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APWU President Mark Dimondstein's Opening Remarks for 2024 Contract Negotiations
June 25, 2024
Read President Dimondstein's strong remarks to lead off opening day of contract talks.
Management Reducing Package Presort Discounts
June 14, 2024
The Postal Service is in the early stages of eliminating the deepest of several discounts where package consolidators sort to the Destination Delivery Units (DDUs) and five-digit presort.
Bill to Improve Thrift Savings Plan Introduced
September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard
The 2017 Congress introduced legislation to improve the Thrift Savings Program (TSP). It addresses...
Fake News
September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
During and after the 2016 Election, the term “fake news” became widely used in American political conversations. Politifact.com, a fact-checking...
'Ongoing, Willful, Contractual Violations'
September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Clerk Craft Directors
The APWU won another important victory in a national arbitration case regarding violations of POStPlan agreements.
Labor News Briefs
September 1, 2017
Workers march in Los Angeles during a 2015 Fight for $15 protest.
SEIU Local 99/Flickr Creative Commons
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Minimum Wage Raised
Voters in several states...
Thinking Outside the Box: Bargaining for the Common Good
September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
US Mail is NOT for Sale!
All over the country, public sector unions and their community allies are beginning to think outside the box when it comes to...