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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...

Stop Staples Campaign Joined by Allies in San Francisco

September 26, 2016
Members of the Stop Staples campaign protested in front of a store on Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco – the location of the campaign’s first protest – on Sept. 23. They were joined by members of the American Federation of Teachers and the Living Wage...

Life Insurance Open Season Ends Sept. 30

September 23, 2016
Time is running out for the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI)’s Open Season, which ends Sept. 30. This is the first FEGLI Open Season since 2004. Until the end of the month, postal and federal employees who are eligible for...

APWU Installation of Officers

September 21, 2016
APWU members and guests are invited to attend the Installation of National Officers Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC 20009, (202) 483-3000. The ceremonial affair will feature the...

APWU Joins Boycott of Nabisco Products

September 15, 2016
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)   The APWU is urging union members to join a boycott of Mexican-made Nabisco products launched by the Bakery, Confectioners, Tobacco Workers and...

Report: TPP Will Challenge Public Postal Services

September 15, 2016
APWU delegates protest the TPP at the 2016 National Convention (This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade deal being negotiated behind closed...

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