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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.  

Mail Network Protection Act Gains Six More Co-Sponsors

June 6, 2008
Six more members of the U.S. House of Representatives have become co-sponsors of the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236).  Thanks to continuing grassroots action by APWU locals across the country, a total of 110 representatives — more than a...

Union Pauses for Impromptu Celebration of Obama’s Win

June 4, 2008
APWU officers and staff paused briefly Wednesday afternoon to celebrate Barack Obama’s apparent nomination as the Democratic Party candidate for president. “We want to acknowledge the historic nature of June 3, 2008,” said union President William...

Time Running Short For ‘Creativity Contest’ Entries

June 3, 2008
APWU members are reminded that entries for the union’s creativity contest for their children and grandchildren are due by June 30. Sponsored by the American Postal Workers Union, the contest is designed to promote among our youth a better...

APWU Testimony Kicks Off Controversy

June 2, 2008
Recent APWU testimony on Capitol Hill about the Postal Service’s obligation to provide “universal service” to all Americans seems to have stirred up a controversy. Addressing a House subcommittee on May 8, APWU Legislative Director Myke Reid...

Postal Workers Protected from Retaliation for Age-Discrimination Complaints

May 28, 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled May 27 that the law that prohibits age discrimination protects federal and postal employees from retaliation when they file age-discrimination complaints. The ruling is noteworthy because the statute in question...

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