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October 31, 2016

Contractual Retroactive Payment in November 18th Paychecks: Second Annual Wage Increase Coming Soon.

Retroactive Pay for Nov. 14, 2015 – Aug. 5, 2016 The interest arbitration award dated July 8, 2016 that established the terms for the 2015-2018 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), ordered a retroactive pay increase ef...

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October 31, 2016

Contractual Retroactive Payment in November 18th Paychecks: Second Annual Wage Increase Coming Soon.

Retroactive Pay for Nov. 14, 2015 – Aug. 5, 2016 The interest arbitration award dated July 8, 2016 that established the terms for the 2015-2018 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), ordered a retroactive pay increase ef...

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October 31, 2016

Labor History Milestones

(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A letter carrier delivers a live baby, which became outlawed in 1916 when post office management set a weight limi...

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October 31, 2016

Labor History Milestones

(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A letter carrier delivers a live baby, which became outlawed in 1916 when post office management set a weight limi...

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October 28, 2016

APWU Organizing Victory!

Gloria Gonzalez (left) and her co-worker proudly display their APWU membership cards.  The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) is celebrating an organizing victory! Workers at the Mail Transport Equipment Service Center...

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October 28, 2016

APWU Organizing Victory!

Gloria Gonzalez (left) and her co-worker proudly display their APWU membership cards.  The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) is celebrating an organizing victory! Workers at the Mail Transport Equipment Service Center...

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October 24, 2016

Stop Staples Campaign Alive and Well in Massachusetts

Stop Staples activists held a rally in front of a bustling location in Revere, MA, just north of Boston, on Oct. 20. 

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October 24, 2016

Stop Staples Campaign Alive and Well in Massachusetts

Stop Staples activists held a rally in front of a bustling location in Revere, MA, just north of Boston, on Oct. 20. 

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October 21, 2016

On 15th Anniversary of Anthrax Attacks, Workers Recall Those Who Died

Fifteen years after their deaths from exposure to anthrax-laden mail, Joseph P. Curseen Jr. and Thomas L. Morris Jr. were remembered by their co-workers at a reflective and joyful ceremony on Oct. 21. A monument to the t...

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October 21, 2016

On 15th Anniversary of Anthrax Attacks, Workers Recall Those Who Died

Fifteen years after their deaths from exposure to anthrax-laden mail, Joseph P. Curseen Jr. and Thomas L. Morris Jr. were remembered by their co-workers at a reflective and joyful ceremony on Oct. 21. A monument to the t...

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October 20, 2016

Paltry COLA Will Leave Postal, Federal Retirees Worse Off

The APWU has joined with 74 other organizations to urge Congress to correct an outrageous disparity, Retirees Department Director Nancy Olumekor reports. Unless the legislature takes action, a miniscule 0.3 percent 2017...

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October 20, 2016

Paltry COLA Will Leave Postal, Federal Retirees Worse Off

The APWU has joined with 74 other organizations to urge Congress to correct an outrageous disparity, Retirees Department Director Nancy Olumekor reports. Unless the legislature takes action, a miniscule 0.3 percent 2017...

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October 19, 2016

Assistance Available for Those Affected by North Carolina Floods

  Union members who have been affected by the recent flooding in North Carolina and participate in certain Union Plus programs may be eligible for assistance through the Union Plus Disaster Relief Grant program. 

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October 19, 2016

Assistance Available for Those Affected by North Carolina Floods

  Union members who have been affected by the recent flooding in North Carolina and participate in certain Union Plus programs may be eligible for assistance through the Union Plus Disaster Relief Grant program. 

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October 18, 2016

Activists Appointed to Young Members Committee

Empowering Young Workers was a theme throughout the National Convention in August. Shown here are young members at a pre-convention workshop.  President Mark Dimondstein appointed the union’s first National Young Members...

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October 18, 2016

Activists Appointed to Young Members Committee

Empowering Young Workers was a theme throughout the National Convention in August. Shown here are young members at a pre-convention workshop.  President Mark Dimondstein appointed the union’s first National Young Members...

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October 17, 2016

Stop Staples Campaign Endures in Pittsburgh

  Members of the Western Pennsylvania Postal Workers Solidarity Committee held a Stop Staples protest in front of a location on McKnight Road in Pittsburgh on Oct. 16. All APWU crafts attended, along with Letter Carriers...

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October 17, 2016

Stop Staples Campaign Endures in Pittsburgh

  Members of the Western Pennsylvania Postal Workers Solidarity Committee held a Stop Staples protest in front of a location on McKnight Road in Pittsburgh on Oct. 16. All APWU crafts attended, along with Letter Carriers...

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October 14, 2016

APWU Election Results Certified

The official results [PDF – Members Only] of the APWU Election of National Officers have been tabulated and were certified by the American Arbitration Association on Oct. 12. A summary will be published in the November-D...

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October 14, 2016

APWU Election Results Certified

The official results [PDF – Members Only] of the APWU Election of National Officers have been tabulated and were certified by the American Arbitration Association on Oct. 12. A summary will be published in the November-D...

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October 13, 2016

And the Winners Are…

Six locals and six retiree chapters will be rewarded for generating participation in the recent election of national union officers, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has announced. The top locals and retiree chapters in va...

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October 13, 2016

And the Winners Are…

Six locals and six retiree chapters will be rewarded for generating participation in the recent election of national union officers, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has announced. The top locals and retiree chapters in va...

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October 13, 2016

APWU Joins Picket Line Supporting Las Vegas Hotel Workers

  On Oct. 13, hundreds of union members and allies – including the APWU – walked a picket line in front of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC, (at the former Old Post Office Building) in support of workers a...

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October 13, 2016

APWU Joins Picket Line Supporting Las Vegas Hotel Workers

  On Oct. 13, hundreds of union members and allies – including the APWU – walked a picket line in front of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC, (at the former Old Post Office Building) in support of workers a...

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October 7, 2016

Vote for Hillary on Nov. 8

Information on this page should not be downloaded, posted or sent to others using U.S. Postal Service equipment, nor should it be read, downloaded, posted or sent to others while on the clock or while on USPS property be...

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October 7, 2016

Vote for Hillary on Nov. 8

Information on this page should not be downloaded, posted or sent to others using U.S. Postal Service equipment, nor should it be read, downloaded, posted or sent to others while on the clock or while on USPS property be...

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October 6, 2016

Ballot Counting Underway in APWU Election

UPDATE: UPDATE 12:45 p.m. - The American Arbitration Association has resolved technical difficulties that were affecting the display of results in the APWU election of national union officers. Click here or visit voting....

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October 6, 2016

Ballot Counting Underway in APWU Election

UPDATE: UPDATE 12:45 p.m. - The American Arbitration Association has resolved technical difficulties that were affecting the display of results in the APWU election of national union officers. Click here or visit voting....