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Standing Strong to Build a Bigger Union and Advance Forward, Together

July 29, 2024
The best way to win big is by “standing strong” to build a bigger union. Members should continue to encourage nonmember coworkers to join the APWU.

Negotiations is Our Path to Winning an All-Career Workforce

July 29, 2024
 Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash provides overview of APWU’s main objectives during contract negotiations.

Standing Rock Sioux Stands Up to Big Oil

November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Standing Rock Sioux, a federally recognized Native American tribe, has taken a stand against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline...

What to Expect in a Lame Duck Congress

November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) When members of Congress return to the Capitol after Election Day, they will be officially operating in a “lame duck” session.  The “lame duck”...

Understanding Climate Change

November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Climate change is defined as “Any significant long-term change in the expected patterns of average weather of a region (or the whole Earth)...

Veteran's Day

November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Every year on Nov. 11, Americans celebrate Veterans Day to honor the millions of men and women who have served, or are serving in our nation’s...

Labor History Milestones

October 31, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A letter carrier delivers a live baby, which became outlawed in 1916 when post office management set a weight limit on packages and barred the...

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