Former National Officer Thomas Neill Passes Away

(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Thomas Neill passed away on April 23 at the age of 87. Brother Neill first joined the Post Office in 1961 in Houston, TX, following four years of...

APWU Celebrates 50th Anniversary

(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On July 1, the APWU held a 50th Anniversary/Birthday Celebration livestream event, commemorating a half century of struggle, solidarity and victory....

Looking Back on 50 Years of the APWU with Former Secretary-Treasurer Doug Holbrook

(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Editor’s Note: For the APWU’s 50th anniversary celebration, we spoke with former Secretary-Treasurer Doug Holbrook on the Great Postal Strike, the merger...

Happy Anniversary APWU: 50 Years of Struggle and Progress

(This article first appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, turns 50 years old on July 1, 2021! We were created after the 1970 Great Postal Strike from a merger of five...

Former APWU National Officers Pass Away

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Ron Nesmith Ron Nesmith, former National Business Agent in the Clerk Division, passed away on December 9, 2020 at the age of 79. A resident of...

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