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May 1, 2017
The Protection of Skilled Work Continues
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors As the Moto...
May 1, 2017
Safety Is Its Own Reward
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Maintenance Craft Directors The Lehigh Valley Pro...
May 1, 2017
Inspire and Motivate
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Southern Regional Coordinator Kennith Beasley The...
May 1, 2017
The Future of Retail: Moratorium and Discussion
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Clerk Craft Directors The Memorandum of Understan...
May 1, 2017
You Have a Right to a Safe Workplace
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of the The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman ...
May 1, 2017
Yes Virginia, Unions Have to File Taxes, Too
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell April was tax time...
May 1, 2017
Washington Post Gets It Wrong
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In a Feb. 13, 2017 opinion piece, “The Postal Servic...
May 1, 2017
The Market for International Remittances is Hot
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The market for international remittances – sending mo...
May 1, 2017
Be Part of Our Democracy – Support ‘Vote by Mail’
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy Voter regis...
May 1, 2017
Higher Union Membership Boosts Wages for All
APWU Grassroots Political & Legislative Coordinator Janice Kelble (second from right) with community activists (L-R) Jeff Kramer, Kathy Staub, Keith...
May 1, 2017
‘In Order to Form a More Perfect Union’
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By President Mark Dimondstein The preamble to the U....
May 1, 2017
APWU Members Take it to the Streets
Members of the Barre Local [VT] were joined by their APWU brothers and sisters from across New England - including National President Mark Dimondstein...
April 30, 2017
Fighting for Workplace Safety
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Before passage of the Occupational Safety and Health ...
April 28, 2017
Join a May Day Event!
May Day, the annual holiday recognizing the international working class, will be celebrated around the world on May 1. This year hundreds of thousands...
April 28, 2017
Fighting for Workplace Safety
Read more about the history of workplace safety. Reprint from May-June 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker Before passage of the Occupational Sa...
April 26, 2017
Arbitration Advocacy Training July 30-Aug. 6
Arbitration Advocacy Training will take place from Sunday, July 30 through Sunday, Aug. 6 at the Hilton Albany Hotel in Albany, NY. The deadline to re...
April 25, 2017
APWU to Join People’s Climate March on April 29
On Saturday, April 29, APWU members will join allies from labor, civil rights, environmental and political reform groups for the People’s Climate Marc...
April 24, 2017
APWU Receives Favorable Arbitration Ruling
Arbitrator Goldberg ruled that the Postal Service failed to make a good faith effort to return 362 administrative and technical jobs to the Clerk Craf...
April 24, 2017
Workers Memorial Day is April 28
The labor movement will observe Workers Memorial Day on April 28, to commemorate those who have been killed or injured on the job and to revitalize th...
April 21, 2017
Postal Reform Questions & Answers Released
April 10, 2017
Postal Reform Questions & Answers
In order to have a healthy, sustainable, public Postal Service, legislation is necessary to protect postal customers and postal workers from USPS’s cu...
April 5, 2017
Final Payment for Retirees Regarding 1.6.b Global Settlement Remedy Agreement to be Distributed on April 21st
The Postal Service is distributing the final payment of the 1.6.b Global Settlement to retirees on April 21st. The payment is part of the remedy agree...
March 29, 2017
2017 APWU Scholarship Deadline Extended
The deadline for the submission of applications for the E.C. Hallbeck academic scholarship ($8,000 over a four-year period) and vocational scholarship...
March 25, 2017
APWU Weighs In, Calling for an End to CPI Price Cap
The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) submitted comments before the March 20 deadline to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for their ongoing “...
March 23, 2017
Union Administration Trainings Scheduled
Eastern & Northeast Regions Union Administration Training for the Eastern & Northeast Regions will take place from May 20 through May 26, 2017 at the...
March 23, 2017
Motor Vehicle Service PSE Salary Exception Agreement Reached
On March 10, the Union signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Postal Service that remedies the situation where Motor Vehicle Service Post...
March 20, 2017
Postal Reform Act of 2017 Moves Forward
On March 16, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee “marked-up” and approved the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 756). A mark-up...
March 17, 2017
NPC Members Take it to Capitol Hill
St. Charles Local President John Zamudio, Beth Zamudio, Greater Kansas City Metro Area Local Legislative Director Darcy Wood, Missouri Postal Workers...
March 9, 2017
18th Biennial APWU POWER Convention is Aug 24-27
The 18th Biennial APWU Post Office Women for Equal Rights (POWER) Convention will take place Thursday, Aug. 24 through Sunday, Aug. 27 at the Hyatt Re...
March 9, 2017
Final Payment of 1.6.b Global Settlement Remedy Agreement
The Postal Service is distributing the final payment of the 1.6.b Global Settlement to over 13,000 active employees and retirees this week. The payme...