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APWU National Executive Board Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for the Next President of the United States
July 23, 2024
On July 23, 2024, the APWU National Executive Board voted unanimously to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the next President of the United States. One day earlier, the AFL-CIO Executive Council, where the APWU is represented by President...
Postal Workers Deserve a Great Contract!
July 23, 2024
Below is an excerpt from my address at the opening of national negotiations.
The [APWU] welcomes this opportunity to represent approximately 200,000 postal workers in these important negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between our...
212 Violations? That's Not an 'Isolated Incident'
October 14, 2014
212. That’s how many times the USPS failed to properly notify the APWU of management decisions to renew Highway Contract Routes (HCRs) in one year.
Yet at a recent arbitration hearing, the Postal Service urged the arbitrator to deny the union’s...
The Postal Service's Union-Busting Law Firm
October 14, 2014
With negotiations for a new contract set to begin on Feb. 19, 2015, it’s worth noting that in the past, when talks have ended in arbitration, the USPS has used the anti-union law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius to represent management’s interests....
Maintenance Defeats Improper Excessing
October 14, 2014
Maintenance craft officers recently settled an important dispute, stipulating that the Postal Service cannot declare an installation “non-maintenance capable” and then use the designation to justify excessing Maintenance Craft employees who work on...
Is Walmart Destroying America?
October 14, 2014
Is Walmart ruining our country? That’s a question that most people never stop and ask. Most of us love shopping in big, clean stores that are packed with cheap merchandise, but the truth is that Walmart is destroying America in a lot of ways....
APWU Retirees Rock
October 14, 2014
Many APWU members ask, “What do I do once I retire?” It is, of course, a personal choice. However, I have a suggestion: Become a union activist. Many of our members understand the importance of staying involved with the union and keeping up with...