Pandemic Underscores Need for Postal Banking
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The modern movement for postal banking in the United States was born out of the ashes of the 2008-2009 Great Recession. One of the early effects of...
APWU Human Relations Director Sue Carney Retires
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On June 15, the APWU and the United Kingdom’s Communication Workers Union (CWU) joined together for a virtual livestream event. The event, hosted by...
Labor News
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Supreme Court Rules Workers Cannot Be Fired on Basis of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark...
Still Among Us
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The health crisis is no joke. Postal workers have succumbed to the microscopic killer. Civil unrest over injustices, postal finances, concerns over...
Alliance Doubles Down in Support of Postal Service
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In the last edition of this column, we reported on the tremendous work that members of A Grand Alliance had already put into supporting the public...