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Protecting Our Labor Union and the Public Postal Service

May 19, 2025
Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard urges members to call on Congress to to continue to fight privatization, and informs readers about new anti-union bills to watch.  

Negotiations Update Support Services (May 2025)

May 19, 2025
Support Services Director Arrion Brown provides an update on the current and recently completed negotiations for workers covered in the Support Services Division.

Twenty Questions for 2020

January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  1. What is postal banking? It’s the provision of basic financial services through the USPS, ranging from check cashing to savings accounts, to...

Microbusinesses Strongly Prefer the Public Postal Service

January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  In the United States, firms with fewer than 10 employees make up 75 percent of all employers. With the rise of e-commerce, these microbusinesses...

Attacks on the Working Class

January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  I hope you all had a great Holiday Season. Your dedication and hard work bring smiles and happiness throughout the holidays to people worldwide...

Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Powell Honored with UFCW Minority Coalition’s Addie Wyatt Award

January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  On Nov. 23, 2019, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Minority Coalition held its 21st Annual Ball. At the event, APWU Secretary-...

Documentation Check Lists

January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  After having completed at a minimum a yearly financial review or local audit of the financial records and inventory, beginning the new year with...

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