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APWU Members Loud and Proud for Oct. 1 National Day of Action
October 8, 2024
Thousands of dedicated postal workers took to the streets for our “October 1 National Day of Action” to let the public know just how well we can move the mail when given the proper tools.
APWU President Mark Dimondstein Appears on PBS News Hour
October 2, 2024
Postal workers are warning of what they call 'substandard performance' by the U.S. Postal Service. The American Postal Workers Union is calling for the public’s help in demanding improved staffing, better customer service and more opportunity for...
APWU Activists Work to ‘Defend Our BMCs’
October 9, 2008
The APWU “Defend Our BMCs Committee,” which was established to combat USPS attempts to privatize work at the nation’s 21 Bulk Mail Centers, has made its first inroads into the legislative arena, meeting with aides to both of New Jersey’s U.S....
Campaign in Full Swing in NC
October 7, 2008
APWU members in North Carolina found the presidential campaign on their doorstep over the weekend as Barack Obama visited the western part of the state.
Obama spoke to an overflowing crowd of 28,000 at Asheville High School's Memorial Stadium on...
Nine More U.S. Reps. Co-Sponsor Mail Network Protection Act
October 6, 2008
In the month of September, nine more members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed on to the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236), a bill that would limit wasteful, inefficient, and detrimental subcontracting practices by the U.S. Postal...
Voter Registration Deadlines Approach
October 6, 2008
Oct. 6 is the voter registration deadline in seven states, with the cut-off date approaching in many others. States with an Oct. 6 deadline include Florida, Colorado, Indiana, and Virginia, which are considered “battleground states.” Georgia,...
Nurses’ Contract Headed for Interest Arbitration
September 24, 2008
The union and the Postal Service have agreed to submit to an interest arbitrator disputed contract issues for APWU-represented postal nurses. The Collective Bargaining Agreement between the National Postal Professional Nurses-APWU and the USPS...