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March 1, 2016
‘There’s a Storm a’Comin…’
Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy (right) in front of the NNU’s Bernie bus in Iowa. (This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) “There’s a storm a’comin, and i...
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
Affordable Financial Services for All
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) “One of the great ironies in modern America is that the less money you have, the more you pay to use it. The American...
March 1, 2016
Expect More Attacks on Injured Workers
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Over the last decade, attacks on injured federal employees and postal workers, led primarily by Sen. Susan Collins (R-M...
March 1, 2016
PSE Conversions Top 27,000!
Ahmilla Thapa, Courtney Jenkins and Ashley Worthington are recently converted career clerks from the Baltimore Francis “Stu” Filbey Area Local. (This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American...
March 1, 2016
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) was enacted to ease the financial and legal burdens brought on by the demand...
March 1, 2016
Good Pill, Bad Pill
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) There’s no gentle way to put it: A national epidemic of opioid dependency is cause for alarm and intervention. Accordin...
March 1, 2016
Postal Lives at Risk
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A shocking lack of security at many of the nation’s 21 Network Distribution Centers (NDCs) is jeopardizing the lives of...
March 1, 2016
Full Speed Ahead
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) We have so much work ahead of us. Joining together, with the common goal of organizing, is the only way we can strengthe...
March 1, 2016
What’s On Our Radar for 2016?
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Here is a look at upcoming legislative issues in 2016 – and a recap of our activities in 2015.
March 1, 2016
A Good Contract for All
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) APWU members from all crafts have been busy with efforts to: raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour; stop the dirty deal...
March 1, 2016
Stop Staples Frequently Asked Questions
Stop Staples organizers hear a lot of questions when they pass out flyers asking customers to boycott the office-supply chain. To answer the most common questions, organizers created a Frequently Asked Questions brochure...
March 1, 2016
Contract Arbitration Underway
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Arbitration hearings for a new APWU Collective Bargaining Agreement with the U.S. Postal Service began on Feb. 17, and a...
March 1, 2016
Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop
The Research & Education Department will sponsor the APWU’s 15th Educational Conference, a National Convention event that provides union members with a wealth of information to take home to their locals and state organiz...
March 1, 2016
990s Are Due!
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) For unions, filing IRS form 990 annually is not optional! failure to submit this report could result in significant mon...
March 1, 2016
Bid Tracking System Goes Live March 9
The Bid Tracking System (BTS), which helps local unions ensure that all jobs are filled, will go “live” on March 9.
March 1, 2016
‘Grand Alliance’ to Hold Field Hearings
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) For the past year, A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service (AGA) has been sounding the alarm that our nationa...
March 1, 2016
Augusta Thomas, Civil Rights, Labor Leader Honored
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Above: The original Greensboro sit-in participants. Insert, l-r: AFGE President J. David Cox, Dimondstein, Ms. Thomas,...
March 1, 2016
A Chance for Change in 2016
Thousands of APWU members took part in the 2014 convention. Get involved and join the fight for justice. (This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) This year the...
March 1, 2016
Facing Our Future Head On
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In addition to fighting for a good, fair, workable contract, there are a number of issues facing us.
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
Testimony Addresses USPS Plans
The NLRB hearing on the Postal Service’s deal with Staples continued on Feb. 25 and 26, with APWU Manager of Negotiations Support Phil Tabbita testifying about USPS documents that discuss management’s plans to transfer r...
March 1, 2016
Cleveland Gets Proactive with Safety
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Cleveland Area Local is ramping up its safety campaign, taking a proactive stance when dealing with unsafe working c...
March 1, 2016
‘Implement Postal Banking Now!’
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) joined members of the Campaign for Postal Banking on Dec. 17 to make a speci...
March 1, 2016
‘There’s a Storm a’Comin…’
Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy (right) in front of the NNU’s Bernie bus in Iowa. (This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) “There’s a storm a’comin, and i...
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
Affordable Financial Services for All
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) “One of the great ironies in modern America is that the less money you have, the more you pay to use it. The American...
March 1, 2016
Expect More Attacks on Injured Workers
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Over the last decade, attacks on injured federal employees and postal workers, led primarily by Sen. Susan Collins (R-M...
March 1, 2016
PSE Conversions Top 27,000!
Ahmilla Thapa, Courtney Jenkins and Ashley Worthington are recently converted career clerks from the Baltimore Francis “Stu” Filbey Area Local. (This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American...
March 1, 2016
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) was enacted to ease the financial and legal burdens brought on by the demand...