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School Lunch Junk Fees Hit Working Families’ Wallets
November 19, 2024
The American Postal Worker sheds a light on school lunch “junk fees” that are another way big banks exploit working people.
Postal Service Eliminates Deepest Presort Discounts for Package Consolidators
November 19, 2024
The Postal Service eliminated the deepest presort discounts used by package consolidators, returning work to the USPS and increasing revenue.
At the Top of Their Game
September 11, 2014
Snce January, the APWU has signed up more than 6,300 new members. The commitment to organizing is growing, but we still have a long road ahead. Although excessing, downsizing and consolidations have hurt membership, some locals have maintained or...
We Don’t Always See Eye-to-Eye, But We Always Remain United
September 11, 2014
By now the 22nd Biennial National Convention is a thing of the past, but just in case you missed it, let us recap.
Just prior to the start of the convention, a committee of MVS members reviewed resolutions submitted by local and state unions...
Dispute on Custodial Staffing Settled; More Than 3,150 PSEs Converted
September 11, 2014
The APWU and USPS signed a major settlement on July 9 that resolved a long-standing dispute over custodial staffing and resulted in the conversion to career of all Maintenance Craft Postal Support Employees.
It was not an agreement we entered into...
Privatizing by Incentivizing
September 11, 2014
We often think of privatization as the transfer of public ownership. However, the Postal Service’s policy of offering postage discounts to large mailers has led to a similar harmful end result – a huge transfer of work and revenue from the public...
Our Right to Vote is Under Attack
September 11, 2014
In recent years, our right to vote has come under attack all across the country. Dozens of states are advancing voter suppression laws in an effort to influence the outcome of elections.
The democratic process of the United States is based on free...