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June 27, 2016
Fed Up with Understaffing, Saint Louis Local Pickets Post Office
Members of the St. Louis Gateway Area Local protest understaffing of sorting machines. Fed up with chronic understaffing of mail sorting machines, ne...
June 27, 2016
San Francisco Stop Staples Teams Up with Living Wage Coalition
Members of the Stop Staples team joined forces with the Living Wage Coalition on June 24, handing out flyers and brochures in front of a Staples locat...
June 27, 2016
New Jersey’s ‘Leader of the Year’
Northeast Region Coordinator John Dirzius was honored as the Leader of the Year on June 21 by the New Jersey Postal Workers Union at the state’s conve...
June 27, 2016
Fed Up with Understaffing, Saint Louis Local Pickets Post Office
Members of the St. Louis Gateway Area Local protest understaffing of sorting machines. Fed up with chronic understaffing of mail sorting machines, ne...
June 27, 2016
‘Stop Staples’ Keeps The Pressure On The Company In Pittsburgh, PA
Members of the Stop Staples team kept the heat on the company outside their location in Blawnox, PA on June 26.
June 27, 2016
San Francisco Stop Staples Teams Up with Living Wage Coalition
Members of the Stop Staples team joined forces with the Living Wage Coalition on June 24, handing out flyers and brochures in front of a Staples locat...
June 27, 2016
New Jersey’s ‘Leader of the Year’
Northeast Region Coordinator John Dirzius was honored as the Leader of the Year on June 21 by the New Jersey Postal Workers Union at the state’s conve...
June 24, 2016
NLRB Orders USPS to Release More Info on Staples Deal
In a major ruling in favor of the APWU issued on June 15, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ordered the Postal Service to immediately provide...
June 24, 2016
Ballot Placement Set for Election Of APWU National Officers
Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has certified the union members listed below as candidates for national union office by referendum balloting, as mandat...
June 24, 2016
NLRB Orders USPS to Release More Info on Staples Deal
In a major ruling in favor of the APWU issued on June 15, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ordered the Postal Service to immediately provide...
June 24, 2016
Ballot Placement Set for Election Of APWU National Officers
Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has certified the union members listed below as candidates for national union office by referendum balloting, as mandat...
June 22, 2016
Finally, APWU Gets Official Copy of MS-1 Handbook
The Postal Service finally provided the APWU with an official version of the new MS-1 Handbook on June 21, Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer has...
June 22, 2016
APWU Urges Obama to Veto Bill that Would Weaken Truck Safety
The APWU is urging President Obama to veto an appropriations bill if it comes to his desk with a provision that would weaken truck safety regulations....
June 22, 2016
Finally, APWU Gets Official Copy of MS-1 Handbook
The Postal Service finally provided the APWU with an official version of the new MS-1 Handbook on June 21, Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer has...
June 22, 2016
APWU Urges Obama to Veto Bill that Would Weaken Truck Safety
The APWU is urging President Obama to veto an appropriations bill if it comes to his desk with a provision that would weaken truck safety regulations....
June 20, 2016
San Leandro Keeps the Pressure on to Stop Staples
Stop Staples activists protest in front of a location in San Leandro, CA, on June 18.
June 20, 2016
San Leandro Keeps the Pressure on to Stop Staples
Stop Staples activists protest in front of a location in San Leandro, CA, on June 18.
June 17, 2016
‘Graduates’ Complete Union Administration Training
The “graduating class” of the APWU’s Union Administration Training, with Research and Education Director Joyce Robinson (center). From May 23-27, loca...
June 17, 2016
‘Graduates’ Complete Union Administration Training
The “graduating class” of the APWU’s Union Administration Training, with Research and Education Director Joyce Robinson (center). From May 23-27, loca...
June 16, 2016
House Committee Releases Draft Postal Bill
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a “discussion draft” of a postal bill on June 15. “Any comprehensive postal legislatio...
June 16, 2016
House Committee Releases Draft Postal Bill
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a “discussion draft” of a postal bill on June 15. “Any comprehensive postal legislatio...
June 15, 2016
Candidates Nominated for APWU Election of National Officers
Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has announced that the following union members have been certified as candidates for election to national office by ref...
June 15, 2016
Joining the APWU – Form 1187
Postal workers who wish to join the APWU must complete Form 1187 (Authorization for Deduction of Dues). The local union and the new member should ret...
June 15, 2016
Candidates Nominated for APWU Election of National Officers
Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has announced that the following union members have been certified as candidates for election to national office by ref...
June 15, 2016
Joining the APWU – Form 1187
Postal workers who wish to join the APWU must complete Form 1187 (Authorization for Deduction of Dues). The local union and the new member should ret...
June 14, 2016
Want to Run the World? Show Up, Register to Vote!
It’s been said that the world is run by those who show up. With that in mind, the APWU is launching a voter registration drive among union members.
June 14, 2016
The U.S. Mail is Not for Sale!
Approximately 50 Stop Staples protesters greeted shareholders outside the company’s annual meeting in Natick, MA, on June 14, waving banners and chant...
June 14, 2016
Want to Run the World? Show Up, Register to Vote!
It’s been said that the world is run by those who show up. With that in mind, the APWU is launching a voter registration drive among union members.
June 14, 2016
The U.S. Mail is Not for Sale!
Approximately 50 Stop Staples protesters greeted shareholders outside the company’s annual meeting in Natick, MA, on June 14, waving banners and chant...
June 13, 2016
Check It Out: Updated Brochure
The APWU has updated a brochure that dispels common misconceptions about the Postal Service. The brochure, Our U.S. Postal Service is Under Attack...