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17,000 AT&T Workers Strike Across Southeastern US

August 23, 2024
More than 17,000 AT&T workers across nine southeastern states walked off their jobs on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. The workers, represented by Communications Workers of America (CWA), filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against AT&T...

Statement from APWU President Mark Dimondstein on the Postal Service’s Proposal to Further Slow Mail Processing and Delivery

August 23, 2024
The American Postal Workers Union is deeply concerned regarding the August 22nd announcement from postal management, with the support of the Postal Board of Governors, that they are once again planning to slow down much of the country’s mail. The...

House Committee Approves Amendment To Restore Postal Service Standards

June 17, 2015
The House Appropriations Committee approved an amendment on June 17 to restore postal service standards, in a bipartisan vote of 26-23. Six Republicans joined all of the committee’s Democrats to endorse the measure, which was introduced by Rep....

Members Only Section to Undergo Maintenance

June 17, 2015
Due to maintenance work, the Members Only section of www.apwu.org may experience some disruption on beginning on Friday, June 19, at 6:00 p.m. EST and lasting through early Saturday evening. We regret the inconvenience.

Stop Staples Campaign Keeps on Rolling Through Pennsylvania

June 17, 2015
Keep on truckin’! Members of the Western Pennsylvania Postal Workers Solidarity Committee protested in front of a Staples store in New Kensington, PA, on June 14. 

Postal Unions Object to Administration Proposal to Reduce Compensation to Injured Workers

June 16, 2015
In a June 15 letter, the presidents of the four postal unions asked the Department of Labor (DOL) and the White House to withdraw a proposal that would reduce compensation benefits to injured workers and urged the administration instead to work with...

Contract Mediation Gets Underway

June 12, 2015
Representatives of the APWU and USPS met with officials of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) on June 9 to begin mediation on a new collective bargaining agreement. APWU President Mark Dimondstein, Industrial Relations Director...

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