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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!

Staples’ Headaches Mount; Protests Alive and Kicking!

July 8, 2016
Activists protest Staples' June 14 shareholders meeting in Natick, Ma (This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Merger? Rejected!  CEO? Out!  Stocks? Down!  Stores? Closing!  Stop Staples Movement...

EEOC: National Reassessment Program Discriminated Against Injured Workers

July 8, 2016
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently ruled that the Postal Service’s National Reassessment Process (NRP) discriminated against...

New PSE Health Care Options

July 8, 2016
It’s an honor to serve as the new APWU Health Plan Director. I wish my predecessor, William Kaczor Jr., all the best in retirement, and salute his many years of dedicated service to the union and to members of the union’s health plans. The APWU...

Houston PSEs Step Up to Union Activism

July 8, 2016
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Heather Lewis, a Postal Support Employee in Houston, loves her job. “PSEs work really hard. We work long hours, but I actually enjoy it. It’s very...

Summary and Highlights from Interest Arbitration Award

July 8, 2016
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) With the decision of the interest arbitration panel of July 8, 2016, we have a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the American Postal Workers...

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