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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-...
Social-Movement Unionism: A Much-Needed New Model
March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Unions were formed to defend workers and secure for them a share of the wealth they create. There have been labor unions in the U.S. since colonial...
Showing Support With a Selfie
March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
APWU members told the world that they were “sticking with the union” and displayed union pride on Feb. 19. Many sent in “selfies” or photos of...
UNI Congress in Cape Town: 'Ubuntu'
March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Two APWU officers – Retirees Director Judy Beard and Research & Education Director Joyce Robinson – attended UNI Global Union’s Fourth Congress...
APWU, Allies Launch 'Campaign for Postal Banking'
March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
A coalition of consumer organizations, financial reform groups, faith-based organizations and workers’ groups, including the APWU, announced the...
Refinery Workers Strike for Safety
March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
On Feb. 1, for the first time in 35 years, the United Steel Workers Union (USW) announced work stoppages at oil refineries in five states to protest...