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Postal Workers Hold Nationwide 'Day of Action' Oct. 1 in 90 Cities to Promote Vote-by-Mail, Demand First-Class Service Year-Round

October 1, 2024
WASHINGTON –  On Tues., Oct. 1 postal workers who are members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) will be rallying with the public in front of postal facilities across the country to sound the alarm about the United States Postal Service’s...

APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement Agreement

September 23, 2024
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a national dispute regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), specifically concerning the 2.5 percent cap on the total number of Part-...

Convention Delegates Protest National Chain's Offensive 'Brand'

August 22, 2008
The APWU convention was delayed Thursday morning while nearly 1,000 postal workers staged quiet demonstrations at three Las Vegas retail stores, with delegates protesting the offensive phrase Goin’ Postal in a “pack-and-ship” business’s name.  “We’...

APWU 2008 Convention Highlights Videos

August 22, 2008
Union Endorses Barack Obama for President - Wed, Aug. 20, 2008

Delegates Focus on Bargaining Priorities

August 20, 2008
More than 100 delegates stayed late Monday to hear the report on AFL-CIO affiliation.  APWU delegates identified negotiating priorities Aug. 19, when they considered resolutions submitted to the union’s Labor-Management Committee. “The biggest...

In Historic Speech, NALC's Young Emphasizes 'Need to Work Together'

August 19, 2008
President Bill Young stands with President Bill Burrus. In an inspiring speech that brought rank-and-file members of APWU crafts to their feet several times, National Association of Letter Carriers President Bill Young gave an emphatic call for...

Convention Highlights Video Available on Web Site, Hotel TV

August 18, 2008
As the APWU’s 19th Biennial National Convention gets under way, video highlights of the proceedings are being shown on www.apwu.org and on convention hotel television stations, 24 hours a day.  Bally’s – Channel 21 Paris – Channel 32 Flamingo –...

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