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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...

Organizing for Action in 2017

November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Sisters and brothers, an important part of our fight to protect and secure our hard-earned benefits and to help to preserve the Postal Service...

Open Season: Nov. 14-Dec. 12

November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) With Open Season for enrolling in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) plans set for Nov. 14 through Dec. 12, I urge everyone to compare...

Standing Rock Sioux Stands Up to Big Oil

November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Standing Rock Sioux, a federally recognized Native American tribe, has taken a stand against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline...

What to Expect in a Lame Duck Congress

November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) When members of Congress return to the Capitol after Election Day, they will be officially operating in a “lame duck” session.  The “lame duck”...

Understanding Climate Change

November 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Climate change is defined as “Any significant long-term change in the expected patterns of average weather of a region (or the whole Earth)...

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