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APWU Takes on Wall Street and Postal Privatizers
July 24, 2025
On July 24, hundreds of postal workers, labor allies, and members of the community took to the streets of New York City in a high-spirited rally to tell Wall Street bankers, billionaires, and anyone who wants to privatize our postal service that “...
APWU Launches National Ad; Warns of Price Hikes, Post Office Closures in Anti-Privatization Campaign
July 21, 2025
This week the American Postal workers Union (APWU) launched a national advertising campaign on to alert the public about proposed plans to privatize the public Postal Service. The ad called “Memo” highlights a document sent by Wells Fargo Equity...
APWU Statement on Mandatory Vaccination for Federal Employees
July 28, 2021
Various media outlets have reported that the White House is considering mandatory COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment for federal employees.
Maintaining the health and safety of our members is of paramount importance. While the APWU...
PRC Issues Warning to USPS about Service Standard Change
July 21, 2021
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) released its Advisory Opinion on the Postal Service’s proposals to slow the First Class Mail service standard to as many as five days, and issued a serious warning to postal management about their proposal. The...
Funeral Assistance for COVID-19 Related Deaths
July 21, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Editor’s Note: The text in this article is taken from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Website. For additional information on funeral...
Former National Officer Thomas Neill Passes Away
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Thomas Neill passed away on April 23 at the age of 87. Brother Neill first joined the Post Office in 1961 in Houston, TX, following four years of...
Postal Legislation and the Need for Filibuster Reform
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Since the last issue of The American Postal Worker, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 (H.R. 3076 &S. 1720) was introduced in the 117th...