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Layoffs - Worst Case Scenario?

May 15, 2025
“You and your coworkers are the Union! No matter your political party, now is the time to protect America’s Postal Service!” – Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez explains steps we can take to defend the public Postal Service and preserve our...

Due Process, Your Union Right

May 15, 2025
Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash explains due process, “one of our most important union rights. In the simplest of terms, it means you have the right to your ‘day in court’ to tell your side of the story and defend yourself if management...

Change is Continuous

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Maintenance Craft Directors  On Oct. 17, we attended a national Tech & Mech joint committee meeting with the USPS. APWU Maintenance, Clerk...

Large Mailers Are Privatizing the Postal Service

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Craft Directors  Millions of Americans utilize USPS on a daily basis, yet the public desire for a Postal Service that serves the common...

APWU Prepares for 2018 Contract Negotiations

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   The APWU is gearing up for upcoming negotiations to secure a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the United States Postal Service....

2018 Fighting Today for a Better Tomorrow

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By President Mark Dimondstein   Happy New Year! 2018 will be extremely challenging and busy as the fight continues to protect our jobs from the...

Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike Anniversary

January 1, 2018
March 29, 1968 protest Photo by Richard Copley (This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   This spring marks 50 years since sanitation workers in Memphis went on strike, Dr. Martin Luther...

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