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October 22, 2015
Bernie Sanders Touts Postal Banking on Jimmy Kimmel
Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) made a strong case for postal banking while appearing on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show on Oct. 21.
October 21, 2015
e-Team Report, Oct. 21, 2015
Tell UPS: Move Forward & Leave ALEC Behind The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a secretive organization of corporations that lobbies politicians behind closed doors, all under the guise of a tax-exempt ch...
October 21, 2015
Don’t Focus on ‘Postal Pulse’
October 21, 2015
Bernie Sanders Addresses APWU Conference
Click here to see Senator Bernie Sanders’ speech to the APWU All-Craft Conference on Oct. 14. Bernie Sanders Addresses APWU Conference Check Out the Video!Bernie Sanders Addresses APWU Conference. Posted by APWU - The A...
October 20, 2015
Arbitrator Hammers USPS in Maintenance Staffing Case
The APWU won an important grievance involving Maintenance Craft staffing at Bulk Mail Centers on Oct. 19, when Arbitrator Ira Jaffe issued a stinging rebuke to the Postal Service.
October 19, 2015
APWU: Don’t Post Health Records Online
The APWU is discouraging union members from participating in a voluntary program established by the Postal Service that creates an online database of their health records, APWU President Mark Dimondstein has announced. “...
October 19, 2015
OIG Recommends Putting a Hold on Plant Closures
APWU predictions that lower service standards would wreak havoc on mail delivery were substantiated in a “Management Alert” issued by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) on Aug. 13. According to the alert, the Pos...
October 19, 2015
OIG Recommends Putting a Hold on Plant Closures
APWU predictions that lower service standards would wreak havoc on mail delivery were substantiated in a “Management Alert” issued by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) on Aug. 13. According to the alert, the Pos...
October 16, 2015
APWU: Don’t Post Health Records Online
The APWU is discouraging union members from participating in a voluntary program established by the Postal Service that creates an online database of their health records, APWU President Mark Dimondstein has announced.
October 14, 2015
‘It Was Electric’
Senator Bernie Sanders Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders thrilled APWU members attending the union’s All-Craft Conference in Las Vegas on Oct. 14. “It was electric,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein of the respo...
October 9, 2015
Negotiators Reach a Deal on TPP – Alliance Members Focus on Stopping it
October 09, 2015 After five years of secret negotiations, representatives from 12 countries came to an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on Monday. If implemented, the deal would allow drug companies to...
October 9, 2015
How the Other Half Banks
Mehrsa Baradaran The APWU and the National Association of Letter Carriers hosted author Mehrsa Baradaran at the AFL-CIO on Oct. 7, where she spoke about her book, How the Other Half Banks. The event was held on behalf of...
October 9, 2015
e-Team Report, Oct. 9, 2015
The movement demanding an end to delayed mail gained a powerful ally – the California State Legislature. Recently, the legislative body which represents one-eighth of all Americans took a strong stand against cuts to mai...
October 8, 2015
APWU, USPS Resolve Dispute over Forced Bids in Motor Vehicle Craft
The APWU and USPS have signed an agreement that prohibits management from initiating the posting of annual bids in the Motor Vehicle Service Craft pursuant to any audit review, Assistant Director Javier E. Piñeres has an...
October 7, 2015
Union, Management Agree to Extend 50-Mile Limit on Excessing
The APWU and USPS agreed to extend the 50-mile limit on excessing in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated Sept. 28, signed by APWU President Mark Dimondstein and the USPS Vice President for Labor Relations. The orig...
October 6, 2015
Training Motivates Organizers in California
Responding to a call for a membership drive by the California Postal Workers Union, the Organization Department presented training sessions in “dynamic organizing” and “door-to-door visitation.”
October 6, 2015
Training Motivates Organizers in California
Responding to a call for a membership drive by the California Postal Workers Union, the Organization Department presented training sessions in “dynamic organizing” and “door-to-door visitation.”
October 5, 2015
Ramping Up for Safety Campaign
Declaring that “there are far too many serious safety problems at post offices and facilities,” APWU President Mark Dimondstein and Industrial Relations Director Tony D. McKinnon Sr. are calling on union members across t...
October 2, 2015
APWU Joins Civil Rights, Financial Reform Groups Urging Senate to Reject Nominees to USPS Board of Governors
The APWU joined civil rights groups, labor organizations and financial reform groups on Sept. 30 in urging Senate leaders to reject a slate of nominees to the USPS Board of Governors. In a letter to Senate Majority Leade...
October 2, 2015
Drug Industry Protections Causing Complications Among Trade Negotiators
International trade ministers met this week in Atlanta and the Wall Street Journal reported that they continue to be divided over provisions related to prescription drugs and how long companies will be able to keep low...
September 29, 2015
50-Mile Limit – Minimizing Excessing Memo Extended
The APWU and the USPS have agreed upon two Memoranda of Understanding: “Minimizing Excessing” and “Peak Season Exception Periods,” in addition to a Maintenance-specific Step 4 Settlement, that are all interconnected and...
September 28, 2015
Connecticut Goes Grand
Over 60 members of the Greater Connecticut Area Local held a rally for Good Postal Service! Good Jobs! Good Contract! in Clinton, CT, in late September.
September 26, 2015
e-Team Report, Sept. 26, 2015
This week, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) announced that he will retire from Congress at the end of October. Boehner’s retirement will mark the end of his 5-year tenure as Speaker and his 25-year career in Cong...
September 23, 2015
Postal Workers Win Support at ‘Fighting Bob Fest’
Front row: Madison Area Local President Bret Wersland; Chris Czubakowski, associate editor Milwaukee Area Local; JJ Johnson Heiss and Karen Deloof, Madison Area Local; Valerie Landowski, Regional Coordinator Northeast Wi...
September 22, 2015
Closing of Requests for Inclusion
Well over 7,000 employees represented by the APWU have been paid as part of the Associate Office Infrastructure (AOI) national arbitration award. A period of time has been granted for anyone who may have been missed to p...
September 21, 2015
Do You ‘Stand with Postal Workers?’ Part Three
Have you taken the pledge? Thousands have already signed postcards. Check out this video to find out why! Do You ‘Stand with Postal Workers?’ Part Three Posted by APWU - The American Postal Workers Union on Monday, Sept...
September 18, 2015
e-Team Report, Sept. 18, 2015
Private postal subcontractors are seeking an exemption from a necessary federal safety rule. If granted, the exemption would permit private, commercial drivers hauling mail for the U.S. Postal Service to operate trucks a...
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 how mail is delivered. Students at Lowell Elementary are all smiles abou...
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 violations and fines of $79,900 on Sept. 15.
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 of the San Jose Area Local went big – collecting over 1,000 signatures...