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January 24, 2019
APWU’s Greater Los Angeles Area Local Joins UTLA Strike
APWU’s Greater Los Angeles Area Local joined United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) on the picket line last week, offering support to fellow public-sector...
January 22, 2019
Stop the Shutdown!
The United States is in the midst of the longest government shutdown – with 800,000 government employees locked out of their jobs. Thousands are curre...
January 21, 2019
Martin Luther King Day
The APWU joins the country today in honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a dedicated champion for the civil rights and labor movements. Dr. King’s act...
January 18, 2019
Los Angeles Teachers Striking for Smaller Class Sizes and Fair Pay
On Monday, Jan. 14, over 30,000 members of the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) walked out on strike, taking to the streets in a driving rainstorm...
January 17, 2019
Coming in 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Organization Director Anna Smith Organizin...
January 17, 2019
VA Mission Act: A Mission to Help Veterans or Effort to Privatize the VA?
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The Veterans Administration Maintaining Syste...
January 17, 2019
Be the Change
January 17, 2019
Union Membership on the Rise
This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Research & Education Department Director Jo...
January 17, 2019
Social Security, IRS, & OPM Are Not Calling You!
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Retirees Department Director Nancy Olumeko...
January 17, 2019
New Incentives in APWU Health Plan
January 16, 2019
The Ostrich Syndrome
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By President Mark Dimondstein “Bury your hea...
January 16, 2019
White House Targets Postal Workers
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On Dec. 4, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department...
January 16, 2019
Task Force: No Fire Sale, But Privatization Threat Looms
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The long-awaited report of President Trump’s...
January 16, 2019
Majority of Senate Members Oppose Postal Privatization
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In Dec. 2018, Senate Resolution 633 (S. Res....
January 16, 2019
Are We Going to Let the Big Corporations Privatize Us?
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Vice President Debby Szeredy Let’s talk ab...
January 16, 2019
Not Surprising – USPS 2012 Cuts Do Not Create Projected Savings
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Office of Inspector General (OIG) Oct. 15...
January 16, 2019
What is Legally Required?
January 16, 2019
John Dirzius Retires
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) John Dirzius Northeast Region Coordinator Joh...
January 16, 2019
Auto Workers Laid Off
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmer...
January 16, 2019
Frequently Asked Questions
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) With negotiations for a new collective bargai...
January 16, 2019
Fighting Back On-the-Clock
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Division Director Clint Burelson Ar...
January 16, 2019
How to Get a Custodial Staffing Review
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Maintenance Division Director Idowu Balogu...
January 16, 2019
Voting is Our Priority
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Southern Region Coordinator Kennith Beasle...
January 16, 2019
FMCSA Revises its Regulations on Insulin-Treated Diabetes Mellitus
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By MVS Division Director Michael O. Foster In...
January 16, 2019
What to Expect in the 116th Congress
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Legislative & Political Department Directo...
January 16, 2019
From the Field
From the Field
January 16, 2019
From the Field
This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Below are quotes from various APWU local and s...
January 15, 2019
2019 Dues Distribution Schedule
The table below indicates the date and corresponding pay period in which locals and state organizations can expect headquarters to deposit the Dues Ch...
January 15, 2019
Canadian Postal Workers Forced Back to Work, The Struggle Continues
Strikers on Prince Edward Island In late October, our postal brothers and sisters in the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began rotating strike...
January 15, 2019
APWU and Union Allies March in Solidarity with CUPW
On Jan. 15, APWU officers and members protested with union sisters and brothers from the NALC, National Nurses United, Teamsters, the BCTGM (Bakery, C...