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United Auto Workers Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Union-Busting Scab Trump, Musk

August 16, 2024
The United Auto Workers (UAW) filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against former President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Aug. 13, after the far-right billionaire cronies discussed illegally intimidating workers on strike by...

Sixth COLA Increase Announced

August 14, 2024
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bar­gaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $0.47 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective September 7, 2024.

Rallies Protest Shady Staples Deal

July 1, 2015
Supporters in Butler, PA (This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Supporters of the Stop Staples movement were busy this spring, holding rallies and demonstrations, protesting the shady deal...

Is Check Cashing Coming to a Post Office Near You?

July 1, 2015
Activists protest for predatory loan reform in Illinois. (This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A May 21 report by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) outlines the next steps for...

Contracts, Contracts, Contracts

July 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) “Busy” is the buzz word! the support services division is responsible for articles 40 and 41 of the APWU’s Collective Bargaining Agreement with the...

Steering the Enterprise

July 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) This isn’t a review of a new, epic star trek saga. it is, however, the tale of an incredible journey into the black hole of privatization and the...

National Day of Action

July 1, 2015
Members in St. Louis, MO. (This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) APWU members turned up the heat on the May 14 National Day of Action, holding 136 events in 118 cities across 45 states,...

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