APWU Joins Boycott of Made-in-Mexico Nabisco Products
The APWU is urging union members to join a boycott of Mexican-made Nabisco products launched by the Bakery, Confectioners, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) and endorsed by the AFL-CIO. Affected products include Oreos,...
Thousands Protest Secret Trade Deals
Thousands protest secret trade deals in Hannover, Germany.
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine)
Approximately 30,000 protestors took to the streets of Hannover, Germany, in late April to...
Verizon Strikers Win Major Victories
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine)
Walking the picket line in Washington, D.C.
With their heads held high, more than 40,000 Verizon workers from Maine to Virginia returned to work in June,...
APWU Joins Unite Here’s Picket Line in Atlantic City
Eastern Region Coordinator Mike Gallagher joined Unite Here’s picket line in Atlantic City on July 6, where workers at the Trump Taj Mahal are on strike. He’s pictured here with Unite Here Local 54 shop steward Maureen Mahoney.
Ron Sargent Out as Staples CEO
The APWU welcomed the news that Ron Sargent will step down as Staples’ CEO at the company’s annual meeting on June 14.
The decision follows Staples’ failed attempt to merge with Office Depot, a strategy Sargent championed. “The company was...