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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),...
Major Victory For Expanded Postal Services
July 26, 2018
On Wednesday, July 18, the APWU and our allies won a big victory by defeating an attempt to prohibit the Postal Service from expanding financial services. In a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, an amendment to a government...
New Benefits Secured for Postal Support Employees (PSEs)
July 26, 2018
In the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the APWU and the US Postal Service, the parties established a “Workforce Benefits, Employment Opportunities, Training and Education Fund.” The purpose of the fund was to provide for the Postal...
Postal Banking is Successful Around the World - Could It Work Here?
July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
Postal services across the world provide tried and tested and successful models for postal banking, or the provision of financial services via the...
A Bold Vision for the U.S. Postal Service
July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
Speaking out for better, expanded postal services at
A Grand Alliance field hearing in Baltimore, MD, March 2016.
What if, instead of reducing hours...
Postal Support Employees Deserve Better
July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Health Plan Director John Marcotte
The USPS continues to fall short in its obligation to provide Postal Support Employees (PSEs) health insurance...