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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...
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
Women Workers Defy Their Boss and Win a Union
New York Congresswoman Bella Abzug, right foreground, walks a picket line supporting striking Farah workers in Houston on Feb. 10, 1973. (This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal W...
February 29, 2016
The U.S. Mail Is NOT for Sale
1. Why is there a boycott of Staples? Because Staples and the U.S. Postal Service cut a deal setting up phony “post offices” inside their stores.
February 29, 2016
Boston Metro Area Local Feels the Bern
The Boston Metro Area Local is Feeling the Bern! On Feb. 27, the Boston Metro Area Local took part in a rally for Bernie Sanders on the steps of the Massachusetts State House. Boston Metro Area Local President Scott Hoff...
February 29, 2016
San Jose Members Support Bernie Sanders Outside the Democratic Convention
Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders rallying outside the Democratic Party State Convention in on Feb. 27 in San Jose, CA. On Saturday. Feb. 27, APWU members joined nurses, students, and community members for a rally at th...
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
Women Workers Defy Their Boss and Win a Union
New York Congresswoman Bella Abzug, right foreground, walks a picket line supporting striking Farah workers in Houston on Feb. 10, 1973. (This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal W...
February 29, 2016
The U.S. Mail Is NOT for Sale
1. Why is there a boycott of Staples? Because Staples and the U.S. Postal Service cut a deal setting up phony “post offices” inside their stores.
February 29, 2016
Boston Metro Area Local Feels the Bern
The Boston Metro Area Local is Feeling the Bern! On Feb. 27, the Boston Metro Area Local took part in a rally for Bernie Sanders on the steps of the Massachusetts State House. Boston Metro Area Local President Scott Hoff...
February 29, 2016
San Jose Members Support Bernie Sanders Outside the Democratic Convention
Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders rallying outside the Democratic Party State Convention in on Feb. 27 in San Jose, CA. On Saturday. Feb. 27, APWU members joined nurses, students, and community members for a rally at th...
February 28, 2016
Mike Gallagher Addresses ‘March for Bernie’
Gallagher addresses the March for Bernie. Eastern Region Coordinator Mike Gallagher spoke to a huge crowd at a "March for Bernie" rally in Pittsburgh on Feb. 27. Members of the Pittsburgh Mero Area Local attended.
February 28, 2016
Mike Gallagher Addresses ‘March for Bernie’
Gallagher addresses the March for Bernie. Eastern Region Coordinator Mike Gallagher spoke to a huge crowd at a "March for Bernie" rally in Pittsburgh on Feb. 27. Members of the Pittsburgh Mero Area Local attended.
February 26, 2016
APWU Donates to Flint
Michigan APWU leaders present a contribution to Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. From left: Roscoe Woods, Pat Comben, Dr. Hanna-Attisha, Mike Mize and Amy Puhalski. In the wake of the Flint water crisis, the APWU has made a don...