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United Auto Workers Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Union-Busting Scab Trump, Musk

August 16, 2024
The United Auto Workers (UAW) filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against former President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Aug. 13, after the far-right billionaire cronies discussed illegally intimidating workers on strike by...

Sixth COLA Increase Announced

August 14, 2024
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bar­gaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $0.47 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective September 7, 2024.

Don't Drop the Ball

May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) We’ve all heard the phrase, “I dropped the ball,” but none of us wants to be responsible for losing a game – or falling short of a big goal.    

Postal Banking: The Antidote to Abusive Lending

May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) One of the big topics in this year’s presidential election is the influence of Wall Street on our economy – from too much power in the hands of the big...

Supreme Court Shake Up

May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)   The changing composition of the U.S. Supreme Court will have a broad impact on postal workers and the labor movement as a whole.    

Contract Arbitration Gets Underway

May 1, 2016
Mark Barrett, Heather Stewart and Georgena Walker. (This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Interest arbitration hearings for our new contract got underway in February and continued in March...

A Criminal Gets Off Easy

May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) You may have heard recently of the conviction of a criminal named Don Blankenship. He was sentenced to one year in prison. I am one who believes our...

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