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Postal Workers and Allies: Stop the Slowdown!
January 17, 2025
Stop the Slowdown! The Postal Service proposed plans to decrease service standards to the detriment of our communities. Here’s why hundreds of thousands members of the public are standing up and fighting back against efforts to degrade the country’s...
Our Labor History: National Strike Against GE and New York Transit Strike
January 17, 2025
This month in Labor History, we look back at two major strikes that shifted their industries: the General Electric and Westinghouse nationwide strike of over 800,000 auto and steelworkers, and the New York City Transit Strike which shut down the...
USPS Uses Trickery, Tries to Derail Staples Boycott
July 9, 2014
“A Postal Service letter to the APWU dated July 7 indicating that it is terminating the no-bid deal with Staples and replacing it with an ‘approved shipper’ program is a ruse,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. “The USPS is changing the name of...
Send a Postcard to Staples CEO
July 9, 2014
With momentum building for the ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ campaign, the APWU wants to make sure Staples CEO Ronald Sargent gets the message.
The union is asking supporters to sign a postcard addressed to Staples CEO Ronald L. Sargent, telling him that...
Issa Tries to Derail Six-Day Delivery – Again!
July 9, 2014
APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement for IT/AS Employees
July 8, 2014
The APWU and USPS have reached a tentative agreement on a contract for employees in the IT and Accounting Services (AS) units. Union members will have the opportunity to vote to ratify or reject the agreement. Details of the ratification process are...
AFSCME, UNITE HERE Join ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ Movement ’
July 7, 2014
The ‘Don’t Buy Staples’ campaign got another big boost on July 2, when the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) endorsed the boycott.
“We are asking our members, friends, family members and colleagues to take their...