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Stay Vigilant About Suspicious Mail and Packages

November 18, 2024
As election mail season ends, and the Postal Service begins processing “peak season” mail, The Industrial Relations Department reminds you to stay vigilant about suspicious mail and packages. Here are signs to look for: 

APWU and USPS ‘Stop the Clock’ – What Does This Mean for You?

November 18, 2024
Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash explains what it means to “Stop the Clock” during APWU-USPS contract negotiations.

After Strike, German Postal Workers Win Contract

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) German postal workers on strike in North Rhine-Westphalia. After a four-week strike, German postal workers have secured a contract. Workers...

‘I Support Postal Banking!’

September 1, 2015
Activists protest payday lendors in Columbia, MO. A May 2015 white paper by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) concludes that the Postal Service can act now to expand and enhance existing financial services, such as money orders,...

A Grand Alliance Goes to Congress

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A delegation of representatives from A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service took their concerns about postal issues to Capitol Hill...

Momentum Demands Movement

September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Momentum is defined as “mass in motion,” or “mass multiplied by velocity.” In the political arena, momentum is critical to getting legislation...

NLRB Strikes Major Blow to USPS-Staples Deal

September 1, 2015
Protestors outside Staples headquarters in Framingham, MA, on June 4. (This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In a major blow to the Postal Service’s deal with Staples, Region 5 of...

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