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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-...
What are the Requirements to Remain as a Chartered Local?
April 2, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell
Under the provisions of Article 16.4 of the APWU Constitution, the Secretary-Treasurer’s Department must notify...
Power in the Mail and with the Vote
April 1, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Vice President Debby Szeredy
Power is in the vote. We need each and every one of our postal workers to register to vote in every state, city and...
Solidarity Works! United Worker Actions Mean We Prevail
April 1, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Working people across the country continue to build on past organizing successes to beat back government actions that threaten our jobs and our...
Solidarity
April 1, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By President Mark Dimondstein
Our labor anthem is “Solidarity Forever.” I sign letters “in union solidarity.”
But what is solidarity?
The dictionary...
Postal Employees and Retirees See Threats to Pay and Benefits in White House Budget
March 29, 2019
The White House released its plans for the fiscal year 2020 budget this month. It once again attacks workers, calling for deep cuts to salaries, retirement and health benefits. It also echoes parts of the Postal Task Force December 2018 report that...