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United Auto Workers Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Union-Busting Scab Trump, Musk

August 16, 2024
The United Auto Workers (UAW) filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against former President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Aug. 13, after the far-right billionaire cronies discussed illegally intimidating workers on strike by...

Sixth COLA Increase Announced

August 14, 2024
In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bar­gaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $0.47 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective September 7, 2024.

“Dang Union, I’m Getting Out!”

(This article appears in the November-December 2013 edition of The American Postal Worker.) “Dang union, I’m getting out!” This phrase, unfortunately uttered far too often, reflects how little success union officers have in earning the understanding...

Privatizers Say: Contract Out Everything But Delivery

In January, a group of “postal industry thought leaders” published a paper that advocates contracting out all postal functions except delivery — a plan that is often referred to as “the last mile strategy.”  The paper, titled “Restructuring the U.S...

e-Team Report, March 9, 2012

Transportation Trouble Postal Reform USPS Makes Call to Halt Closures During Election Season

The Importance of AFL-CIO Federation Affiliation

Affiliating with the AFL-CIO state federations and AFL-CIO Central Labor Councils isn’t just the right thing to do — it is essential in our fight to save the United States Postal Service and to protect our jobs. 

Dispute Over Deficiencies in the Casual Compliance Report

This dispute concerns deficiencies in the Casual Compliance Report provided to the APWU for purposes of monitoring compliance with contractual limitations on the hiring of casuals.

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