck Puerto Rico. The largest, a 6.4 magnitude lethal quake, hit early Tuesday morning (around 4AM) causing massive...
December 23, 2019
Tentative Agreements reached for National Professional Postal Nurses (NPPN) and the Information Technology/Accounting Services (IT/AS) units.
The American Postal Workers Union and U.S. Postal Service have come to tentative terms on Collective Bargaining Agreements for the National Profession...
December 19, 2019
APWU Organizing Victory!
On Tuesday December 17th, a large group of non-supervisory USPS Shared Services Personnel Processing Specialists at the Human Resources Shared Service...
December 18, 2019
The People’s Postal Service: No One Gets Left Off the List
The people's public postal service means no one gets left off the list. The next Postmaster General should protect universal home delivery and keep pu...
December 15, 2019
We demand that new Postmaster General Must Support the Public Postal Service
More than 230,000 postal workers, members of community organizations and allies across the country have signed a petition to protect our public postal...
December 10, 2019
Message from the President: Stop the USPS Sell-Off & Say NO to a Privatizer Postmaster General!
Postmaster General Megan Brennan has announced her departure as PMG effective Jan. 2020. The PMG has wide powers to shape the misison and service of t...
December 6, 2019
URGENT: We’ve Reached the House, Now Let’s Take the Senate!
This week, Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Bryan Schatz (D-HI) introduced Senate Bill 2965. This legislation reads identical to its’ companion bill i...
November 21, 2019
Joining the APWU Just Got Easier
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Organizing is a daily responsibility that sh...
November 21, 2019
Fighting Forward
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The following are excerpts from President Di...
November 20, 2019
How to Support Someone You Know Who Is Misusing Opioids
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint of...
November 20, 2019
APWU Retirees Still Fighting for Justice
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) COLA 2020 Is 1.6 percent a fair Cost of Liv...
November 20, 2019
OWCP Online Claim Filing
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) All postal employees who are injured on dut...
November 20, 2019
VA Policy Violates Veterans’ Privacy
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The dictionary defines ‘private’ as “belong...
November 20, 2019
‘Gaining Strength from Our Past, to Fight for Our Future!’
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Gaining Strength from Our Past, to Fight fo...
November 20, 2019
Voter Suppression
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The 2020 election is closer than we think. T...
November 19, 2019
Many Battles Ahead
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) First and foremost, I would like to thank a...
November 19, 2019
From the Field
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Below are quotes from various APWU local an...
November 19, 2019
Hollingsworth Contract Ratified
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On Sept. 11, new APWU members working at Ho...
November 19, 2019
Good Contract, Good Jobs
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Motor Vehicle Service members are joining i...
November 19, 2019
Negotiation/Arbitration with the USPS
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Most postal workers would be surprised to l...
November 19, 2019
Maintenance Craft Arbitration Testimony
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The following is a shortened version of the...
November 19, 2019
APWU Supports UAW Strike for a Fair Contract
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
November 19, 2019
Installation of National Officers Brings Message of Unity
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The night’s theme was “Moving Forward Toge...
November 19, 2019
The APWU, Still Fighting for the Rights and Wages We Deserve
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I must start by telling all of you thank you...
November 19, 2019
Implementing Commercial Crime Policy Bond Coverage
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Local union bonding is required by (1) the C...
November 19, 2019
The Real “Norma Rae” Still Lives!
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)