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APWU Launches National Ad; Warns of Price Hikes, Post Office Closures in Anti-Privatization Campaign
July 21, 2025
This week the American Postal workers Union (APWU) launched a national advertising campaign on to alert the public about proposed plans to privatize the public postal service. The ad called “Memo” highlights a document sent by Wells Fargo Equity...
APWU Arbitration Award Secures Grievance Rights for Separated Non-Probationary Employees
July 17, 2025
The APWU has secured a major victory for the rights of non-probationary employees who are discharged without just cause from the Postal Service to file grievances on those discharges and have them heard in arbitration, Industrial Relations Director...
After Strike, German Postal Workers Win Contract
September 1, 2015
German postal workers on strike
in North Rhine-Westphalia.
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
After a four-week strike, German postal workers have secured a contract.
Big Wins for Migrant Workers, Thanks to Public Support
September 1, 2015
Western Washington University students
at a blueberry picker strike at Sakuma Brothers Farms in late June.
Photo courtesy of James Leder
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
Migrant...
Tell the OIG: ‘I Support Postal Banking!’
September 1, 2015
Activists protest payday lenders in Columbia, MO.
Photo credit: Ryan Betz of GRO Missouri
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
A May 2015 white paper by the USPS Office of Inspector...
Moving Forward on the Contract, Safety and Health
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The APWU participated in mediation on our contract throughout the summer, in sessions that were frequently contentious. We were candid and...
2015 APWU Scholarship Winners
September 1, 2015
The APWU proudly presents the winners of three scholarship programs: The E.C.Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, Vocational Scholarship, and Best Essay Award for 2015.