Search
collapse >>
Search for Articles
Remember the Past, Fight for the Future this Workers' Memorial Day
April 28, 2025
Each year, April 28 is a significant day for workers and unions worldwide. Known as Workers’ Memorial Day, it is the day to honor workers who die or are injured on the job each year. It is a day of action, reflection, and mourning for workers and...
Labor Demands and End to the Assault on the Right to Organize and Protest
April 28, 2025
The labor movement holds one value above all others: solidarity. Labor demands an end to the Trump administration’s assaults on immigrant workers, freedom of speech, the right to organize and bargain, and federal government workers, their unions,...
Latest News Articles on Coronavirus for APWU Members
USPS announces end of COVID-19 protocols
Effective May 12, 2023, the Postal Service has discontinued all Covid-19 specific protocols, including all memoranda of understanding, policies, and work practice restrictions and requirements. ... Read More
Department of Labor Announces New FECA Procedures for COVID-19 Cases
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) expired on January 27. The APWU has opposed the expiration of those provisions of the act that protected federal workers who contracted COVID-19 (COVID).... Read More
COVID-19 Test Kit Fulfillment Pilot Extended
On July 27, 2022, the APWU and USPS agreed to once again extend the COVID-19 Test Kit Fulfillment Pilot MOU in 23 sites throughout the country. The MOU continues work performed in PSAs and Annexes... Read More
Taking on Challenges Together
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
COVID-19 Continues
Brothers and Sisters, I hope and pray you and your families are healthy and... Read More
COVID-19 Vaccination Emergency Standard
In September, President Biden issued a directive to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring all employers with 100+ employees... Read More
Vaccination Mandates by President Biden
Until this emergency rule is developed, the APWU will not know if it applies to Postal Service employees. Once the emergency rule is released it will be reviewed and discussed with our attorneys and... Read More
OSHA Releases New COVID-19 Guidance to Protect Workers
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On August 13, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released new guidance to... Read More
COVID Vaccines: Fact vs. Myth
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
COVID-19 is deadly and is continuing to quickly spread with the "Delta" variant. Cases,... Read More
VA Issues New Rules Regarding Mandatory Vaccination
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On July 26, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) became the first Federal Agency to require... Read More
On the Appointment of Louis DeJoy as the 75th Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service
May 7, 2020
Statement from Mark Dimondstein, President of the American Postal Workers Union, On the Appointment of Louis DeJoy as the 75th Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service
MVS Tell the OIG: What do you think about the new lift gates?
May 4, 2020
The USPS Office Inspector General (OIG) recently announced a solicitation for postal employee comments on the lift gates of the latest purchased Peterbilt 18’ and 24’ cargo trucks.
On April 30, MVS Director Michael Foster and Assistant Director...
May 1 is International Workers Day
May 1, 2020
May Day, the annual holiday recognizing the international working class, is celebrated today, May 1.
The holiday originated in the 1880s, born out of the historic fight for the eight-hour day, centered in Chicago.
May Day is celebrated in over 80...
Tell Congress to Support the Public Postal Service in the Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package!
April 29, 2020
Talks in Congress are rapidly progressing regarding further stimulus legislation, and we need your assistance in educating members of Congress about the invaluable service postal workers provide, and the investments that need to be made to ensure...
New Poll Shows Two-Thirds of the Public Supports Stimulus Funding for the U.S. Postal Service, Only 15 Percent Oppose Added Funding
April 29, 2020
APWU/YouGov survey results show that voters would be less likely to back elected leaders who allow USPS to go broke this summer