Democracy Awakening Converges at Capitol
Some of the APWU contingent on April 18.
Dozens of APWU officers and staffers joined thousands of labor, civil rights, environmental and political reform groups at the Capitol on April 17 and 18 to participate in the Democracy Awakening. The event...
Augusta Thomas, Civil Rights, Labor Leader Honored
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Above: The original Greensboro sit-in participants. Insert, l-r: AFGE President J. David Cox,
Dimondstein, Ms. Thomas, and museum founders Skip...
Building a Democracy for the 21st Century
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
"Our democracy is under siege,” declares the website of the Democracy Initiative. The group is dedicated to ending the unprecedented influence of...
Liz Powell Honored on MLK Day
APWU Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell
with Reverend Al Sharpton.
APWU Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell received the Breaking Barriers Award at the National Action Network’s Annual Martin Luther King Day Awards Ceremony on Jan. 18, where she was...
Honoring the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Jan. 18, the APWU will join the nation to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who dedicated his life to the fight for racial and economic justice. The civil rights movement and the labor movement continue to draw inspiration from the battles he led...