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Democracy in Action: Robust Debate Dominates Convention's Third Day
July 18, 2024
On the third day of the 27th Biennial Convention, APWU Delegates dominating democracy in action.
Delegates' Work on Convention Business Continues
July 17, 2024
On Day 2 of APWU's 27th Biennial Conveniton, delegates continue work on convention business and rally for a good contract.
Empowering Young Workers
August 23, 2016
Courtney Jenkins, standing, co-chaired the workshop
At a workshop on Empowering Young Workers, Robin Robertson asked the question on everyone’s mind: How do we attract more young workers to the union cause? At 38, the secretary-treasurer of the St....
Thriving Clerk Craft is Ready for More!
August 21, 2016
Members of the Clerk Craft have a reason to celebrate: For the first time in over a decade, the craft has grown. After losing more than 100,000 jobs since 2003, 15,000 new members have been added to the rolls.
Historic Win for the Maintenance Craft: An All-Career Workforce
August 21, 2016
The new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) included a historic win for the Maintenance Craft.
“We have negotiated our way to an all-career workforce,” Maintenance Craft Director Steven G. Raymer, said at the National Convention. “There used to be...
Mobilizing a Progressive Labor Movement
August 21, 2016
Postal workers are experts in workroom floor solidarity. But in order to build a true, progressive labor movement, that sense of mobilization must be spread into the community – and beyond.
“None of us can do anything to move the progressive...
Dimondstein: Contract Negotiations Reflect Our Power
August 20, 2016
“Negotiations come down to power,” APWU President Mark Dimondstein told delegates at the union’s National Convention at a meeting on the new contract. The results of negotiations reflect how much power and leverage each side can assert, he said....