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17,000 AT&T Workers Strike Across Southeastern US

August 23, 2024
More than 17,000 AT&T workers across nine southeastern states walked off their jobs on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. The workers, represented by Communications Workers of America (CWA), filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against AT&T...

Statement from APWU President Mark Dimondstein on the Postal Service’s Proposal to Further Slow Mail Processing and Delivery

August 23, 2024
The American Postal Workers Union is deeply concerned regarding the August 22nd announcement from postal management, with the support of the Postal Board of Governors, that they are once again planning to slow down much of the country’s mail. The...

Former APWU National Officers Pass Away

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Ron Nesmith Ron Nesmith, former National Business Agent in the Clerk Division, passed away on December 9, 2020 at the age of 79. A resident of...

Public Banking Initiatives March Onward in California

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Regular readers of this column will recall that in late 2019, California passed a landmark public banking bill, which allowed for the creation of...

Gearing up for Contract Negotiations in 2021

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Happy new year, sisters and brothers! This past year brought challenges we had not seen in the Postal Service before. But all of you accepted...

Postal Workers Honored with Awards

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On December 15, postal workers were honored by the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) at the organization’s 23rd Annual...

New Year, New Beginnings!

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As we begin anew from an unprecedented year, it has not been easy. However, we do so filled with varied emotions. Sadness for the loss of family...

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