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Postal Workers Hold Nationwide 'Day of Action' Oct. 1 in 90 Cities to Promote Vote-by-Mail, Demand First-Class Service Year-Round
October 1, 2024
WASHINGTON – On Tues., Oct. 1 postal workers who are members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) will be rallying with the public in front of postal facilities across the country to sound the alarm about the United States Postal Service’s...
APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement Agreement
September 23, 2024
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a national dispute regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), specifically concerning the 2.5 percent cap on the total number of Part-...
FMCSA Waives Regulations that Includes PVS CDL Holders in Response to COVID-19
April 29, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 national emergency, there is a high public need for transportation professionals. In response, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), recently announced a waiver from certain...
Reponse to President Trump’s remarks today that he will block coronavirus aid for the U.S. Postal Service
April 24, 2020
President Trump’s shameful comments today that the Postal Service “is a joke” and that USPS “should raise package prices four to five times” current levels is no laughing matter to the American people.
How to Celebrate Workers Memorial Day During COVID-19
April 24, 2020
Workers Memorial Day is Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The day honors those who have died fighting for safer workplaces and better rights for all, and a day to recommitment ourselves to the fight for safe jobs.
In our APWU tradition, wear your #...
APWU Responds to Washington Post Expose of White House Plot to Destroy the Public Postal Service
April 23, 2020
“It’s a power grab to destroy the public Postal Service. Shame on them,” responded APWU President Mark Dimondstein to shocking reports from the Washington Post that the Trump Administration is attempting to use the coronavirus crisis to force...
Stand Up for Safe Jobs This Workers Memorial Day
April 21, 2020
The number one priority of all levels of the APWU leadership during the current coronavirus crisis has been the health and safety of postal workers, our families, and that of the postal public. As part of our work to keep postal workers healthy and...