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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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...