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APWU Takes on Wall Street and Postal Privatizers
July 24, 2025
On July 24, hundreds of postal workers, labor allies, and members of the community took to the streets of New York City in a high-spirited rally to tell Wall Street bankers, billionaires, and anyone who wants to privatize our postal service that “...
APWU Launches National Ad; Warns of Price Hikes, Post Office Closures in Anti-Privatization Campaign
July 21, 2025
This week the American Postal workers Union (APWU) launched a national advertising campaign on to alert the public about proposed plans to privatize the public Postal Service. The ad called “Memo” highlights a document sent by Wells Fargo Equity...
New Research Shows Potential of Postal Banking
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In the last edition of The American Postal Worker, we noted that the growing momentum for expanded postal banking was meeting increased opposition....
Labor News
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Workers Defeat New Hampshire Attempt to Pass Anti-Union “Right-to-Work” Law
On June 3, workers defeated an attempt in the New Hampshire House of...
APWU National Negotiations Committee Holds Virtual Town Hall Calls Ahead of Contract Negotiations
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On June 15, the APWU National Negotiations Committee (NNC) hosted three separate virtual town halls for members ahead of the contract negotiation...
Staying Cool and Hydrated in Extreme Heat
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Too many workers, including postal employees, are exposed to heat on the job, in both indoor and outdoor environments. Operations involving high air...
Juneteenth - A New Federal Holiday!
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. This law establishes June 19 of each year as a...