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May 1, 2016
Addressing Veterans’ Unemployment
Left Center Sue Carney, APWU Human Relations Director; Center Michael Michaud, Assistant Secretary DOL VETS, Center right, Will Fischer, Executive Director, Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO (This article first appeared in...
May 1, 2016
Postal Worker Fatally Struck in Unsafe Parking Lot
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) APWU member Nadia Assad was fatally struck by a van driven by a co-worker as she walked through the employee parking lot to...
May 1, 2016
Postal Worker Fatally Struck in Unsafe Parking Lot
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) APWU member Nadia Assad was fatally struck by a van driven by a co-worker as she walked through the employee parking lot to...
April 30, 2016
The U.S. Post Office: The Workers’ Savings Bank
The first depositors at the New York Postal Savings Bank. Once upon a time, in a not-so-far-away land, working people were able to safely deposit and withdraw their hard-earned dollars, with no excessive fees or fuss. Ev...
April 30, 2016
The U.S. Post Office: The Workers’ Savings Bank
The first depositors at the New York Postal Savings Bank. Once upon a time, in a not-so-far-away land, working people were able to safely deposit and withdraw their hard-earned dollars, with no excessive fees or fuss. Ev...
April 29, 2016
APWU West Virginia State Convention Feels the Bern!
Attendees of the APWU West Virginia State Convention were Feeling the Bern on April 28, as the National Nurses United (NNU) Bernie Bus made a stop in Charleston, WV.
April 29, 2016
APWU West Virginia State Convention Feels the Bern!
Attendees of the APWU West Virginia State Convention were Feeling the Bern on April 28, as the National Nurses United (NNU) Bernie Bus made a stop in Charleston, WV.
April 28, 2016
OIG: USPS Cost-Cutting Strategies ‘Not Sustainable’
The Postal Service has cut labor costs by more than $10 billion since the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) was passed in 2006, but its cost-cutting strategies are “not sustainable,” according to a recent ...
April 28, 2016
OIG: USPS Cost-Cutting Strategies ‘Not Sustainable’
The Postal Service has cut labor costs by more than $10 billion since the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) was passed in 2006, but its cost-cutting strategies are “not sustainable,” according to a recent ...
April 27, 2016
Celebrate May Day, International Workers Day, May 1
A 1933 May Day celebration in New York City. May Day, the International Workers Day, is celebrated around the world on May 1. Although May Day originated in Chicago in the 1880s when workers first fought for the eight-ho...
April 27, 2016
Celebrate May Day, International Workers Day, May 1
A 1933 May Day celebration in New York City. May Day, the International Workers Day, is celebrated around the world on May 1. Although May Day originated in Chicago in the 1880s when workers first fought for the eight-ho...
April 27, 2016
Santa Ana Second Graders Love Writing Letters – And Saving Our Post Office
St. Anne’s second graders show off letters they wrote to their parents asking them to help Save Our Post Office. Chief Steward Sandra German and Western Region Coordinator Omar Gonzalez visited on April 25. After a visit...
April 27, 2016
Santa Ana Second Graders Love Writing Letters – And Saving Our Post Office
St. Anne’s second graders show off letters they wrote to their parents asking them to help Save Our Post Office. Chief Steward Sandra German and Western Region Coordinator Omar Gonzalez visited on April 25. After a visit...
April 27, 2016
$56 Million Settlement Deadline is April 29
Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson is reminding union members that Friday, April 29, is an important deadline for employees who are eligible for a portion of the $56 million settlement of grievances protesting manageria...
April 27, 2016
$56 Million Settlement Deadline is April 29
Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson is reminding union members that Friday, April 29, is an important deadline for employees who are eligible for a portion of the $56 million settlement of grievances protesting manageria...
April 25, 2016
Idaho Sends Resolution Opposing Plant Consolidations to U.S. Senate
An Idaho resolution opposing mail processing plant consolidations and USPS service cuts was delivered to the U.S. Senate on April 19 – a year after Postal Service shuttered the Pocatello plant.
April 25, 2016
Idaho Sends Resolution Opposing Plant Consolidations to U.S. Senate
An Idaho resolution opposing mail processing plant consolidations and USPS service cuts was delivered to the U.S. Senate on April 19 – a year after Postal Service shuttered the Pocatello plant.
April 22, 2016
Whose Union Is It Anyway
Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez (right) administers the Oath of Office to officers of the Greater Seattle Area Local. All APWU officers take an oath and pledge to uphold the union’sconstitution and to perform the duti...
April 22, 2016
Whose Union Is It Anyway
Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez (right) administers the Oath of Office to officers of the Greater Seattle Area Local. All APWU officers take an oath and pledge to uphold the union’sconstitution and to perform the duti...
April 21, 2016
Maintenance Members Have Their Say
Edward Harris, Ed Devey, Mike Bayless. (This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As this magazine goes to press, the union is speeding quickly toward completion of o...
April 21, 2016
Maintenance Members Have Their Say
Edward Harris, Ed Devey, Mike Bayless. (This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As this magazine goes to press, the union is speeding quickly toward completion of o...
April 20, 2016
Philly BMC Local Supports Verizon Workers
From left: Neil Dossick, Chuck Camp, Mike Gallagher, Vince Tarducci, Joe Quinlan, Bill Schweiker, Ron Leavesley. Members of the Philly BMC Local 7048 showed support for striking Verizon workers on April 18.
April 20, 2016
Philly BMC Local Supports Verizon Workers
From left: Neil Dossick, Chuck Camp, Mike Gallagher, Vince Tarducci, Joe Quinlan, Bill Schweiker, Ron Leavesley. Members of the Philly BMC Local 7048 showed support for striking Verizon workers on April 18.
April 19, 2016
Workers Memorial Day is April 28
The labor movement will observe Workers Memorial Day on Thursday, April 28, to commemorate those who have been killed or injured on the job and to revitalize the fight for workplace safety. The event coincides with the a...
April 19, 2016
Workers Memorial Day is April 28
The labor movement will observe Workers Memorial Day on Thursday, April 28, to commemorate those who have been killed or injured on the job and to revitalize the fight for workplace safety. The event coincides with the a...
April 18, 2016
Democracy Awakening Converges at Capitol
Some of the APWU contingent on April 18. Dozens of APWU officers and staffers joined thousands of labor, civil rights, environmental and political reform groups at the Capitol on April 17 and 18 to participate in the Dem...
April 18, 2016
Democracy Awakening Converges at Capitol
Some of the APWU contingent on April 18. Dozens of APWU officers and staffers joined thousands of labor, civil rights, environmental and political reform groups at the Capitol on April 17 and 18 to participate in the Dem...
April 14, 2016
Union Negotiates New Health Benefit for PSEs
Postal Support Employees (PSEs) will soon be able to sign up for health insurance during their first year of employment, President Mark Dimondstein has announced. Currently, PSEs can enroll only after they complete their...
April 14, 2016
Union Negotiates New Health Benefit for PSEs
Postal Support Employees (PSEs) will soon be able to sign up for health insurance during their first year of employment, President Mark Dimondstein has announced. Currently, PSEs can enroll only after they complete their...
April 14, 2016
2-Cent Postage Cut is ‘Bad News’
A ruling by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) that required the Postal Service to lower postage rates from 49 to 47 cents will “disrupt service and undermine a great national treasure,” said APWU President Mark Dimo...