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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.

AFL-CIO Young Workers Meet with Brazilian Union Leaders

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) A delegation of young workers from the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) traveled to Sao Paulo, Brazil for...

Selection from the In-Service Register

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Maintenance Craft Directors  We have noticed an uptick in the use of maintenance craft in-service registers. This makes it a good time to point...

MVO/TTO Qualification Standards Settlement

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors  The APWU and the Postal Service finalized a settlement on May 9, 2017 resolving national case A19V20021,...

Building Our Future – A Challenge, A Priority

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Northeast Regional Coordinator John Dirzius As a proud member of the American Postal Workers Union since its birth in 1971, I have witnessed first-...

A Significant Step Forward for Remedies

July 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Craft Directors  The APWU took a significant step forward in holding the Postal Service accountable for violations of the Collective...

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