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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-...
The Future of Retail: Moratorium and Discussion
May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
By Clerk Craft Directors
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) “Re: Retail” imposes a one-year moratorium on any new contracts under the Approved...
You Have a Right to a Safe Workplace
May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of the The American Postal Worker magazine.)
By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman
Your safety at work is a priority to the American Postal Workers Union (APWU). We want you to come...
Washington Post Gets It Wrong
May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
In a Feb. 13, 2017 opinion piece, “The Postal Service needs more than a Band-Aid,” The Washington Post editorial board issued a troubling public stance...
The Market for International Remittances is Hot
May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The market for international remittances – sending money abroad – is rapidly expanding. Between 2010 and 2014, money transfers worldwide increased...
Yes Virginia, Unions Have to File Taxes, Too
May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell
April was tax time for citizens, but unions have a tax time too. All unions, which are tax-exempt organizations, are...