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School Lunch Junk Fees Hit Working Families’ Wallets
November 19, 2024
The American Postal Worker sheds a light on school lunch “junk fees” that are another way big banks exploit working people.
Postal Service Eliminates Deepest Presort Discounts for Package Consolidators
November 19, 2024
The Postal Service eliminated the deepest presort discounts used by package consolidators, returning work to the USPS and increasing revenue.
Battle Over USPS Future Enters Critical Period
October 31, 2011
The battle over the future of the Postal Service — and our jobs — has reached a critical stage: Key senators are meeting behind closed doors in an effort to produce a compromise bill to address the USPS financial crisis. It is likely that any...
Remembering Postal Heroes 10 Years Later
October 31, 2011
Just weeks after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with the country still wracked with fear and anger, we learned of another deadly threat: Anthrax was being sent through the mail. Despite the dangers, postal workers kept the mail moving, as...
Delivery/Sales Services and Distribution Associate
October 31, 2011
The Postal Service and the APWU have finalized the position description and qualification standards for a new Level 6 Clerk Craft position: the Delivery/Sales Services and Distribution Associate.
Union Launches Petition Drive To Save America’s Postal Service
October 28, 2011
President Guffey is asking APWU members to collect signatures on a petition [PDF] to Congress urging senators and representatives to oppose plans to close post offices, shutter mail processing facilities, and drastically degrade service to the...
Creating Desirable Duty Assignments
October 26, 2011
Clerk Division officers have scheduled a training session on Creating Desirable Duty Assignments using the Scheduler program. The webinar will be held on Nov. 1, 2011, at 12 p.m. Eastern Time, and will last approximately two hours.