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APWU Launches National Ad; Warns of Price Hikes, Post Office Closures in Anti-Privatization Campaign

July 21, 2025
This week the American Postal workers Union (APWU) launched a national advertising campaign on  to alert the public about proposed plans to privatize the public postal service. The ad called “Memo” highlights a document sent by Wells Fargo Equity...

APWU Arbitration Award Secures Grievance Rights for Separated Non-Probationary Employees

July 17, 2025
The APWU has secured a major victory for the rights of non-probationary employees who are discharged without just cause from the Postal Service to file grievances on those discharges and have them heard in arbitration, Industrial Relations Director...

Solidarity

April 1, 2019
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By President Mark Dimondstein  Our labor anthem is “Solidarity Forever.” I sign letters “in union solidarity.” But what is solidarity? The dictionary...

Postal Employees and Retirees See Threats to Pay and Benefits in White House Budget

March 29, 2019
The White House released its plans for the fiscal year 2020 budget this month. It once again attacks workers, calling for deep cuts to salaries, retirement and health benefits. It also echoes parts of the Postal Task Force December 2018 report that...

The Great Mail Strike - March 18-25, 1970

March 25, 2019
Today, we remember when, in 1970, postal workers hit the streets and won the right to collectively bargain for wages and benefits. #1U  

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