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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-...

With a ‘Golden Parachute’ in Hand, Donahoe Opposes Retirement for Young Workers

January 26, 2015
When Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe retires at the end of the week, he’ll get a retirement package of more than $4 million.   Not bad for a “civil servant.”  But in his controversial farewell address to reporters at the National Press Club on...

e-Team Report, Jan. 23, 2015

January 23, 2015
New Postal Amendment to Pipeline Bill Whether or not to approve construction of the Keystone tar sands pipeline is one of the first pieces of legislation that the Senate has taken up since the 114th Congress came into session this month.  For this...

Contract Campaign Training Session: Ready to Get Started!

January 22, 2015
  APWU members from the Northeast Region participate in a CAT Team training  Training for the union’s campaign to win a good contract moved to the Northeast Region on Jan. 21 and 22, and participants left the two-day session ready to get started. 

APWU Members Take Part in King Day Activities

January 22, 2015
APWU member David Yao and NALC retiree Jack Hayes participated in events before a Martin Luther King Jr. Day rally in Seattle on Jan. 19. 

Protests Mark Fifth Anniversary of Citizens United

January 21, 2015
On Wednesday Jan. 21, dozens braved the snow to protest the fifth anniversary of Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruling that opened the floodgates to allow a tidal wave of corporate money to influence politics. 

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