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Applications for the APWU Leadership Institute Class Two Open Until September 13, 2024
August 13, 2024
Applications for the APWU Leadership Institute Class Two Open Until September 13, 2024
2024 Scholarship Winners
August 9, 2024
The APWU proudly presents the winners of three scholarship programs: The E.C. Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, Vocational Scholarship, and Best Essay Award for 2024!
APWU Donation to Save Small-Town Post Office
April 16, 2008
The APWU has given a one-of-a-kind gift to the people of McCausland, Iowa: a donation of $30,000 to help save their post office. The contribution will pay for renovations to a building the small town purchased in order to stave off threats by the...
APWU Members Lead the Charge In Defense of FMLA
April 14, 2008
APWU members rose to an important challenge in recent weeks: Postal workers submitted more than half of the postings to a Department of Labor Web site that features comments regarding proposed revisions to the Family & Medical Leave Act that...
Burrus Asks Bush to Appoint Postal Service Advisory Council
April 14, 2008
APWU President William Burrus has asked President Bush to appoint a Postal Service Advisory Council, noting that the appointment of the panel is required by federal law. “The Postal Service is required to ‘consult with and receive the advice of the...
Executive Board Endorses Barack Obama for President
April 9, 2008
The APWU National Executive Board has voted unanimously to endorse Barack Obama for president. “Sen. Obama’s message is one of hope and change,” said union President William Burrus. “His message is special, and the timing is right.”
"We believe he...
Union Members Urged to Help Save FMLA Protections
April 8, 2008
Time is running out for union members to voice objections to new regulations proposed by the Department of Labor that would undermine employees’ medical privacy protections and make it more difficult for workers to exercise their rights under the...