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Contract Negotiations Begin – APWU Negotiating Team Delivers Opening Day Remarks
June 27, 2024
On June 25, contract negotiations began for our next main collective bargaining agreement with the Postal Service. The current contract expires on Sept. 20. Both the union and postal management exchanged opening statements, outlining their...
APWU “Building Union Power” National Organizing Drive Blasts Past Goal, Recruits 8707 New Members
June 27, 2024
The Building Union Power national organizing drive concluded on June 25, and by end of day, hit 8707 new members!
On 15th Anniversary of Anthrax Attacks, Workers Recall Those Who Died
October 21, 2016
Fifteen years after their deaths from exposure to anthrax-laden mail, Joseph P. Curseen Jr. and Thomas L. Morris Jr. were remembered by their co-workers at a reflective and joyful ceremony on Oct. 21. A monument to the two APWU members was unveiled...
Paltry COLA Will Leave Postal, Federal Retirees Worse Off
October 20, 2016
The APWU has joined with 74 other organizations to urge Congress to correct an outrageous disparity, Retirees Department Director Nancy Olumekor reports. Unless the legislature takes action, a miniscule 0.3 percent 2017 cost-of-living adjustment for...
Assistance Available for Those Affected by North Carolina Floods
October 19, 2016
Union members who have been affected by the recent flooding in North Carolina and participate in certain Union Plus programs may be eligible for assistance through the Union Plus Disaster Relief Grant program.
Activists Appointed to Young Members Committee
October 18, 2016
Empowering Young Workers was a theme throughout the National Convention in August. Shown here are young members at a pre-convention workshop.
President Mark Dimondstein appointed the union’s first National Young Members Committee on Oct. 13, naming...
Stop Staples Campaign Endures in Pittsburgh
October 17, 2016
Members of the Western Pennsylvania Postal Workers Solidarity Committee held a Stop Staples protest in front of a location on McKnight Road in Pittsburgh on Oct. 16. All APWU crafts attended, along with Letter Carriers, retired Mail Handlers, and...