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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...
The Billionaire “Space” Race is Built on Workers’ Backs
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
With great media fanfare, three billionaires, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Richard Branson of Virgin Group and Elon Musk of Tesla, are engaging in a new “...
VA Issues New Rules Regarding Mandatory Vaccination
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On July 26, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) became the first Federal Agency to require the COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of...
Contract Update
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
APWU Is “Locking Down” With Management
On September 7, the National Negotiation Committee (NNC) locked down with management for a week of intense...
APWU Victory! USPS Ends Attempt to Change Union LWOP Rules for Political Activity
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On July 9, postal management informed President Dimondstein that they are ending their attempt to change Union Leave Without Pay (LWOP) rules...
For The People Act: Securing Voting Rights for All
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
If signed into law, the For the People Act (HR.1/S.1) would be the largest expansion and protection of voting rights in decades. The legislation...