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Message to Our APWU Family Affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton Devastation

October 9, 2024
Many of our North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida members and their families, as well as the communities we serve, are reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Helene to life and property, and are facing a long difficult road to...

Robert Romanowski Appointed to Fill New Clerk Division Assistant Director “C” Position

October 9, 2024
On October 8, 2024, Robert “Bob” Romanowski was named by APWU Clerk Division Director Lamont Brooks to fill the newly created position of Assistant Director “C”, Clerk Division.

A Criminal Gets Off Easy

May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) You may have heard recently of the conviction of a criminal named Don Blankenship. He was sentenced to one year in prison. I am one who believes our...

EAP Offers New Web-Based Therapy

May 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CCBT) is the newest addition to the bank of confidential Employees Assistance Program (EAP) services that are...

MVS Workers Drive the Message Home

May 1, 2016
MVS panel participants (top row): Michael McDonald, Steven Dietz, William Drew (bottom row) Robert Stierle, Virgil Fleming, Kevin Knapp and Robert Strickland. (This article first appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker ...

APWU Website 'De-Links' Local Websites During Union Election Period

May 1, 2016
The APWU national election period has begun, and in approximately five months, on Oct. 5, the counting of ballots will begin. Effective May 1, the national APWU website "de-linked" all local and state websites for the duration of the union election...

The U.S. Post Office: The Workers' Savings Bank

April 30, 2016
The first depositors at the New York Postal Savings Bank. Once upon a time, in a not-so-far-away land, working people were able to safely deposit and withdraw their hard-earned dollars, with no excessive fees or fuss. Everyone had access to safe...

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