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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-...

Big Wins for Migrant Workers, Thanks to Public Support

September 1, 2015
Western Washington University students at a blueberry picker strike at Sakuma Brothers Farms in late June. Photo courtesy of James Leder (This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Migrant...

Tell the OIG: ‘I Support Postal Banking!’

September 1, 2015
Activists protest payday lenders in Columbia, MO. Photo credit: Ryan Betz of GRO Missouri (This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) A May 2015 white paper by the USPS Office of Inspector...

Moving Forward on the Contract, Safety and Health

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU participated in mediation on our contract throughout the summer, in sessions that were frequently contentious. We were candid and...

2015 APWU Scholarship Winners

September 1, 2015
The APWU proudly presents the winners of three scholarship programs: The E.C.Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, Vocational Scholarship, and Best Essay Award for 2015. 

HCR Disputes, Renewals and Subcontracting

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) On June 25, 2015, the APWU won another round in our fight against subcontracting when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) denied a motion...

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