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Reconciliation Legislation Passes - Attacks on Postal Pensions DEFEATED

July 3, 2025
On July 3, Trump's tax-and-spending reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) passed by narrow margins in the House and Senate, giving $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy paid for by the working class. While we successfully fought off the threats most...

Privatizers Lay Out Their Plan for Destroying Public Postal Service

June 30, 2025
On June 24, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing titled, “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders.”

What to Expect in the 116th Congress

January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Legislative & Political Department Director Judy Beard Our campaign to stop postal privatization is a fight to keep a universal Postal...

Voting is Our Priority

January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Southern Region Coordinator Kennith Beasley  I trust that all APWU members had a Happy Holiday Season and New Year. During 2018 we had...

FMCSA Revises its Regulations on Insulin-Treated Diabetes Mellitus

January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By MVS Division Director Michael O. Foster In a significant change to Department of Transportation (DOT) rules, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

How to Get a Custodial Staffing Review

January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Maintenance Division Director Idowu Balogun A staffing review is an important tool for protecting Maintenance Craft jobs, and we encourage...

Fighting Back On-the-Clock

January 16, 2019
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Clerk Division Director Clint Burelson  Are you tired of management knowingly and willfully violating the contract, providing poor service to...

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