Liberty and Justice for All

(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) “Liberty and justice for all” is universally known in America. These are words we have said hundreds of times when reciting the Pledge of...

Together, Stop Consolidations and Mail Delays!

(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) This is a crucial time for postal workers and people who depend upon a public Postal Service. While we are engaged in the continued fight against...

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...

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...

APWU Joins Democracy Initiative

Five years after the “Citizens United” Supreme Court ruling unleashed unlimited and often secret corporate cash into the political process and elections, and with voter suppression on the rise, the APWU has joined the “Democracy Initiative,” a...

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