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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-...

Sexual Harassment on the Rise

July 8, 2016
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) As a new and younger workforce enters the USPS, it should be no surprise that sexual harassment is on the rise and is being directed at both male and...

Still ‘Fighting for Justice’

July 8, 2016
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Members of the San Francisco Local at an Older Americans Month luncheon. It is an honor and privilege to serve as the new director of the APWU Retirees...

Staples’ Headaches Mount; Protests Alive and Kicking!

July 8, 2016
Activists protest Staples' June 14 shareholders meeting in Natick, Ma (This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Merger? Rejected!  CEO? Out!  Stocks? Down!  Stores? Closing!  Stop Staples Movement...

New PSE Health Care Options

July 8, 2016
It’s an honor to serve as the new APWU Health Plan Director. I wish my predecessor, William Kaczor Jr., all the best in retirement, and salute his many years of dedicated service to the union and to members of the union’s health plans. The APWU...

EEOC: National Reassessment Program Discriminated Against Injured Workers

July 8, 2016
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently ruled that the Postal Service’s National Reassessment Process (NRP) discriminated against...

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