Building on Our Success

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) 2020 was a tough year – on our health, our families and the economy. While the rich have ridden the pandemic to get even richer, unemployment,...

Public Banking Initiatives March Onward in California

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Regular readers of this column will recall that in late 2019, California passed a landmark public banking bill, which allowed for the creation of...

New Congress and Presidential Administration Offer Positive Landscape for Legislative Progress

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As this issue reaches mailboxes, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as President and Vice President, and the 117th Congress will have...

Turning Our Attention to the 117th Congress

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) APWU members have so much to be proud of right now. With the fate of USPS and our union jobs hanging in the balance, we gave the Georgia runoff...

APWU Members Crucial in Securing Major Step Forward on Postal Service’s COVID-19 Relief

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On December 27, 2020, after months of political gridlock, President Trump signed another sweeping COVID-19 relief bill into law, which included...

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