Are Blue Boxes a Thing of the Past?
September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The familiar blue collection boxes are vanishing from our streets. A recent USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit report charges that the Postal...
2017 APWU Scholarship Winners
September 1, 2017
The APWU proudly presents the winners of three scholarship programs: The E.C.Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, Vocational Scholarship, and Best Essay Award for 2016.
Click here to see this year's winners
The Heritage Foundation: A Think Tank on a Mission to Destroy the Public Postal Service
September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On paper, the Heritage Foundation looks like an ordinary “think tank,” a group of experts who research public policy ideas and write reports and...
'In Our Hands is Placed a Power...'
September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By President Mark Dimondstein
There are many daunting challenges on the horizon that demand our attention and action as postal workers.
USPS 'Shirks Responsibility' to PSEs
September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Health Plan Director John Marcotte
The APWU Health Plan receives complaints from members who were converted from Postal Support Employee (PSE) to...