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APWU National Executive Board Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for the Next President of the United States

July 23, 2024
On July 23, 2024, the APWU National Executive Board voted unanimously to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the next President of the United States. One day earlier, the AFL-CIO Executive Council, where the APWU is represented by  President...

Postal Workers Deserve a Great Contract!

July 23, 2024
Below is an excerpt from my address at the opening of national negotiations. The [APWU] welcomes this opportunity to represent approximately 200,000 postal workers in these important negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between our...

Saving the Postal Employees’ Relief Fund

October 4, 2018
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Human Relations Director Sue Carney Your donations are needed to sustain the Postal Employees’ Relief Fund (PERF). PERF is a nonprofit...

Pregnancy Discrimination

October 4, 2018
 (This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Research & Education Department Director Joyce B. Robinson  Pregnancy discrimination exists in many agencies nationwide, including the...

Labor Rights are Human Rights

October 4, 2018
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Organization Director Anna Smith Breaker Boys in Pittston, PA 1911 We all have heard of human rights and we all have those rights. But, did...

Does Your Representative Support Our People’s Postal Service?

October 4, 2018
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Legislative & Political Department Director Judy Beard  The 2018 Midterm elections are quickly approaching! On Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018,...

Time's Up

October 3, 2018
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Central Region Coordinator Sharyn M. Stone  This is a tough article to write because by the time you read it, we could either have a...

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