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President Mark Dimondstein Updates Members on APWU Contract Negotiations

September 10, 2024
Greetings APWU Family, With our main Collective Bargaining Agreement expiring on September 20th, I wanted to give you a status report.

An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act

September 6, 2024
Time is running out to get the Social Security Fairness Act (HR 82) passed. We are asking every APWU member to call Monday, September 9th and demand our representatives sign the discharge petition (HR 1410).

Truths About Privatizing Social Security

November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Social Security is a successful program that has served this country well. Yet some groups want to privatize the program by taking the payroll...

Door-to-Door Organizing

November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Local and state organizations across the country signed up more than 11,000 new members as of September 2015 – just short of doubling what we...

A Change of Heart for the NLRB?

November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In a string of recent decisions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled decisively in favor of workers. As a result, President...

Standing Up, Fighting Back: A Job Well Done

November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) With a great sense of pride, I take this opportunity to recognize the hard work and dedication of our local and state leaders and National...

Union Settles Dispute on CDLs for Technicians

November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The union and management resolved a dispute in august concerning the Postal Service’s decision in April 2002 to waive the Commercial Driver’s...

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