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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...

PRC Affirms USPS Overpaid $50 Billion to Retirement Fund

July 2, 2010
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) released an independent actuarial report on June 30 which confirms that the Postal Service was overcharged $50-$55 billion for payments to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) between 1972 and 2009.

The Battle of Blair Mountain

June 30, 2010
Following a wave of strikes, by 1920 the United Mine Workers (UMW) had succeeded in winning union contracts for miners across much of the nation, but coal barons in the southern West Virginia were determined to keep workers down. Company bosses cut...

OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations at Minneapolis/St. Paul NDC

June 29, 2010
Adding to the growing number of safety citations issued to the Postal Service in recent weeks, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined the USPS $210,000 for exposing employees to electrical hazards at the Minneapolis/St. Paul...

USPS Cited for Safety Violations At Southern Maine P&DC

June 29, 2010
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited the USPS for “willful and repeat” safety violations at the Southern Maine Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) in Scarborough for exposing postal employees to electrical hazards...

USPS Cited for Violations in Portland, OR

June 28, 2010
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited the USPS for “willful and serious” safety violations at the Portland, OR Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) for exposing employees to electrical hazards.

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