The American Postal Workers Union Launches Interactive Online History Center

(This article appeared in the March/April 2026 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)

The APWU has launched an interactive website designed to expand access to the APWU History Center, which opened in 2023 at the APWU Headquarters Building, allowing members and the public to virtually explore the union’s storied history, no matter where they are.

The APWU History Center documents the oftenoverlooked role of postal workers in building the nation’s public Postal Service, highlighting moments of collective action, solidarity, and labor organizing that
shaped the APWU and the postal industry.

The exhibits trace key events, such as the Great Postal Strike of 1970 and the merger of five postal craft unions into what became the APWU.

It also features major campaigns and challenging fights, including efforts to stop postal privatization, secure strong union contracts, improve workplace safety, organize nonunion workers, defend Vote-by-Mail, and navigate legislative battles.

The new website is designed to guide visitors through different decades and the struggles that postal workers faced, just as if they were walking through the museum themselves. It features the same videos and will soon add a virtual video walk-through of the space, making the APWU History Center accessible to anyone who is interested in seeing the exhibits, regardless of location.

To see the interactive website, visit historycenter.apwu.org. ■