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September 18, 2015
San Jose Students Say, ‘Give America Good Postal Service!’
Lowell Elementary School students in San Jose, CA, got a special treat this week: coloring books filled with fun facts about the Postal Service and ho...
September 18, 2015
USPS Hit with Nearly $80,000 in OSHA Fines at South Carolina Plant
After inspections at a Greenville, SC, mail processing plant, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) issued four citations for safety vi...
September 18, 2015
San Jose Celebrates Mexican Independence Day in a Big Way
The San Jose Area Local went big, collecting over one thousand signatures at the celebration of Mexico’s fight for independence from Spain. Members...
September 16, 2015
Rallying to Restore the Voting Rights Act
The APWU joined the NAACP, Democracy Initiative, and other labor and activist groups in Upper Senate Park on Sept. 16 for a rally to restore the Votin...
September 15, 2015
Royal Mail Customer Speaks Out Against Privatization, Backs Staples Boycott
While leafletting in front of the Staples location at 1500 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Stop Staples protesters ran into Jane Caplan, who was visi...
September 15, 2015
APWU Goes to Court Over Service Standards
The APWU filed a brief in D.C. Circuit Court on Sept. 14 against the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), arguing that USPS service standards must be “...
September 14, 2015
Exemption Sought by Subcontractors Jeopardizes Road Safety
Private subcontractors that haul mail for the U.S. Postal Service are seeking an exemption from federal safety rules that prohibit commerical drivers...
September 9, 2015
Do You ‘Stand with Postal Workers?’ Part Two
Did you sign the postcard yet? Thousands have already taken the pledge. Check out this video sequel to find out why! Do You 'Stand With Postal Worker...
September 8, 2015
e-Team Report, Sept. 8, 2015
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has recently issued a string of positive rulings that will strengthen employee protections and unions' abili...
September 8, 2015
APWU Knows How to Celebrate Labor Day
Des Moines Area Local Steward Julie Kestel with daughter Mackenzie on a Labor Day parade float APWU members were out in full force this Labor Day, bri...
September 4, 2015
Just in Time for Labor Day: New Statistics on Social Security Disability Insurance
Happy Labor Day to all Alliance members! The Social Security Administration's (SSA’s) new Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) issue paper and ...
September 3, 2015
On Labor Day, Take Time to Reflect…
As people across the country make plans for Labor Day, more than 200,000 postal workers are fighting for a good contract and good service for postal c...
September 2, 2015
Thursday: Wear Your Union Gear Day!
Members of the Jacksonville [FL] P&DC Wear Your Union Gear Thursdays are going strong! Here are members of the Jacksonville [FL] P&DC last week. Reme...
September 1, 2015
Union Plus Scholarship Winners
Tamara Barbakova (This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Congratulations to the fo...
September 1, 2015
2015 APWU Scholarship Winners
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU proudly presents the winners of thr...
September 1, 2015
Security Breach at OPM
Retiree Director Judy Beard (second from left) and members of the Ohio Retiree Chapter at the Alliance for Retired Americans Legislative Conference...
September 1, 2015
Security Breach at OPM
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)...
September 1, 2015
More on ‘Self Plus One’
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Self Plus One is a new enrollment type that...
September 1, 2015
Walmart: Stop Charter School Fraud
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Recently, there have been many headlines ab...
September 1, 2015
More on ‘Self Plus One’
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Self Plus One is a new enrollment type that...
September 1, 2015
More Than Double the Goal
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Dallas Area Local sponsored a COPA drive...
September 1, 2015
Walmart: Stop Fraud, Abuse in Charter Schools
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Recently, there have been many headlines abo...
September 1, 2015
Momentum Demands Movement
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Momentum is defined as “mass in motion,” or...
September 1, 2015
The Union Election Process: Nominations
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Nominating candidates for office is a fundam...
September 1, 2015
Settlement Reached On Payment to PSEs for Fingerprints
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU and the Postal Service signed an ag...
September 1, 2015
Locals Celebrate Postal Heritage Day
A birthday cake from the festival in Berkeley, CA (This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magaz...
September 1, 2015
OSHA Slams Postal Service with Five Citations, $16,000 in Fines
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After an onsite inspection, OSHA (Occupation...
September 1, 2015
Postal Service Fails to Meet Safety Goals
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) According to an analysis by the Postal Regul...
September 1, 2015
Reporters Unionize
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) On June 3, workers at New York-based Gawker...
September 1, 2015
Big Wins for Migrant Workers, Thanks to Public Support
Western Washington University students at a blueberry picker strike at Sakuma Brothers Farms in late June. (This article first appeared in the Septemb...