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Don't Let Management Take Your Pulse!
July 8, 2024
The APWU is urging union members to refrain from participating in the USPS management’s Postal Pulse survey. Negotiations for a new union contract began June 25, and any information you give them can be used in retaliation to hurt us during...
Contract Negotiations Begin – APWU Negotiating Team Delivers Opening Day Remarks
June 27, 2024
On June 25, contract negotiations began for our next main collective bargaining agreement with the Postal Service. The current contract expires on Sept. 20. Both the union and postal management exchanged opening statements, outlining their...
The Solution to Resolving the USPS’s Delayed Mail Challenge and Building Back Better
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On July 20, the Postal Regulatory Commission advised the USPS not to change service standards. There were over 130,000 comments submitted to the...
Surviving a Hurricane or an Earthquake
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
As I write this article, many APWU members are still recovering from the effects of this year’s devastating weather. My prayers go out to my APWU...
Update on Postal Service Reform Act
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 is critical to providing the Postal Service with much-needed financial relief. It is slowly moving its way...
The Billionaire “Space” Race is Built on Workers’ Backs
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
With great media fanfare, three billionaires, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Richard Branson of Virgin Group and Elon Musk of Tesla, are engaging in a new “...
VA Issues New Rules Regarding Mandatory Vaccination
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On July 26, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) became the first Federal Agency to require the COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of...