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APWU Honors Women's History Month

March 1, 2025
The APWU honors the contributions of American women in shaping our nation. The APWU National Executive Board met February 5-6 and adopted a proclamation to honor the women of the APWU throughout March, during Women’s History Month.

Unions Rally to Fight Back Against Illegal Postal Takeover

February 24, 2025
On Feb. 24, 2025, hundreds of union members joined together to show that workers are prepared to fight back against the proposed, illegal takeover of the United States Postal Service. Unions, including the Communications Workers of America (CWA),...

Strikes, Shutdown and Service — Public Servants Rise in Defense of the Public Good

April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Conventional wisdom suggested that the anti-union Supreme Court ruling in Janus v. AFSCME last summer spelled the inevitable decline of public sector...

Advocating for Postal Banking in the U.S. and Canada

April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As was previously reported in the American Postal Worker, the Canadian government forced striking Canadian Union of Postal Workers back to work at...

What's to Come in Interest Arbitration

April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman  Our efforts to reach a new contract are now entering the next phases of mediation and interest...

Secretary-Treasurer Powell Honored with World Peace Prize for Labor Leadership

April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  On Feb. 5, Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth “Liz” Powell was honored by the World Peace Prize Awarding Council (WPPAC) as a “Roving Ambassador for Peace...

What are the Requirements to Remain as a Chartered Local?

April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell Under the provisions of Article 16.4 of the APWU Constitution, the Secretary-Treasurer’s Department must notify...

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