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Looking Back: Black Workers Organize ‘Revolutionary Union Movement’

May 19, 2025
This month in Labor History, we look back at the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement of 1968 -  when over 4,000 Black workers who were fed up with racist policies organized a two-day strike at Chrysler’s Hamtracmck plant to demand improvements for...

Welcome and Gratitude

May 19, 2025
Health Plan Director Sarah J. Rodriguez expresses gratitude for members’ support of the APWU Health Plan, sharing excellent satisfactory rankings in payment accuracy, financial accuracy, and administrative accuracy.

Observe Juneteenth National Freedom Day June 19, 2022 - Find events in your area!

June 13, 2022
On Monday June 20th, postal workers will commemorate Juneteenth as a paid holiday. Juneteenth itself is celebrated June 19th. This 11th paid holiday for career postal employees was won in our new union contract, signed on February 28th.  The APWU...

President Dimondstein Presents the Struggle for Shorter Working Hours at AFL-CIO Convention

June 13, 2022
On June 13, APWU President Mark Dimondstein addressed the delegates at the 2022 AFL-CIO Convention in Philadelphia, introducing a resolution that supports a shorter work week with no reduction in pay/benefits. Read his transcript:

Don't Let the Postal Service check Your "Pulse!"

June 8, 2022
Starting June 14 through July 15 2022, the USPS is pushing its annual Postal Pulse Survey. The APWU leadership urges you to not let the Postal Service take your Pulse! Management surveys have been used as a weapon against the APWU during contract...

Arbitration Advocacy Training Registration

June 8, 2022
Arbitration Advocacy Training Registration (August 28 - September 4, 2022). The training is designed to provide an in-depth knowledge of the techniques needed to effectively prepare a case for arbitration. To attend the training, APWU members must...

IT/AS Town Hall Zoom Meetings Scheduled June 13 & 15 on New Tentative Agreement

June 8, 2022
Register to attend one of the Town Hall Zoom Meetings for the Information Technology/Accounting Services (IT/AS) unit to review/discuss the terms of the new tentative agreement! Multiple dates/times are offered betweeen June 13 and 15. Click on the...

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