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2025 APWU Scholarship Winners Announced!
July 9, 2025
The APWU proudly presents the winners of three scholarship programs: The E.C. Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, Vocational Scholarship, and Best Essay Award for 2025!
Reconciliation Legislation Passes
July 3, 2025
On July 3, Trump's tax-and-spending reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) passed by narrow margins in the House and Senate, giving $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy paid for by the working class. While we successfully fought off the threats most...
Knowledge, Awareness, and Vigilance
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
While our leaders continue fighting for a fair contract, we must continue enforcing the current language still in effect. The Local Memorandum of...
Update: Hatch Act Dispute
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In Nov. 2017, the APWU filed a dispute over the Postal Service’s unilateral implementation of changes to Leave Without Pay (LWOP) rules for...
It's Time for the Postal Service to Respect Their Workers
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The APWU and the Postal Service were not able to come to a negotiated contract despite going through regular negotiation sessions and a mediation...
Self-Driving Trucks Pilot Tests
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Autonomous technology and self-driving trucks have been on the front page of many news and social media sites lately.
The primary reason for the news...
OIG Agrees with APWU, Postal Service Building Maintenance is Unsatisfactory
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The Postal Service is adamant in their attempts to reduce the maintenance of postal buildings and building equipment across the country. On May 6,...