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APWU Launches National Ad; Warns of Price Hikes, Post Office Closures in Anti-Privatization Campaign

July 21, 2025
This week the American Postal workers Union (APWU) launched a national advertising campaign on  to alert the public about proposed plans to privatize the public postal service. The ad called “Memo” highlights a document sent by Wells Fargo Equity...

APWU Arbitration Award Secures Grievance Rights for Separated Non-Probationary Employees

July 17, 2025
The APWU has secured a major victory for the rights of non-probationary employees who are discharged without just cause from the Postal Service to file grievances on those discharges and have them heard in arbitration, Industrial Relations Director...

Onsite Children’s Activities Violate Local Regulations

May 23, 2008
While delegates to the last several APWU national conventions have had childcare services available to them, a recently-passed local ordinance means that the union will be unable to coordinate activities for children at this year’s gathering in Las...

Support for Mail Network Protection Act Tops 100

May 21, 2008
Thanks to continuing legislative outreach efforts by APWU locals, 10 additional members of the U.S. House of Representatives have become co-sponsors of the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236). To date, a total of 104 representatives — nearly a...

‘Ask a Working Woman’ Survey

May 19, 2008
Working women understand the difficulties of balancing work and family, the pressure of making ends meet, and the challenges of getting ahead.  That’s why the union urges APWU members to make their voices heard by taking part in the AFL-CIO’s 2008...

APWU Wins in Private-Sector Campaigns

May 16, 2008
The APWU reached a tentative agreement May 15 on a “first contract” for approximately 120 workers at the Cincinnati Mail Transportation Equipment Service Center (MTESC). If they ratify the contract in a vote on May 28, workers at the private-sector...

E! Television Series Is Offensive to Postal Workers

May 14, 2008
In a crass display of sensationalism, E! Entertainment Television is broadcasting a series titled Going Postal: 15 Shocking Acts of Violence. “The title of the series is an affront to more than 700,000 hard-working postal employees who are...

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