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Reconciliation Legislation Passes - Attacks on Postal Pensions DEFEATED

July 3, 2025
On July 3, Trump's tax-and-spending reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) passed by narrow margins in the House and Senate, giving $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy paid for by the working class. While we successfully fought off the threats most...

Privatizers Lay Out Their Plan for Destroying Public Postal Service

June 30, 2025
On June 24, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing titled, “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders.”

Labor News

July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Workers Defeat New Hampshire Attempt to Pass Anti-Union “Right-to-Work” Law On June 3, workers defeated an attempt in the New Hampshire House of...

APWU National Negotiations Committee Holds Virtual Town Hall Calls Ahead of Contract Negotiations

July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 15, the APWU National Negotiations Committee (NNC) hosted three separate virtual town halls for members ahead of the contract negotiation...

Staying Cool and Hydrated in Extreme Heat

July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Too many workers, including postal employees, are exposed to heat on the job, in both indoor and outdoor environments. Operations involving high air...

Juneteenth - A New Federal Holiday!

July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. This law establishes June 19 of each year as a...

Closure of Operations at San Mateo Accounting Services Center Stopped

July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On April 12, the Postal Service notified the APWU that they were discontinuing operations at the San Mateo, CA Accounting Service Center (ASC) no...

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