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Postal Workers Hold Nationwide 'Day of Action' Oct. 1 in 90 Cities to Promote Vote-by-Mail, Demand First-Class Service Year-Round
October 1, 2024
WASHINGTON – On Tues., Oct. 1 postal workers who are members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) will be rallying with the public in front of postal facilities across the country to sound the alarm about the United States Postal Service’s...
APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement Agreement
September 23, 2024
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a national dispute regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), specifically concerning the 2.5 percent cap on the total number of Part-...
COVID-19 and EAP Services
May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
During this crisis, stress and fear are becoming all too normal because none of us are sure whether we were exposed, if we are a carrier, or if we...
The Urgent Need for Congressional Funding to Save the Postal Service
May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis places an unprecedented financial strain on the United States Postal Service, with plummeting mail volumes and billions in...
President Dimondstein Broadcasts Our Message Far and Wide
May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In response to the urgent crisis facing the Postal Service, President Dimondstein appeared on MSNBC, NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Democracy Now! and in...
Your Union in Action Fighting for COVID Health and Safety Measures
May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The American Postal Workers Union has been advocating for postal worker safety since the novel coronavirus and the illness it causes – COVID-19 – began...
Pandemic Crisis Brings Double Trouble
May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
This terrible COVID pandemic again reminds us that it is the working people who make the world go round. Essential front-line workers – postal workers,...