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APWU Launches National Ad; Warns of Price Hikes, Post Office Closures in Anti-Privatization Campaign
July 21, 2025
This week the American Postal workers Union (APWU) launched a national advertising campaign on to alert the public about proposed plans to privatize the public postal service. The ad called “Memo” highlights a document sent by Wells Fargo Equity...
APWU Arbitration Award Secures Grievance Rights for Separated Non-Probationary Employees
July 17, 2025
The APWU has secured a major victory for the rights of non-probationary employees who are discharged without just cause from the Postal Service to file grievances on those discharges and have them heard in arbitration, Industrial Relations Director...
The Billionaire “Space” Race is Built on Workers’ Backs
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
With great media fanfare, three billionaires, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Richard Branson of Virgin Group and Elon Musk of Tesla, are engaging in a new “...
VA Issues New Rules Regarding Mandatory Vaccination
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On July 26, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) became the first Federal Agency to require the COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of...
Contract Update
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
APWU Is “Locking Down” With Management
On September 7, the National Negotiation Committee (NNC) locked down with management for a week of intense...
APWU Victory! USPS Ends Attempt to Change Union LWOP Rules for Political Activity
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On July 9, postal management informed President Dimondstein that they are ending their attempt to change Union Leave Without Pay (LWOP) rules...
The Power of Organizing
August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
I often hear some members asking why it matters that we keep emphasizing the importance of organizing. With 200,000 members, some say, why does it...