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APWU Members Loud and Proud for Oct. 1 National Day of Action

October 8, 2024
Thousands of dedicated postal workers took to the streets for our “October 1 National Day of Action” to let the public know just how well we can move the mail when given the proper tools.

APWU President Mark Dimondstein Appears on PBS News Hour

October 2, 2024
  Postal workers are warning of what they call 'substandard performance' by the U.S. Postal Service. The American Postal Workers Union is calling for the public’s help in demanding improved staffing, better customer service and more opportunity for...

APWU, Allies Launch 'Campaign for Postal Banking'

March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A coalition of consumer organizations, financial reform groups, faith-based organizations and workers’ groups, including the APWU, announced the...

Refinery Workers Strike for Safety

March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  On Feb. 1, for the first time in 35 years, the United Steel Workers Union (USW) announced work stoppages at oil refineries in five states to protest...

Mental Health Workers at Kaiser Hospitals Strike

March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  “Mental health, not corporate wealth!” That’s the plea of 2,600 National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) mental health employees at Kaiser...

Democracy Initiative Aims to Take Money Out of Politics

March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  Alarmed by the increasing role of corporate funding of elections and the suppression of voting rights in recent elections, a coalition known as the...

The TPP: A Secret, Dirty Deal

March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  A trade deal the U.S. is negotiating in secret with 11 other countries would slash labor rights; obstruct access to medication; degrade food safety...

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