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Organizing Is Not Passive: Why Union Building Means Reaching Out, Not Waiting Around
May 19, 2025
“Organizing is about talking to people and building relationships. It is about having hard conversations and asking others to stand with you.” - Organizing Director Anna Smith encourages members to organize their non-member coworkers.
Protecting Our Labor Union and the Public Postal Service
May 19, 2025
Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard urges members to call on Congress to to continue to fight privatization, and informs readers about new anti-union bills to watch.
Union to Re-Run Two NBA Races
June 20, 2008
The APWU will conduct new elections for two National Business Agent (NBA) positions to resolve an investigation by the Department of Labor, union President William Burrus has announced. The two elections to be re-run are the Clerk NBA “A” race in...
Postal Relief Fund Available to Flood Victims
June 19, 2008
Hundreds of volunteers place sandbags along
the levee in Cedar Falls, IA, June 10, 2008.
(Photo: FEMA)
Postal employees whose property was damaged or destroyed due to recent flooding in Iowa and other parts of the Midwest are eligible to apply for...
Constitution Committee Reviews Convention Resolutions
June 18, 2008
The union’s Constitution Committee convened at APWU headquarters in Washington, DC, on June 16 to begin reviewing resolutions submitted by APWU state and local unions to amend the APWU Constitution and Bylaws. The resolutions will be debated and...
Union Campaign Against Violent Stereotype Greeted with Silence by Postal Management
June 12, 2008
When the APWU objected to an E! Entertainment Television series titled Going Postal: 15 Shocking Acts of Violence last month, APWU President William Burrus expected support from the Postal Service, he said recently.
“The title of the series is an...
Convention Screening Committee Begins Review
June 12, 2008
Preparations for the union’s National Convention ramped up this week, as the Screening Committee met in Washington, DC, to begin the process of sorting through hundreds of resolutions that will be considered by convention delegates.