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Privatizers Lay Out Their Plan for Destroying Public Postal Service

June 30, 2025
On June 24, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing titled, “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders.”

Ballot Placement Set for APWU Election of National Officers

June 27, 2025
A drawing was held on June 27 to determine the order candidates’ names will appear on the ballot.

Time for a Political Revolution?

January 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) You may have heard politicians talking about income inequality recently, but did you know that approximately 42 percent of Americans work for $...

‘Zero Base’ Initiative Dispute Settled

January 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU and the Postal Service settled a dispute in September concerning management’s restructuring of Tractor-Trailer Operator and Motor...

First Time in More than a Decade: Clerk Craft Grows

January 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) For the first time in many years, the number of employees in the Clerk Craft has increased. The total number of Clerk Craft employees on Sept....

Arbitrator Blasts Management In BMC Staffing Case

January 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU won an important grievance involving maintenance Craft staffing at Bulk Mail Centers on Oct. 19, when Arbitrator Ira Jaffe issued a...

Looking Back, Going Forward After a Year of Progress

January 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Welcome to 2016! I trust all members had a safe and prosperous holiday period. As we begin 2016, I would like to share a short review of the...

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