The Contract Fight

APWU Retiree Paul Felton of the 480-481 Area Local wrote the poem below.

As we negotiate our contract

Postal workers are under attack

They’re giving too much of our work away

And the mail we handle they try to delay

These issues will not be resolved

Unless the members get involved

Because that’s where our power lies

With active members and allies

Like seniors and civil rights groups

Vets and our returning troops

Building solid unity

Throughout the whole community

A movement growing by the hour

Therein lies our union’s power

Fighting not just for our pay

But also to improve the way

That we give the public we serve

The kind of service they deserve

So join the fight, what do you say

Everyone has a role to play

Join the fight, it is the way

To bring about a better day