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'Stay In Your Lane, APWU'?

August 27, 2024
Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez explains the importance of union involvement beyond the workroom floor  including economic, political, and social justice as outlined in our National Constitution & Bylaws.

Time is Running Out!

August 27, 2024
Enrollment Period (SEP), which waives the late-fee penalty for current Medicare Part A USPS annuitants to also enroll in Medicare Part B. The deadline to apply during the SEP is September 30, 2024.

Members in Action

July 27, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  PORTLAND, CINCINNATI LOCALS RALLY AGAINST CUTBACKS IN JOBS AND SERVICE Teresa Oller, steward from Portland OR Area Local,  helps lead a rally against...

We're Fighting for Everyone

July 27, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  When APWU member Denisha Dean decided to step up and run for president of the Long Beach Area APWU Local, there were those who believed was too black...

Major Victory For Expanded Postal Services

July 26, 2018
On Wednesday, July 18, the APWU and our allies won a big victory by defeating an attempt to prohibit the Postal Service from expanding financial services. In a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, an amendment to a government...

New Benefits Secured for Postal Support Employees (PSEs)

July 26, 2018
In the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the APWU and the US Postal Service, the parties established a “Workforce Benefits, Employment Opportunities, Training and Education Fund.”  The purpose of the fund was to provide for the Postal...

Postal Banking is Successful Around the World - Could It Work Here?

July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Postal services across the world provide tried and tested and successful models for postal banking, or the provision of financial services via the...

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