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Update: CDL Medical Certification Integration

June 18, 2025
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) adopted a rule change in 2015, along with many other components of this rule change, was the requirement that the Medical Examiner who performs a Commercial Driver Certification physical will...

Candidates Nominated for APWU Election of National Officers

June 17, 2025
Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth "Liz" Powell has announced that the following union members have been certified as candidates for election to national office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution and Bylaws.

Organize to Fight Consolidations!

January 1, 2017
APWU members and allies hold a protest to save the Duluth, MN, processing plant.  (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) It is time to assess our goals for the next three years. we...

Some Thoughts on the 2016 Election and Beyond

January 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) I want to commend all the members who engaged in the political process of the 2016 election season, those who registered voters, knocked on...

First Meeting of Young Members Committee

January 1, 2017
The National Young Members Committee with National Officers.  (L-R) (front row) Courtney Jenkins, Sabrina Larsen, Ephrem De Hoyos, Quanisha Mcneal, Joshua Gray  (back row) Zach DeRuyter, Matt Thomas, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell, President Mark...

January-February Labor History Milestones

December 31, 2016
Strikers marching during the 1912 “Bread and Roses” textile strike.  Photo courtesy of the Lawrence History Center (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  January 11, 1912 – The...

APWU, USPS Sign Agreement For Offices Without a Local Union Structure

December 27, 2016
The APWU signed an updated agreement December 22, 2016, for Members-at-Large who work in small post offices that are not represented by a local union...“The memorandum is important,” said President Mark Dimondstein. “It continues to provide the...

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