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September 1, 2016
NARFE Convention Attendees Say ‘No’ to Staples
Hundreds of attendees of NARFE’s (National Association for Retired Federal Employees) national convention signed Stop Staples postcards. Activists had...
September 1, 2016
2016: An Extremely Active Year
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Sisters and brothers, 2016 has been an extre...
September 1, 2016
Get Energized to Vote in November!
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The election this November is about much mor...
September 1, 2016
Applications for Holiday Temp Jobs Due Sept. 11
Time is running short for APWU retirees who are interested in applying for temporary positions as Holiday Clerk Assistants: Applications are due Sept....
September 1, 2016
New Contractual Agreements in the MVS Craft
This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After extensive negotiations and interest arb...
September 1, 2016
COLA Projection for 2017?
This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As we go to press it is too early to know if...
September 1, 2016
Employee Rights During Interrogations
This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Postal employees are subject to investigation...
September 1, 2016
The New Contract and Maintenance
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In case you missed it, we have a new Collect...
September 1, 2016
Important Gains for the Clerk Craft
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Contract negotiations were challenging and a...
September 1, 2016
To Open Local Negotiations or Not?
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) With the 2015-2018 national contract now set...
September 1, 2016
Department of Labor Changes Rules for Annual LM Reports
This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) All APWU local and state unions that receive...
September 1, 2016
The New Collective Bargaining Agreement
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) I hope that you are as excited as I am about our n...
September 1, 2016
Waging the Good Fight!
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Our union’s National Convention is the highe...
September 1, 2016
Give to the Combined Federal Campaign
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the w...
August 31, 2016
Labor History Milestones
St. Paul public school students join teachers on the picket line. (This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Pos...
August 31, 2016
APWU Retirees: Still Fighting for Justice!
Byron Denton APWU retirees no longer work in the post office, but they are still a fighting force in the union and their communities. Delegates from a...
August 31, 2016
MVS Continues to Fight Subcontracting
The Motor Vehicle Service Craft has won some major battles in the fight against subcontracting, but challenges still lie ahead, MVS Craft Director Mic...
August 31, 2016
Support Services Division Battles Outsourcing
The Postal Service has taken subcontracting of Support Services to new heights and APWU members are fighting back, Director Steve Brooks reported to A...
August 31, 2016
Labor History Milestones
St. Paul public school students join teachers on the picket line. (This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Pos...
August 31, 2016
APWU Retirees: Still Fighting for Justice!
Byron Denton APWU retirees no longer work in the post office, but they are still a fighting force in the union and their communities. Delegates from a...
August 31, 2016
MVS Continues to Fight Subcontracting
The Motor Vehicle Service Craft has won some major battles in the fight against subcontracting, but challenges still lie ahead, MVS Craft Director Mic...
August 31, 2016
Support Services Division Battles Outsourcing
The Postal Service has taken subcontracting of Support Services to new heights and APWU members are fighting back, Director Steve Brooks reported to A...
August 30, 2016
The Stop Staples Beat Goes On in Western PA
Members of the Western Pennsylvania Postal Workers Solidarity Committee protested in front of a Staples location in Robinson Township, PA, on Aug. 28....
August 30, 2016
Best Organized & Best COPA Locals In the APWU
From Northeast Region Coordinator John Dirzius: I hope everyone made it back home safe from the National Convention. It was great seeing all of you a...
August 30, 2016
The Stop Staples Beat Goes On in Western PA
Members of the Western Pennsylvania Postal Workers Solidarity Committee protested in front of a Staples location in Robinson Township, PA, on Aug. 28....
August 30, 2016
Best Organized & Best COPA Locals In the APWU
From Northeast Region Coordinator John Dirzius: I hope everyone made it back home safe from the National Convention. It was great seeing all of you a...
August 25, 2016
Workshops Reflect Spirit of Activism
The APWU Research and Education Department offered more than two dozen pre-convention workshops on a range of subjects on Friday, Aug. 19.
August 25, 2016
Historic Win for the Maintenance Craft: An All-Career Workforce
The new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) included a historic win for the Maintenance Craft.
August 25, 2016
Thriving Clerk Craft is Ready for More!
Members of the Clerk Craft have a reason to celebrate: For the first time in over a decade, the craft has grown. After losing more than 100,000 jobs s...
August 25, 2016
Dimondstein: Contract Negotiations Reflect Our Power
“Negotiations come down to power,” APWU President Mark Dimondstein told delegates at the union’s National Convention at a meeting on the new contract....