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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
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 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.
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.
May 1, 2016
Facing Repression, Salvadoran Workers Fight Privatization
Salvadoran workers carry a banner that says, "Thanks to the Working Class" in a 2013 May Day demonstration. Faced with a relentless push to privatize their jobs, port and airport workers in El Salvador have been fightin...
May 1, 2016
With Mobilized Members, Healthcare Workers Win Contract
After a five year fight, the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) ratified contracts at all four Kaiser Permanente units in California late last year.
May 1, 2016
Steelworkers Ratify Contract After Six-Month Lockout
USW members picket the mill in Brackenridge after ATI locked them out. After a six-month lockout, 2,200 members of the United Steelworkers Union (USW) at specialty steelmaker Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (ATI) have ratif...
May 1, 2016
Facing Repression, Salvadoran Workers Fight Privatization
Salvadoran workers carry a banner that says, "Thanks to the Working Class" in a 2013 May Day demonstration. Faced with a relentless push to privatize their jobs, port and airport workers in El Salvador have been fightin...
May 1, 2016
With Mobilized Members, Healthcare Workers Win Contract
After a five year fight, the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) ratified contracts at all four Kaiser Permanente units in California late last year.
May 1, 2016
Steelworkers Ratify Contract After Six-Month Lockout
USW members picket the mill in Brackenridge after ATI locked them out. After a six-month lockout, 2,200 members of the United Steelworkers Union (USW) at specialty steelmaker Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (ATI) have ratif...
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 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 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 13, 2016
APWU: Support 39,000 Striking Verizon Workers
APWU President Mark Dimondstein is calling on union members to support 39,000 Verizon workers who went on strike on April 13. The contract for workers from Maine to Virginia expired in August, but months of effort to ge...
April 13, 2016
APWU: Support 39,000 Striking Verizon Workers
APWU President Mark Dimondstein is calling on union members to support 39,000 Verizon workers who went on strike on April 13. The contract for workers from Maine to Virginia expired in August, but months of effort to ge...
March 8, 2016
March 8 is International Women’s Day
Tuesday, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a celebration of the social, cultural, economic, and political achievements of working women worldwide.
March 8, 2016
March 8 is International Women’s Day
Tuesday, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a celebration of the social, cultural, economic, and political achievements of working women worldwide.
March 4, 2016
Don’t Let Congress Run Out the Clock on Overtime
The APWU is asking union members to sign a petition sponsored by the AFL-CIO that calls on President Obama and the Department of Labor to move quickly to implement a new overtime rule that will increase workers' pay.
March 4, 2016
Don’t Let Congress Run Out the Clock on Overtime
The APWU is asking union members to sign a petition sponsored by the AFL-CIO that calls on President Obama and the Department of Labor to move quickly to implement a new overtime rule that will increase workers' pay.
March 1, 2016
APWU Supports NALC’s Annual Food Drive
APWU President Mark Dimondstein is urging APWU members to actively support the 24th annual Letter Carriers Food Drive, slated for Saturday, May 14.
March 1, 2016
India Will Implement Postal Banking To Better Serve Remote Residents
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) India Post is planning to implement postal banking later this year, in order to better serve residents in rural and remo...
March 1, 2016
APWU Supports NALC’s Annual Food Drive
APWU President Mark Dimondstein is urging APWU members to actively support the 24th annual Letter Carriers Food Drive, slated for Saturday, May 14.
March 1, 2016
India Will Implement Postal Banking To Better Serve Remote Residents
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) India Post is planning to implement postal banking later this year, in order to better serve residents in rural and remo...
February 29, 2016
APWU Joins Democracy Initiative
Five years ago the “Citizens United” Supreme Court ruling unleashed unlimited, and often secret, corporate cash into the political process and elections. Now just 158 families will contribute over 50 percent of the billi...
February 29, 2016
APWU Joins Democracy Initiative
Five years after the “Citizens United” Supreme Court ruling unleashed unlimited and often secret corporate cash into the political process and elections, and with voter suppression on the rise, the APWU has joined the “D...
February 29, 2016
APWU Joins Democracy Initiative
Five years ago the “Citizens United” Supreme Court ruling unleashed unlimited, and often secret, corporate cash into the political process and elections. Now just 158 families will contribute over 50 percent of the billi...