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APWU National Executive Board Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for the Next President of the United States
July 23, 2024
On July 23, 2024, the APWU National Executive Board voted unanimously to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the next President of the United States. One day earlier, the AFL-CIO Executive Council, where the APWU is represented by President...
Postal Workers Deserve a Great Contract!
July 23, 2024
Below is an excerpt from my address at the opening of national negotiations.
The [APWU] welcomes this opportunity to represent approximately 200,000 postal workers in these important negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between our...
Union Vows Fight to Keep Stations Open
October 9, 2009
The Postal Service announced Oct. 9 that 371 stations and branches in Level 24-and-above post offices remain under consideration for possible closure, but cautioned that “the filing does not represent a final decision on consolidation.”
Unusual Areas of Agreement
October 7, 2009
The Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation, a conservative think tank, and the APWU rarely see eye-to-eye; but a recent exchange of letters between IRET Senior Economist Michael Schuyler and union President William Burrus found some...
National 'Call-In' Days For Health Care Wednesday and Thursday
October 7, 2009
The APWU is joining labor's push to reform the healthcare system with two lobby and call-in days Oct. 7 and 8.
Burrus to Retire at End of Term
October 1, 2009
In an emotional closing to his speech at the union’s All-Craft Conference Sept. 30, APWU President William Burrus announced that he would not seek re-election in November 2010, ending a 53-year career in which he fought for better wages, benefits...
Senate Approves Short-Term Relief for USPS
September 30, 2009
The Senate approved an appropriations bill Sept. 30 that includes emergency financial relief for the Postal Service.