Are Blue Boxes a Thing of the Past?

(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The familiar blue collection boxes are vanishing from our streets. A recent USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit report charges that the Postal...

The Heritage Foundation: A Think Tank on a Mission to Destroy the Public Postal Service

(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On paper, the Heritage Foundation looks like an ordinary “think tank,” a group of experts who research public policy ideas and write reports and...

2017 Peak Season Exception Period MOU Reached

The APWU and the USPS recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), RE: Peak Season Exception Periods – 2017 Date Changes, modifying the Peak Season (Holiday Season) Exception period for 2017 to “ensure adequate coverage” and “accommodate...

Gearing Up for the 2018 Contract Campaign

The APWU’s national headquarters is gearing up for the upcoming 2018 Contract Campaign.   Members of the Central Arkansas Area Local rocked union gear during the 2015 Contract Campaign The current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), also known as...

Locals Inform Public About Proposed Job and Service Cuts

This Postal Heritage Day, two APWU locals celebrated the USPS’ 242nd birthday by holding informational pickets informing the public about the proposed job cuts by USPS management through reversions, abolishments and excessing – further disrupting...

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