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APWU Launches National Ad; Warns of Price Hikes, Post Office Closures in Anti-Privatization Campaign
July 21, 2025
This week the American Postal workers Union (APWU) launched a national advertising campaign on to alert the public about proposed plans to privatize the public postal service. The ad called “Memo” highlights a document sent by Wells Fargo Equity...
APWU Arbitration Award Secures Grievance Rights for Separated Non-Probationary Employees
July 17, 2025
The APWU has secured a major victory for the rights of non-probationary employees who are discharged without just cause from the Postal Service to file grievances on those discharges and have them heard in arbitration, Industrial Relations Director...
Negotiations with USPS and Private Sector
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Negotiating new and successor collective bargaining agreements during this COVID-19 period has proved to be very challenging. The Support Services...
Postal Workers Weathered the Storm
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The past 15 months has been challenging and stressful for postal workers. The COVID-19 pandemic spared no one, touching almost everyone in some way,...
Mail Processing Equipment Arbitration
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The Maintenance National Officers arbitrated a section of Electronic Work Hours Estimated Program (eWHEP) on May 18-19, before a newly selected...
Investing in Retail and the Customer Experience – Clerks Care
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In an effort to offer more postal products and services and increase revenue, the Clerk Division has held several meetings with the Postal Service...
APWU Retirees Still Fighting for Justice
July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Eliminate the WEP and GPO
This year, as we have done in the past, retirees recognize the anniversary of Social Security, created in August 1935, and...