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Unions Rally to Fight Back Against Illegal Postal Takeover
February 24, 2025
On Feb. 24, 2025, hundreds of union members joined together to show that workers are prepared to fight back against the proposed, illegal takeover of the United States Postal Service. Unions, including the Communications Workers of America (CWA),...
Statement of APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Attacks to the Public Postal Service
February 20, 2025
The Washington Post has reported that the Trump Administration will soon issue an Executive Order firing the Postal Board of Governors, and placing the United States Postal Service under the control of the Commerce Department.
Why the High Cost of Prescription Drugs?
September 12, 2019
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Americans are not able to negotiate over the price of prescription drugs for several reasons. First, laws passed by Congress forbid the...
New MS-1 Settlement and Implementation
September 11, 2019
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On Aug. 8, the Maintenance Craft reached a settlement with the USPS regarding Handbook MS-1, TL-5 and TL-6 Revisions and Related Maintenance...
Preparation for Interest Arbitration
September 11, 2019
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The interest arbitration hearings beginning Sept. 4th before neutral arbitrator Stephen Goldberg will determine our next Collective Bargaining...
A Grand Alliance Leads Push for Prefunding Repeal
September 11, 2019
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Before members of Congress prepared to head back to their districts for the August recess period, postal workers and allies in A Grand Alliance...
Vote in the APWU Election of National Officers
September 11, 2019
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Ballots for the American Postal Workers Union’s 2019 election of national officers will be mailed to all eligible APWU members Sept. 10-15. The...