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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.
Convention Photos Posted Online
August 14, 2014
Photos from the APWU 22nd Biennial Convention in Chicago have been uploaded to the union's Flickr account where members can view and download high-resolution photos from all convention events.
To download a photo, click on it. The image you selected...
IT-AS Members Ratify New Contract
August 12, 2014
APWU members in the IT-Accounting Services Centers (AS) ratified a new Collective Bargaining Agreement by a vote of 592 to 38 in voting that ended Aug. 7, Support Services Director Steve Brooks has announced.
The new agreement, which covers...
Don’t Buy School Supplies at Staples
August 11, 2014
As the back-to-school season moves into high gear, the APWU is ramping up its ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ campaign, with online ads directed at educators and parents.
The ads ask them to buy school supplies elsewhere. The APWU has also developed a flyer for...
It’s Making Money from Operations
August 11, 2014
USPS management is doing its best to keep the good news quiet, but facts are facts.
According to reports released by the USPS on Aug. 11, as of June 30, three-quarters of the way through Fiscal Year 2014:
Operating income was up by about $1 billion...
Ask Senators: Stop Service Cuts and Plant Closures
August 11, 2014
The work of APWU members and supporters across the country is paying off: Fifty senators have agreed to co-sign a letter to the leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee urging them to stop devastating cuts to America’s postal network.
To...