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Recent Polling Shows Registered Voters Overwhelmingly Favor Public Postal Service, Expanding Services

May 8, 2025
In February, the APWU commissioned a national survey to better understand the public’s sentiment on the public Postal Service and attempts at privatization. Here are the key takeaways 

PRESS RELEASE: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Privatizing the U.S. Postal Service, Finds New Survey from Democratic and Republican Polling firms

May 8, 2025
WASHINGTON – New polling shows that postal customers strongly believe that proposals to privatize the United States Postal Service should be marked “Return to Sender.”  In a national survey of 1,402 registered voters, those surveyed oppose postal...

Maintaining Your Membership

We receive requests every day asking how those about to retire can continue their membership in the union. The following are summaries of the constitutional requirements for maintaining status as a member of the APWU.

Management Publishes New Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy

The Postal Service has finally published a new Drug and Alcohol Testing policy, Management Instruction PO-720-2010-1 [PDF], which became effective Dec. 31, 2009. We first announced an agreement with management on a new drug testing policy in March,...

Unemployment Compensation

Injured employees who undergo the National Reassessment Process (NRP) and are told by the Postal Service either that there is only partial-day work available or that there is no work available, should consider applying for unemployment compensation...

e-Team Report, Sept. 6, 2013

August Action Recap: Have You Reported Back? APWU Files Charges With Postal Regulatory Commission over Facility Closures, Service Standards Late Mail Spreads to Southeast Missouri Postal Retirement Benefits Remain Under Intense Scrutiny

Dispute Filed Concerning USPS Failure to Bargain Over Safety and Ergonomic Issues

The APWU has initiated a national dispute over the Postal Service's failure and refusal to meet and bargain in good faith the the Union about safety and ergonomic issues associated with the Delivery Bar Code Sorter (DCBS).

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