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June 1, 2016
Ron Sargent Out as Staples CEO
A 'Stop Staples' Protest in Dallas. The APWU welcomed the news that Ron Sargent will step down as Staples’ CEO at the company’s annual meeting on June 14.
May 26, 2016
APWU Joins Allies to ‘Take On Wall Street’
Sen. Warren at the Take On Wall Street launch The nation’s 25 highest-earning hedge-fund managers earned $12.94 billion in 2015 – more than all the kindergarten teachers in the country combined. And eight years after ou...
May 26, 2016
APWU Joins Allies to ‘Take On Wall Street’
Sen. Warren at the Take On Wall Street launch The nation’s 25 highest-earning hedge-fund managers earned $12.94 billion in 2015 – more than all the kindergarten teachers in the country combined. And eight years after ou...
May 25, 2016
NLRB Hearing on Staples Concludes
After nearly a year of procedural wrangling, 10 days of testimony and more than 140 exhibits, the National Labor Relations Board hearing on charges that the Postal Service illegally subcontracted work to Staples ended on...
May 25, 2016
NLRB Hearing on Staples Concludes
After nearly a year of procedural wrangling, 10 days of testimony and more than 140 exhibits, the National Labor Relations Board hearing on charges that the Postal Service illegally subcontracted work to Staples ended on...
May 23, 2016
New York State Convention Attendees Join Verizon Picket Line
Attendees of the APWU New York State Convention joined striking Verizon workers on the picket line in Albany on Saturday, May 21.
May 23, 2016
New York State Convention Attendees Join Verizon Picket Line
Attendees of the APWU New York State Convention joined striking Verizon workers on the picket line in Albany on Saturday, May 21.
May 20, 2016
San Francisco APWU: Stop Staples!
San Francisco Local APWU members renewed their commitment to Stop Staples this week.
May 20, 2016
San Francisco APWU: Stop Staples!
San Francisco Local APWU members renewed their commitment to Stop Staples this week.
May 20, 2016
Verizon Strikers, Allies Take Over Downtown DC
Verizon strikers and their allies took over downtown Washington, DC, on May 19, picketing in front of a Verizon store before marching to the White House. APWU members were among the spirited crowd of more than 500, de...
May 20, 2016
Verizon Strikers, Allies Take Over Downtown DC
Verizon strikers and their allies took over downtown Washington, DC, on May 19, picketing in front of a Verizon store before marching to the White House. APWU members were among the spirited crowd of more than 500, de...
May 18, 2016
Convention Attendance Growing; New Hotel Added
The APWU has secured additional hotel accommodations for delegates to the union’s 23rd Biennial National Convention in Orlando, FL, in August, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has announced.
May 18, 2016
Convention Attendance Growing; New Hotel Added
The APWU has secured additional hotel accommodations for delegates to the union’s 23rd Biennial National Convention in Orlando, FL, in August, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has announced.
May 18, 2016
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
In the midst of the hotly-contested 2016 election, voter suppression is an urgent concern. At a panel discussion sponsored by the National Press Club on May 13, APWU President Mark Dimondstein championed voting by mail...
May 18, 2016
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
In the midst of the hotly-contested 2016 election, voter suppression is an urgent concern. At a panel discussion sponsored by the National Press Club on May 13, APWU President Mark Dimondstein championed voting by mail...
May 18, 2016
More Headaches for Staples
Protesting in front of Staples headquarters The National Labor Relations Board hearing on the APWU’s challenge to the dirty deal between Staples and the U.S. Postal Service resumed in Washington, DC, on May 18, with unio...
May 18, 2016
More Headaches for Staples
Protesting in front of Staples headquarters The National Labor Relations Board hearing on the APWU’s challenge to the dirty deal between Staples and the U.S. Postal Service resumed in Washington, DC, on May 18, with unio...
May 17, 2016
Raises to be Applied to PSE Exception Pay in Motor Vehicle Craft
Employees in the same category who are performing the same work should get the same rate of pay. That’s the premise of an agreement between the APWU and USPS, says Motor Vehicle Service Craft Director Michael O. Foster.
May 17, 2016
Raises to be Applied to PSE Exception Pay in Motor Vehicle Craft
Employees in the same category who are performing the same work should get the same rate of pay. That’s the premise of an agreement between the APWU and USPS, says Motor Vehicle Service Craft Director Michael O. Foster.
May 12, 2016
IT/AS Employees Ratify Extension of 2011 Agreement
While 200,000 APWU members across the country await an arbitrator’s ruling on a new contract, 1,100 union members covered by the IT/AS contract voted to ratify a one-year extension of their 2011 Collective Bargaining Agr...
May 12, 2016
IT/AS Employees Ratify Extension of 2011 Agreement
While 200,000 APWU members across the country await an arbitrator’s ruling on a new contract, 1,100 union members covered by the IT/AS contract voted to ratify a one-year extension of their 2011 Collective Bargaining Agr...
May 11, 2016
Convention Hotel Update
The Swan and Dolphin Hotels, where the APWU National Convention will be held, are currently sold out, but the union is working on securing additional rooms at other nearby hotels. Additional information will be posted a...
May 11, 2016
Convention Hotel Update
The Swan and Dolphin Hotels, where the APWU National Convention will be held, are currently sold out, but the union is working on securing additional rooms at other nearby hotels. Additional information will be posted a...
May 11, 2016
Postal Service Earns $1.83 Billion in Operating Profits In First Half of Fiscal Year 2016
The Postal Service earned $1.83 billion in operating profits in the first half of Fiscal Year 2016, according to financial results released on May 10. This marks the fourth year in a row the USPS is in the black – exclud...
May 11, 2016
Postal Service Earns $1.83 Billion in Operating Profits In First Half of Fiscal Year 2016
The Postal Service earned $1.83 billion in operating profits in the first half of Fiscal Year 2016, according to financial results released on May 10. This marks the fourth year in a row the USPS is in the black – exclud...
May 10, 2016
Dirzius Honored at New England Convention
Pictured left to right: John Dirzius, Scott Hoffman, Lorraine Sawyer, and Bill Weaver. The Massachussetts Postal Workers Union honored Northeast Region Coordinator John Dirzius with the 2016 Moe Biller Leadership Award a...
May 10, 2016
Dirzius Honored at New England Convention
Pictured left to right: John Dirzius, Scott Hoffman, Lorraine Sawyer, and Bill Weaver. The Massachussetts Postal Workers Union honored Northeast Region Coordinator John Dirzius with the 2016 Moe Biller Leadership Award a...
May 9, 2016
Convention Rooms Are Filling Fast
Hotel rooms at the site of the union’s National Convention are filling fast, so locals, state organizations and members-at-large who plan to attend should make reservations soon if they haven’t already done so, says Secr...
May 9, 2016
Convention Rooms Are Filling Fast
Hotel rooms at the site of the union’s National Convention are filling fast, so locals, state organizations and members-at-large who plan to attend should make reservations soon if they haven’t already done so, says Secr...
May 6, 2016
APWU Joins Verizon Strikers’ National Day of Action
On the picket line in Washington, DC. In a show of support, APWU members joined Verizon strikers on picket lines during their National Day of Action on May 5.