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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 in the House (H.R. 2382), which will repeal the pre-funding mandate put...
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 Dimondstein’s installation speech given on Oct. 31, 2019 in Las Vegas, N...
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 should be shared by everyone. These days it seems as if most everyone ha...
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 for Our Future was the theme that kicked off Post Office Women for Equal...
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 Living Adjustment (COLA) for Seniors? It is projected that the average in...
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 an article produced by Beacon Health Options, Inc. written by Beth La...
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 duty will soon have the option of filing Office of Workers’ Compensation...
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 “belonging to, restricted to or intended for an individual person.” With that...
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. This election is critical and we are asking everyone to start taking ac...
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
California ‘Experiments’ with Postal Banking
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
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 and state publications throughout the country. All the publications list...
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 in the fight, protecting the craft, and demanding proper pay and work r...
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 Hollingsworth LLC, a private-sector distribution company, ratified the t...
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 Constitution, and (2) the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act...
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 Together” and the ceremony was presided over by APWU Secretary-Treasurer E...
November 19, 2019
Labor News
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
November 19, 2019
Labor News
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
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 introductory testimony given by Maintenance Craft Director Balogun, b...
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 all of the members who participated in this year’s election. I would al...
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 learn that during negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreemen...
November 19, 2019
People Power in 2020
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) There is another very important election ahead: the 2020 Federal Election. We need to be ready to not only vote fo...
November 19, 2019
Postmaster General to Retire, Postal Board of Governors to Appoint Successor
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
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. You, the members of this great union, let your voices be heard and e...
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)
November 18, 2019
Arbitration Hearings and Testimony Conclude
The American Postal Workers Union and United States Postal Service management conducted a final three-day session of interest arbitration Nov. 13-15. The week’s proceedings saw the conclusion of evidence submission and w...
November 15, 2019
Message from the President: Final Arbitration Hearings
President Dimondstein's fifth update on the interest arbitration hearings for our new union contract. We just completed three more days of hearings which ended November 15th. The hearings are now completed and the panel...
November 14, 2019
Interest Arbitration: APWU Presents Final Witness Testimony With Clerk and Custodial Evidence
Today at Interest Arbitration, APWU presented evidence from the Clerk and Maintenance Craft Divisions.
November 13, 2019
Interest Arbitration: APWU rebuts management’s economics and MVS proposals
Today at Interest Arbitration, the APWU rebutted some of management’s economic arguments, including their controversial claim that postal workers are overpaid for the skills they employ. We also responded the management’...
November 2, 2019
Installation of National Officers Brings Message of Unity
On Thursday, Oct. 31 the APWU conducted the installation of the newly elected national officers with a message of unity and determination to fight for the future of postal workers and working people everywhere.