In Historic Vote, Greece Elects Pro-Worker Party

(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Greece made history in January when it elected the pro-worker Syriza Party – the culmination of years of protests against dire economic conditions...

Carwasheros Win Contract

(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Following a four month strike, the “carwasheros” of Brooklyn, NY, have secured a contract. Workers at 10 car wash companies have voted to join the...

Young Workers Summit Makes a Splash in Chicago

(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) More than a thousand young unionists, activists and organizers convened in Chicago from March 19-22 for the Next Up: Young Workers Summit, sponsored by...

USW Strikers Get a Contract

Stop Staples supporters join the USW on the picket line. (This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After a six-week strike, the United Steel Workers Union and Shell Oil agreed on a new national...

Postal Clerk Remembers Bloody Sunday

(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Distribution Clerk George James was just 15 when he tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965. He says he had no idea history would be...

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