Locals Celebrate Postal Heritage Day
September 1, 2015
A birthday cake from the festival
in Berkeley, CA
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
A number of locals joined with others to celebrate the Postal Service’s 240th birthday on...
OSHA Slams Postal Service with Five Citations, $16,000 in Fines
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
After an onsite inspection, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) slammed the Postal Service with five citations for violating...
Postal Service Fails to Meet Safety Goals
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
According to an analysis by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), the Postal Service failed to meet its own safety goals in Fiscal Year 2014...
Reporters Unionize
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
On June 3, workers at New York-based Gawker Media became the first employees of a major digital media company to organize a union.
Journalists...
Big Wins for Migrant Workers, Thanks to Public Support
September 1, 2015
Western Washington University students at a blueberry picker
strike at Sakuma Brothers Farms in late June.
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Migrant workers across the country...