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March 11, 2016
Workers Want Answers in the Wake of Five Deaths
Over the past 14 months, five workers at Michigan’s Metroplex Processing and Distribution Center have died, and 480-481 Area Local President Roscoe Woods is demanding answers.
March 8, 2016
Older Americans Month Contest
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) May is Older Americans Month. In keeping with our union’s tradition of observance, the APWU National Executive Board pa...
March 8, 2016
APWU Donates to CT-ALIVE
Northeastern Regional Coordinator John Dirzius (center) presents an APWU-POWER donation to Trish Thomas, president, CT-ALIVE The APWU made two donations to CT-ALIVE (Connecticut Alliance for Victims of Violence & Their F...
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
Older Americans Month Contest
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) May is Older Americans Month. In keeping with our union’s tradition of observance, the APWU National Executive Board pa...
March 8, 2016
APWU Donates to CT-ALIVE
Northeastern Regional Coordinator John Dirzius (center) presents an APWU-POWER donation to Trish Thomas, president, CT-ALIVE The APWU made two donations to CT-ALIVE (Connecticut Alliance for Victims of Violence & Their F...
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 7, 2016
USPS Loses Money on Closures and Mail Slowdown Plan
Over the last few weeks, news has spread about a bombshell report that postal management’s supposed cost-saving decision to shutter plants and slow down the mail has actually lost the USPS money. As reported in Governmen...
March 7, 2016
USPS Loses Money on Closures and Mail Slowdown Plan
Over the last few weeks, news has spread about a bombshell report that postal management’s supposed cost-saving decision to shutter plants and slow down the mail has actually lost the USPS money. As reported in Governmen...
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
2016 APWU Scholarship Deadline Extended
The deadline for the submission of applications for the E.C. Hallbeck academic scholarship ($8,000 over a four-year period) and vocational scholarship ($3,000 over a three-year period) has been extended to April 15, 2016...
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
2016 APWU Scholarship Deadline Extended
The deadline for the submission of applications for the E.C. Hallbeck academic scholarship ($8,000 over a four-year period) and vocational scholarship ($3,000 over a three-year period) has been extended to April 15, 2016...
March 3, 2016
Union Files Dispute Over MVS Pay Irregularities
The APWU filed a national-level dispute on Feb. 24, protesting pay anomalies that occur when Motor Vehicle Service Craft Postal Support Employees (PSEs) are converted to career positions.
March 3, 2016
Union Files Dispute Over MVS Pay Irregularities
The APWU filed a national-level dispute on Feb. 24, protesting pay anomalies that occur when Motor Vehicle Service Craft Postal Support Employees (PSEs) are converted to career positions.
March 2, 2016
Union Files Court Complaint
The maintenance division filed a complaint in federal court on Dec. 11 seeking enforcement of a national arbitration award on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs). We asked the court to direct the Postal Service to compl...
March 2, 2016
Union Files Court Complaint
The maintenance division filed a complaint in federal court on Dec. 11 seeking enforcement of a national arbitration award on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs). We asked the court to direct the Postal Service to compl...
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...
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.