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July 8, 2016
New PSE Health Care Options
It’s an honor to serve as the new APWU Health Plan Director. I wish my predecessor, William Kaczor Jr., all the best in retirement, and salute his many years of dedicated service to the union and to members of the union’...
July 8, 2016
New PSE Health Care Options
It’s an honor to serve as the new APWU Health Plan Director. I wish my predecessor, William Kaczor Jr., all the best in retirement, and salute his many years of dedicated service to the union and to members of the union’...
July 8, 2016
Rewriting the Rules of the Rigged Economy
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) The average U.S. family paid $2,050 to bail out Wall Street after the economy crashed in 2008 and lost nearly $5,800 in income...
July 8, 2016
Rewriting the Rules of the Rigged Economy
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) The average U.S. family paid $2,050 to bail out Wall Street after the economy crashed in 2008 and lost nearly $5,800 in income...
July 8, 2016
Sexual Harassment on the Rise
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) As a new and younger workforce enters the USPS, it should be no surprise that sexual harassment is on the rise and is being di...
July 8, 2016
Sexual Harassment on the Rise
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) As a new and younger workforce enters the USPS, it should be no surprise that sexual harassment is on the rise and is being di...
July 8, 2016
Staples’ Headaches Mount; Protests Alive and Kicking!
Activists protest Staples' June 14 shareholders meeting in Natick, Ma (This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Merger? Rejected! CEO? Out! Stocks? Down! Stores? Clo...
July 8, 2016
Staples’ Headaches Mount; Protests Alive and Kicking!
Activists protest Staples' June 14 shareholders meeting in Natick, Ma (This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Merger? Rejected! CEO? Out! Stocks? Down! Stores? Clo...
July 8, 2016
Still ‘Fighting for Justice’
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Members of the San Francisco Local at an Older Americans Month luncheon. It is an honor and privilege to serve as the new dire...
July 8, 2016
Still ‘Fighting for Justice’
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Members of the San Francisco Local at an Older Americans Month luncheon. It is an honor and privilege to serve as the new dire...
July 8, 2016
Summary and Highlights from Interest Arbitration Award
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) With the decision of the interest arbitration panel of July 8, 2016, we have a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the...
July 8, 2016
Summary and Highlights from Interest Arbitration Award
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) With the decision of the interest arbitration panel of July 8, 2016, we have a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the...
July 8, 2016
Sustaining the Post Office
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Sustaining a viable postal service has been a major concern of postal employees on the workroom floor. We have seen the threat...
July 8, 2016
Sustaining the Post Office
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Sustaining a viable postal service has been a major concern of postal employees on the workroom floor. We have seen the threat...
July 8, 2016
The 411 on Local Trustees’ Responsibilities
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) No matter the size of an organization or what it does, there are always concerns related to funding. It could be a social club...
July 8, 2016
The 411 on Local Trustees’ Responsibilities
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) No matter the size of an organization or what it does, there are always concerns related to funding. It could be a social club...
July 8, 2016
Thousands Protest Secret Trade Deals
Thousands protest secret trade deals in Hannover, Germany. (This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Approximately 30,000 protestors took to the streets of Hannover, Ge...
July 8, 2016
Thousands Protest Secret Trade Deals
Thousands protest secret trade deals in Hannover, Germany. (This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Approximately 30,000 protestors took to the streets of Hannover, Ge...
July 8, 2016
Union Challenges New CDL Rules
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) The APWU is challenging recent management changes to physical testing and licensing procedures for Commercial Drivers Licenses...
July 8, 2016
Union Challenges New CDL Rules
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) The APWU is challenging recent management changes to physical testing and licensing procedures for Commercial Drivers Licenses...
July 8, 2016
Verizon Strikers Win Major Victories
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Walking the picket line in Washington, D.C. With their heads held high, more than 40,000 Verizon workers from Maine to Virgini...
July 8, 2016
Verizon Strikers Win Major Victories
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Walking the picket line in Washington, D.C. With their heads held high, more than 40,000 Verizon workers from Maine to Virgini...
July 7, 2016
OIG Approved Shipper Report
The Office of Inspector General of the USPS has recently issued an Audit Report entitled “Approved Shippers, Pricing and Customer Service.” This audit was requested by the APWU due to the union’s concerns over the Staple...
July 7, 2016
OIG Approved Shipper Report
The Office of Inspector General of the USPS has recently issued an Audit Report entitled “Approved Shippers, Pricing and Customer Service.” This audit was requested by the APWU due to the union’s concerns over the Staple...
July 6, 2016
APWU Joins Unite Here’s Picket Line in Atlantic City
Eastern Region Coordinator Mike Gallagher joined Unite Here’s picket line in Atlantic City on July 6, where workers at the Trump Taj Mahal are on strike. He’s pictured here with Unite Here Local 54 shop steward Maureen M...
July 6, 2016
APWU Joins Unite Here’s Picket Line in Atlantic City
Eastern Region Coordinator Mike Gallagher joined Unite Here’s picket line in Atlantic City on July 6, where workers at the Trump Taj Mahal are on strike. He’s pictured here with Unite Here Local 54 shop steward Maureen M...
July 6, 2016
Arbitrator Issues BMC Staffing Clarification
In a supplemental decision issued on July 5, Arbitrator Ira Jaffe ruled in favor of the APWU on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs), also known as Network Distribution Centers (NDCs).
July 6, 2016
Arbitrator Issues BMC Staffing Clarification
In a supplemental decision issued on July 5, Arbitrator Ira Jaffe ruled in favor of the APWU on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs), also known as Network Distribution Centers (NDCs).
July 5, 2016
Democratic Party Platform: Preserve a Public Postal Service
The Democratic National Committee’s Platform Committee has endorsed the public Postal Service and approved measures that were advocated by the APWU. In a draft of the party’s platform, released on July 1, the committee r...
July 5, 2016
Democratic Party Platform: Preserve a Public Postal Service
The Democratic National Committee’s Platform Committee has endorsed the public Postal Service and approved measures that were advocated by the APWU. In a draft of the party’s platform, released on July 1, the committee r...