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June 3, 2019
APWU Members Take a Tax Day Stand Against Privatization
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On April 15, Tax Day, thousands of APWU members and allies took to the streets to spread the news that the U.S. Mail Runs o...
June 3, 2019
APWU State and Local Presidents Advocate on Capitol Hill for Postal Workers’ Rights
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On March 12, APWU State and Local Presidents attending the National Presidents Conference (NPC) in Washington, D.C. spent a...
June 3, 2019
Automation: Progress for Whom?
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Postal Service’s use of automation has taken away Clerk Craft work, made remaining work harder, and reduced the power o...
June 3, 2019
Fighting Back Against Hostile Work Environments
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) “A workplace free of harassment is beneficial to everyone. The environment in the postal workplace, however, can be difficu...
June 3, 2019
Fighting Back Against Outrageous Demands
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The next two stages in the battle to achieve a good new union contract are mediation (currently underway and projected to l...
June 3, 2019
Fighting for our Sick Leave Benefits
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I believe that many postal employees take for granted the benefits they are afforded through the efforts of their union. Po...
June 3, 2019
MS 1 BEM Staffing Updates
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Building Equipment Maintenance (BEM) Mechanics are responsible for maintaining postal building infrastructures, namely (1)...
June 3, 2019
Saying Goodbye as Regional Coordinator
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Sisters and Brothers, it is that time in the APWU constitutional cycle to make the decision to run for office – in my case,...
June 3, 2019
The Role of the Local Trustee
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Local trustees are the financial gatekeepers of local finances and ensure local officers are maintaining fiduciary responsi...
May 21, 2019
Don’t Let the Postal Service Take Your Pulse!
It is that time of the year when the Postal Service wants to take your pulse! Like previous years, the 2018 Postal Pulse survey showed the USPS what we already knew: Your work environment is not good; your supervisors t...
May 6, 2019
Hawaiian Postal Workers Support US Mail – Not for Sale Campaign
Activists at the 25th Bi-Annual Hawaii State Convention took the pledge to fight against the privatization of the US Postal Service. Delegates to the HAPWU Convention dedicated an entire afternoon of training to the figh...
May 3, 2019
Contract Update
The APWU is continuing to move forward towards interest arbitration. Preparation of hearing presentations, evidence, and witnesses is occurring every day. The craft directors and their assistant directors are working tog...
May 2, 2019
Change to Election Rules
A change has been made to page number 43 of the 2019 Rules and Regulations printed in the March/April magazine by deleting the paragraph referencing five (5) regional Election magazines. To receive an updated copy, plea...
May 2, 2019
House Committee Looks for Solutions for the Postal Service’s Finances
In an Apr. 30 hearing, The House Committee on Oversight & Reform (COR) examined the financial conditions of the United States Postal Service. The committee invited Postmaster General Megan Brennan, Postal Regulatory Comm...
May 2, 2019
Legislation Calls to Repeal Prefunding Mandate
On Monday, Apr. 29, members of Congress introduced H.R. 2382, the USPS Fairness Act. This legislation would repeal, in full, the onerous prefunding of retiree health care benefits mandate Congress put in place in 2006. T...
May 1, 2019
APWU Honors Workers Memorial Day
On April 28, APWU members wore stickers to honor Workers Memorial Day. The stickers had a simple but strong message, Safety is every workers right! If you honored Workers Memorial Day, please send pictures to communicati...
May 1, 2019
May Day – International Workers’ Day!
On May 1, workers around the world gather together to renew the fight for workers’ rights. It is International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, the annual holiday commemorating the universal struggle of all working p...
April 26, 2019
How to Participate in Workers Memorial Day
Each year on Workers Memorial Day (April 28), working people throughout the world remember those who were hurt or killed on the job, and recommit to the struggle for a safe workplace. Virtually every safety and health pr...
April 22, 2019
Salmon Co. Drivers in El Paso, TX Unanimously Ratify Collective Bargaining Agreement
Drivers from the newly unionized Salmon Co. in El Paso, TX unanimously ratified the terms of their first Collective Bargaining Agreement. These APWU new members received most of the terms of the negotiated Salmon contrac...
April 18, 2019
APWU Members Take a Tax Day Stand against Privatization
On April 15, Tax Day, thousands of APWU members and allies took to the street to spread the news that the US Mail Runs on Zero Tax Dollars! At more than 100 locations from Hawaii to New England, activists fighting for th...
April 17, 2019
31,000 Stop & Shop Workers on Strike in New England
On Thursday, Apr. 11, nearly 31,000 workers at over 240 Stop & Shop grocery stores in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut walked out, beginning a strike that stretched into a seventh day on Wednesday. The worker...
April 12, 2019
APWU Launches New Ad – “We Deliver Almost Anything”
The lighthearted video below makes a crucial point – of all the many things the Postal Service will accept from the public, tax dollars are not one of them. The video advertisement's release is in coordination with Tax D...
April 9, 2019
APWU Enters Mediation
In our continuing efforts to get the contract the members deserve, the APWU invoked mediation on April 3, 2019 – sending a letter to the Acting Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and to the Postal...
April 5, 2019
Get Ready for Workers Memorial Day
Each year on April 28 we observe Workers Memorial Day. It’s a day when working people throughout the world remember those who were hurt or killed on the job and recommit to the struggle for a safe workplace. This year...
April 3, 2019
Join Us on April 15 for the APWU’s Tax Day of Action!
On Apr. 15, postal workers are letting the public know that the Postal Service operates with NO tax dollars. Contact your local or state officers to find out how you can participate! If there isn’t a Tax Day event in you...
April 2, 2019
‘Keep on Truckin’ Baby Again
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By MVS Division Director Michael O. Foster In early 2018, the USPS began deploying new cargo trucks and spotters, on a o...
April 2, 2019
A Woman For All Seasons
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Retirees Department Director Nancy Olumekor Dedicated APWU unionist Eleanor G. Bailey passed away on December 12, 201...
April 2, 2019
Advocating for Postal Banking in the U.S. and Canada
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As was previously reported in the American Postal Worker, the Canadian government forced striking Canadian Union of Post...
April 2, 2019
Anti-Privatization Resolutions Re-Introduced in Congress
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Legislative & Political Department Director Judy Beard House representatives in the 116th Congress wasted no time dis...
April 2, 2019
APWU Members Trained to Take US Mail – Not for Sale Campaign Out to the Field
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Sixteen APWU members participated in a “train-thetrainer” for the APWU’s US Mail – Not for Sale Anti-Privatization campai...