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September 14, 2023
Your union negotiated $0.48 per hour cost-of-living adjustment is in paychecks today!
Today, career workers under the main APWU/USPS national agreement will see a $0.48 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in their paychecks. That increase equals $38.40 per pay period, or $998 annually for a full-tim...
May 10, 2022
Support the 30th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 14
The 30th annual National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is taking place on Saturday, May 14. Since its inception, the NALC food drive has donated over 1.8 billion pounds of food to fami...
November 12, 2021
HRSSC Members Ratify a First Union Contract
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The newest bargaining unit of the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, is made up of the employees working at the Hum...
November 12, 2021
Congratulations to HRSSC Workers on their New Union Contract!
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The American Postal Workers Union’s newest bargaining unit, made up of the employees at the Human Resources Shared Servi...
August 27, 2021
The Power of Organizing
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I often hear some members asking why it matters that we keep emphasizing the importance of organizing. With 200,000 memb...
April 22, 2019
Salmon Co. Drivers in El Paso, TX Unanimously Ratify Collective Bargaining Agreement
Drivers from the newly unionized Salmon Co. in El Paso, TX unanimously ratified the terms of their first Collective Bargaining Agreement. These APWU new members received most of the terms of the negotiated Salmon contrac...
April 18, 2019
APWU Members Take a Tax Day Stand against Privatization
On April 15, Tax Day, thousands of APWU members and allies took to the street to spread the news that the US Mail Runs on Zero Tax Dollars! At more than 100 locations from Hawaii to New England, activists fighting for th...
April 12, 2019
APWU Launches New Ad – “We Deliver Almost Anything”
The lighthearted video below makes a crucial point – of all the many things the Postal Service will accept from the public, tax dollars are not one of them. The video advertisement's release is in coordination with Tax D...
April 2, 2019
Stay Strong Going Into Arbitration
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Organization Director Anna Smith With contract negotiations going into interest arbitration, staying united and stron...
April 2, 2019
Honored to be Serving as Northeast Coordinator
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Northeast Region Coordinator Ron Suslak On Jan. 16, President Dimondstein appointed me to the vacant Northeast Region...
April 2, 2019
From the Field
This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Below are quotes from various APWU local and state publications throughout the country. All the publications listed are p...
February 27, 2019
Mailing List & Address Changes
There are a few ways in which a local union or state organization can update members’ addresses.
February 27, 2019
Dues – When Changing Unions
No one wants to pay double dues when they transfer to one of the crafts represented by the APWU and join our union.
February 26, 2019
Member & Non-Member Lists
Local and state presidents can pull and print a list of members or non-members for their organization by logging into the Members Only section of the website. A copy of the list can also be e-mailed to a local or state...
January 17, 2019
Coming in 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Organization Director Anna Smith Organizing is more than signing up the non-member; it is also engaging our unio...
January 16, 2019
From the Field
From the Field
January 16, 2019
From the Field
This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Below are quotes from various APWU local and state publications throughout the country. All the publications listed...
January 16, 2019
Voting is Our Priority
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Southern Region Coordinator Kennith Beasley I trust that all APWU members had a Happy Holiday Season and New Ye...
January 16, 2019
Frequently Asked Questions
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) With negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement between the USPS and the APWU now at an impasse, we are...
November 12, 2018
Register Today to Join the Call on Nov. 14!
On Nov. 14, at 11 a.m. EST and 7 p.m. EST the Legislative & Political Department will host a call on the US Mail Not for Sale campaign. Click here for a downloadable flyer to spread the word! As we move into the Congres...
November 5, 2018
Attacks on Federal Workers
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman Recently our sisters and brothers who work for other federal agen...
November 5, 2018
Have a Conversation
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Organization Director Anna Smith Having a conversation with a non-member coworker can be downright intimidating...
November 2, 2018
What Could Happen in the Lame Duck Session
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Legislative & Political Department Director Judy Beard With a new congressional session coming up, our fight is...
November 2, 2018
Pledge Your Time in 2019!
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Vice President Debby Szeredy Going forward there are more battles ahead: the fight against privatizing the Pos...
October 26, 2018
Canadian Postal Workers Union Started Rotating Strikes Monday
Images Courtesy of CUPW Following nearly a year of negotiations with Canada Post, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began rotating strikes across the country on Monday, Oct. 22...CUPW’s membership of 50,000 ove...
October 22, 2018
New Yorkers Petition for Postal Banking
On October 16, APWU members and retirees, our sister postal unions, community leaders and allies filled the Hunts Point Post Office in the Bronx, NY to deliver a petition of more than 5,300 signatures to Bronx Postmaster...
October 4, 2018
MID-TERM Elections: Use Your Voice and Your Vote
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Retirees Department Director Nancy Olumekor Retirees in Action (L-R) Roosevelt Daniel, President of the Califor...
October 4, 2018
Labor Rights are Human Rights
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Organization Director Anna Smith Breaker Boys in Pittston, PA 1911 We all have heard of human rights and we all...
October 4, 2018
Does Your Representative Support Our People’s Postal Service?
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Legislative & Political Department Director Judy Beard The 2018 Midterm elections are quickly approaching! On...
October 3, 2018
Time’s Up
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Central Region Coordinator Sharyn M. Stone This is a tough article to write because by the time you read it, w...