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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.”
Ballot Placement Set for APWU Election of National Officers
June 27, 2025
A drawing was held on June 27 to determine the order candidates’ names will appear on the ballot.
APWU Urges PRC To Save Saturday Delivery at Memphis Field Hearing
May 19, 2010
APWU Assistant Clerk Craft Director Mike Morris urged the Postal Regulatory Commission to save six-day mail delivery at a Memphis, TN field hearing, testifying that the Postal Service’s proposal would “deprive citizens of their right to receive mail...
APWU Rallies Against Big Banks, For Good Jobs
May 17, 2010
Protesting corporate greed and big-bank financiers, APWU officers and staff joined hundreds of union activists at a rally in Washington DC on May 17 to literally shut down K Street and to shed light on the mess big banks have made of the economy.
Bills to Extend Health Insurance Coverage To Young Adults Introduced in House, Senate
May 14, 2010
The children of postal workers enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) would retain health insurance coverage up to age 26 beginning this year, under legislation introduced this month by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rep....
Burrus: USPS Postage Discounts Are Illegal, Self-Defeating
May 12, 2010
Postage discounts for major mailers are illegal and “self-defeating,” APWU President William Burrus told lawmakers May 12. Excessive discounts for corporate mailers who engage in worksharing “deprive the USPS of revenue that is essential to maintain...
Burrus to Testify At House Hearing on Postage Discounts
May 12, 2010
APWU President William Burrus will testify on postage discounts on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, before a House subcommittee.