Energizing CATs for a Good Contract

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  One of the responsibilities of APWU leaders is to motivate union members to join in and do their part in fighting for a good contract and the...

Moving Forward on the Contract, Safety and Health

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU participated in mediation on our contract throughout the summer, in sessions that were frequently contentious. We were candid and...

The End of the Fiscal Year and Custodial Hours

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) We are quite likely still heading for Interest Arbitration for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. And while that is the top priority for...

Negotiations and the Power in a Union

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) “If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without...

Negotiations and the Power in a Union

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) “If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without...

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