Fed Up with Understaffing, Saint Louis Local Pickets Post Office
Members of the St. Louis Gateway Area Local protest understaffing of sorting machines.
Fed up with chronic understaffing of mail sorting machines, nearly 100 members of the Saint Louis Gateway Area Local and their allies formed an enthusiastic...
APWU Urges Obama to Veto Bill that Would Weaken Truck Safety
The APWU is urging President Obama to veto an appropriations bill if it comes to his desk with a provision that would weaken truck safety regulations. As it is currently written, the appropriations bill for the Departments of Transportation (H.R....
Des Moines Postal Facility Issued $119,000 Fine for OSHA Violations
The University Station post office and sorting facility in Des Moines, IA was issued fine of $119,000 for two repeated and two serious OSHA citations on June 2.
Virginia P&DC Faces $120,000 Fine for OSHA Violations
The Richmond, VA, Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) is facing $120,000 fine for OSHA violations for exposing workers to the dangers of powered industrial equipment. On April 26, the facility received four repeat citations and one “other...
Postal Worker Fatally Struck in Unsafe Parking Lot
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
APWU member Nadia Assad was fatally struck by a van driven by a co-worker as she walked through the employee parking lot to the Dominick V. Daniels...