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September 28, 2016
Deadline Nears In APWU Officers Election
Time is running out for union members to vote in the APWU National Officers election. To be counted, ballots must be returned to and received in the designated post office box by 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5. UPDATE: As o...
September 26, 2016
Stop Staples Campaign Joined by Allies in San Francisco
Members of the Stop Staples campaign protested in front of a store on Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco – the location of the campaign’s first protest – on Sept. 23. They were joined by members of the American Federation of...
September 26, 2016
Stop Staples Campaign Joined by Allies in San Francisco
Members of the Stop Staples campaign protested in front of a store on Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco – the location of the campaign’s first protest – on Sept. 23. They were joined by members of the American Federation of...
September 26, 2016
Stop Staples Campaign Holds Strong in Western PA
Members of the Western Pennsylvania Postal Solidarity Committee held a Stop Staples demonstration in front of a Greensburg location on Sept. 25.
September 26, 2016
Stop Staples Campaign Holds Strong in Western PA
Members of the Western Pennsylvania Postal Solidarity Committee held a Stop Staples demonstration in front of a Greensburg location on Sept. 25.
September 23, 2016
Life Insurance Open Season Ends Sept. 30
Time is running out for the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI)’s Open Season, which ends Sept. 30. This is the first FEGLI Open Season since 2004. Until the end of the month, postal and federal emplo...
September 23, 2016
Life Insurance Open Season Ends Sept. 30
Time is running out for the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI)’s Open Season, which ends Sept. 30. This is the first FEGLI Open Season since 2004. Until the end of the month, postal and federal emplo...
September 21, 2016
APWU Installation of Officers
APWU members and guests are invited to attend the Installation of National Officers Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC 20009, (202) 483-3000. The ceremonial...
September 21, 2016
APWU Installation of Officers
APWU members and guests are invited to attend the Installation of National Officers Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC 20009, (202) 483-3000. The ceremonial...
September 15, 2016
Convention Endorses Hillary Clinton
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Delegates to the APWU 2016 national convention, representing a broad cross-section of the union’s membership, voted...
September 15, 2016
Convention Endorses Hillary Clinton
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Delegates to the APWU 2016 national convention, representing a broad cross-section of the union’s membership, voted...
September 15, 2016
APWU Forms National Young Members Committee
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) A young, energized, fighting spirit has gripped the APWU. And to build on the momentum, delegates to the union’s 23...
September 15, 2016
APWU Forms National Young Members Committee
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) A young, energized, fighting spirit has gripped the APWU. And to build on the momentum, delegates to the union’s 23...
September 15, 2016
Vote in APWU Election of National Union Officers
Ballots for the American Postal Workers Union’s 2016 election of national officers were mailed to all eligible APWU members Sept. 10-15. To be counted, the ballots must be returned to and received in the designated post...
September 15, 2016
Keep the U.S. Postal Service Public!
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) From Baltimore, New York, and San Jose to Cleveland and Greensboro, community leaders, activists and postal custome...
September 15, 2016
Vote in APWU Election of National Union Officers
Ballots for the American Postal Workers Union’s 2016 election of national officers were mailed to all eligible APWU members Sept. 10-15. To be counted, the ballots must be returned to and received in the designated post...
September 15, 2016
Keep the U.S. Postal Service Public!
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) From Baltimore, New York, and San Jose to Cleveland and Greensboro, community leaders, activists and postal custome...
September 15, 2016
Stop Staples Campaign Milestones
Activists distribute Stop Staples campaign information at the NEA convention. (This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) For almost three years, the Stop Stap...
September 15, 2016
Stop Staples Campaign Milestones
Activists distribute Stop Staples campaign information at the NEA convention. (This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) For almost three years, the Stop Stap...
September 15, 2016
APWU Joins Boycott of Nabisco Products
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU is urging union members to join a boycott of Mexican-made Nabisco products launched by the Bakery, Confe...
September 15, 2016
Report: TPP Will Challenge Public Postal Services
APWU delegates protest the TPP at the 2016 National Convention (This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade deal b...
September 15, 2016
APWU Joins Boycott of Nabisco Products
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU is urging union members to join a boycott of Mexican-made Nabisco products launched by the Bakery, Confe...
September 15, 2016
Report: TPP Will Challenge Public Postal Services
APWU delegates protest the TPP at the 2016 National Convention (This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade deal b...
September 14, 2016
The New Contract and the Health Plan
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Here are some initial thoughts on how the new contract, which was issued on July 8, will affect the APWU Health Pl...
September 14, 2016
The New Contract and the Health Plan
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Here are some initial thoughts on how the new contract, which was issued on July 8, will affect the APWU Health Pl...
September 14, 2016
Hundreds Protest Dakota Access Pipeline
APWU officers and staff were among hundreds protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline outside the White House on Sept. 13. The pipeline would carry crude-oil across four states from North Dakota to Illinois – passing through...
September 14, 2016
Hundreds Protest Dakota Access Pipeline
APWU officers and staff were among hundreds protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline outside the White House on Sept. 13. The pipeline would carry crude-oil across four states from North Dakota to Illinois – passing through...
September 14, 2016
Tell Congress: Stop the Secret Trade Deal
Convention delegates protest the TPP Please ask your representative to take a stand against this disastrous trade deal, which was negotiated behind closed doors. The TPP would increase the power of multinational corpora...
September 14, 2016
Tell Congress: Stop the Secret Trade Deal
Convention delegates protest the TPP Please ask your representative to take a stand against this disastrous trade deal, which was negotiated behind closed doors. The TPP would increase the power of multinational corpora...
September 14, 2016
‘A New Spirit of Activism’
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Twenty-one hundred APWU members departed from the union’s 23rd National Convention in August uplifted, united and r...