Lessons of a $56 Million Settlement
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
At the end of the summer, the clerk division announced the criteria for distributing the $56 million monetary portion of the settlement that...
Management’s New BEM Motto: Run to Failure!
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The Postal Service has notified the APWU of management’s intent to move forward with proposed changes to the MS-1 Handbook, which identifies...
Workers Strike Against Anti-Union Governments
November 1, 2015
Finnish workers protesting.
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Protesting their government’s right-wing, anti-union agenda, workers in India and Finland went on strike in...
Support Grows for Labor Unions
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
After years of declining strength and support, labor unions are regaining popularity.
More than half of Americans – 58 percent – said they...
Meeting the Training Challenge
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The APWU has 875 chartered local and state unions in the U.S., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam, and each one of them has officers who...