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Postal Workers Hold Nationwide 'Day of Action' Oct. 1 in 90 Cities to Promote Vote-by-Mail, Demand First-Class Service Year-Round

October 1, 2024
WASHINGTON –  On Tues., Oct. 1 postal workers who are members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) will be rallying with the public in front of postal facilities across the country to sound the alarm about the United States Postal Service’s...

APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement Agreement

September 23, 2024
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a national dispute regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), specifically concerning the 2.5 percent cap on the total number of Part-...

NLRB Strikes Major Blow to USPS-Staples Deal

September 1, 2015
Protestors outside Staples headquarters in Framingham, MA, on June 4. (This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In a major blow to the Postal Service’s deal with Staples, Region 5 of...

'Post Office Guy' is a Civilian Champion

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Sidney Moss is a semi-retired clinical social worker, but around town in Northampton, MA, he is known as “the post office guy.” For the past...

The Fight for a Good Contract Marches On

September 1, 2015
The Wilmington Delaware/Malcom T. Smith Area Local made customized union shirts. (This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The fight for a good contract is marching on! Union...

The Power of Mentoring Our Young Members

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Young unionists and activists at the Young Workers Summit, sponsored by AFL-CIO in March. Were you aware that over 40 percent of our workforce...

Energizing CATs for a Good Contract

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  One of the responsibilities of APWU leaders is to motivate union members to join in and do their part in fighting for a good contract and the...

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