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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).

Transparency is a MUST

July 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After the initial rounds of negotiations, it has become even more apparent why the Motor Vehicle Division must have transparency at all levels...

Old Ideas on Vacancies Die Hard

July 1, 2015
National Day of Action event in Jacksonville, FL. (This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) It seems some old perceptions and misunderstandings die hard, even when confronted with clear and...

Protecting, Expanding Clerk Craft Jobs

July 1, 2015
Members march in Whitestone, NY, on May 14 National Day of Action. (This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) We have, for the moment, stopped the bleeding of jobs as over 20,000 Postal...

Canadian Postal Workers Support National Day of Action

July 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Our northern neighbors are standing with us in solidarity. Mike Palecek, President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, sent President...

APWU Lends a Hand to Letter Carriers’ Food Drive

July 1, 2015
APWU members in Upland, CA, with bags of collected food. (This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The National Association of Letter Carriers’ 23rd Annual Food Drive was held on May 9. Every...

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