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Don't Let Management Take Your Pulse!

July 8, 2024
The APWU is urging union members to refrain from participating in the USPS management’s Postal Pulse survey. Negotiations for a new union contract began June 25, and any information you give them can be used in retaliation to hurt us during...

Contract Negotiations Begin – APWU Negotiating Team Delivers Opening Day Remarks

June 27, 2024
On June 25, contract negotiations began for our next main collective bargaining agreement with the Postal Service. The current contract expires on Sept. 20. Both the union and postal management exchanged opening statements, outlining their...

Sexual Harassment on the Rise

July 8, 2016
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) As a new and younger workforce enters the USPS, it should be no surprise that sexual harassment is on the rise and is being directed at both male and...

Staples’ Headaches Mount; Protests Alive and Kicking!

July 8, 2016
Activists protest Staples' June 14 shareholders meeting in Natick, Ma (This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Merger? Rejected!  CEO? Out!  Stocks? Down!  Stores? Closing!  Stop Staples Movement...

Still ‘Fighting for Justice’

July 8, 2016
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Members of the San Francisco Local at an Older Americans Month luncheon. It is an honor and privilege to serve as the new director of the APWU Retirees...

New PSE Health Care Options

July 8, 2016
It’s an honor to serve as the new APWU Health Plan Director. I wish my predecessor, William Kaczor Jr., all the best in retirement, and salute his many years of dedicated service to the union and to members of the union’s health plans. The APWU...

EEOC: National Reassessment Program Discriminated Against Injured Workers

July 8, 2016
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently ruled that the Postal Service’s National Reassessment Process (NRP) discriminated against...

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