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17,000 AT&T Workers Strike Across Southeastern US

August 23, 2024
More than 17,000 AT&T workers across nine southeastern states walked off their jobs on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. The workers, represented by Communications Workers of America (CWA), filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against AT&T...

Statement from APWU President Mark Dimondstein on the Postal Service’s Proposal to Further Slow Mail Processing and Delivery

August 23, 2024
The American Postal Workers Union is deeply concerned regarding the August 22nd announcement from postal management, with the support of the Postal Board of Governors, that they are once again planning to slow down much of the country’s mail. The...

Frequently Asked Questions

January 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In October, the APWU Health Plan hosted our yearly Health Plan Seminar in Las Vegas, NV. The education of local and state leaders on health plan...

New Employee, New Union Member

January 1, 2017
Prospective members at orientation training by the Phoenix Metro Area Local. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  Missed opportunities to strengthen the APWU are happening every...

Let’s Work Together to Strengthen Our Union!

January 1, 2017
New Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman with  NBA Pete Coradi, Queens Area Local President Ron Suslak,  local leaders and activists. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) I...

New Congress, Same Goals

January 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The 2016 election is over. It is time to revamp our efforts to secure legislation to benefit the working class and protect the public Postal...

Let’s Get the Year Started Right!

January 1, 2017
“As long as we collectively work together, stand together and fight together, we can do any doggone thing we want to do!”  said Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell at the Rally for Social and Economic Justice and Equality. Photo courtesy of NNU  (This...

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