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January 23, 2017
2017 Dues Disbursement Schedule
The table below indicates the date and corresponding pay period in which locals and state organizations can expect headquarters to deposit the Dues Check Off (DCO) rebate monies via Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT).
January 17, 2017
Contract Negotiation Updates
Updates on the current collective bargaining agreement negotiations for the IT/Account Services Group, PAE's Mail Transport Equipment Service Center and Salmon Companies.
January 16, 2017
Message from President Dimondstein
Click here to watch President Dimondstein's message to APWU members saluting them and the union's many supporters for their work to stop the USPS-Staples deal.
January 15, 2017
Honoring the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Jan. 16, the APWU will join the country to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a dedicated champion for the civil rights and labor movements. Dr. King’s actions still resonate in the hearts of labor and civil rights ac...
January 13, 2017
President Dimondstein Talks Staples on Federal News Radio
APWU President Mark Dimondstein was featured on Federal News Radio on Jan. 12, discussing the successful Stop Staples fight and what’s next for the union. Click here to listen to the interview on Federal Drive, with Tom...
January 10, 2017
The Real Story about the USPS’s finance
Reprint of The Hill Letter to the Editor: From Mark Dimondstein, President of the 200,000-member American Postal Workers Union (APWU), Vice President of the AFL-CIO The hatchet job on the public Postal Service from colum...
January 10, 2017
APWU Communications Dept. Brings Home Five ILCA Awards
The APWU Communications Department brought home five International Labor Communication Association (ILCA) Awards from a reception held on Dec. 9.
January 9, 2017
APWU Goals for the Upcoming Year
President Dimondstein spoke about the recent victories and future challenges for the American Postal Workers Union during his address at the installation of officers on Nov. 5, 2016. Click here to watch his full speech...
January 6, 2017
EEOC Issues Regulations on Federal Government’s Obligation to Engage in Affirmative Action for People with Disabilities
January 5, 2017
We Won!!
An East Point, GA, protest. JAN 5, 2017 - Postal management informed the APWU in writing that the “Approved Shipper” program in Staples stores will be shut down by the end of February 2017. This victory concludes the APW...
January 5, 2017
The USPS and Staples Deal is Over!
Stop Staples protest in El Cerrito, CA. Postal management informed the APWU in writing that the “Approved Shipper” program in Staples stores will be shut down by the end of February 2017. This victory concludes the APWU’...
January 1, 2017
Recent Clerk Craft NBA Retirements
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In 2016, three National Business Agents (NBAs) from the Clerk Division retired. “The APWU holds itself to the high...
January 1, 2017
This Too Shall Pass, We Must Persevere
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As I am writing this article, our national elections have just finished. The candidate our union endorsed for U. S....
January 1, 2017
SEAM Challenged in National Arbitration
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As we traveled across the country, we began to hear stories and concerns from our members concerning the new progra...
January 1, 2017
Moving Forward
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) We all begin a new year with hopes for improvements on the past year. Even if the past year was a really great one,...
January 1, 2017
Keep the Clerk Craft Strong
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Clerk Craft continued to grow with a net gain of approximately 5,500 new employees in the last year. Nearly all...
January 1, 2017
Wells Fargo Scandal: A Labor Issue and One More Argument for Postal Banking
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) accused former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf of “gutless leadership” during a Senate Banking Committee hearing. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American...
January 1, 2017
UNI Post and Logistics World Conference Endorses Staples Boycott
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Stop Staples campaign has gone global. In October 2016, the UNI Post and Logistics World Conference passed a re...
January 1, 2017
Labor Unites at Rally for Social & Economic Justice and Equality
Hundreds of union members and allies rallied outside of the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 17. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Hundreds of labor union memb...
January 1, 2017
A Grand Alliance Goes to Farm Aid
AGA advocates speaking with Farm Aid concertgoers. Over one hundred attendees signed the pledge to ‘Save our Public Postal Service.’ Sign the pledge today at agrandalliance.org/pledge. (This article first appeared in...
January 1, 2017
NLRB Judge Orders Staples to Stop Handling U.S. Mail
Members of the Western Pennsylvania Postal Workers Solidarity Committee protested in front of a location on McKnight Road in Pittsburgh, PA on Oct. 16. All APWU crafts attended, along with letter carriers, retired mail...
January 1, 2017
APWU Gets Out the Vote!
(left to right) Bruce Jackson, President, Cleveland APWU Retirees, Wheeler Nunn, Dorella McCary, Rep. Marcia Fudge, and Charles Walton, President, Ohio Postal Workers Union after participating in a phone bank. (This arti...
January 1, 2017
Liberty and Justice for All
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) “Liberty and justice for all” is universally known in America. These are words we have said hundreds of times when...
January 1, 2017
Develop a Home Fire Escape Plan
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Fire can spread rapidly through your home, leaving you little time to escape safely. Your family’s ability to get o...
January 1, 2017
Injured on Duty: Know the Basics
January 1, 2017
Fighting for Justice: Elder Financial Abuse
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) According to experts, financial fraud is the fastest growing form of elder abuse. “Financial elder abuse is when so...
January 1, 2017
Frequently Asked Questions
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In October, the APWU Health Plan hosted our yearly Health Plan Seminar in Las Vegas, NV. The education of local and...
January 1, 2017
New Employee, New Union Member
Prospective members at orientation training by the Phoenix Metro Area Local. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Missed opportunities to strengthen th...
January 1, 2017
Let’s Work Together to Strengthen Our Union!
New Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman with NBA Pete Coradi, Queens Area Local President Ron Suslak, local leaders and activists. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The Americ...
January 1, 2017
New Congress, Same Goals
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The 2016 election is over. It is time to revamp our efforts to secure legislation to benefit the working class and...