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APWU Members Loud and Proud for Oct. 1 National Day of Action
October 8, 2024
Thousands of dedicated postal workers took to the streets for our “October 1 National Day of Action” to let the public know just how well we can move the mail when given the proper tools.
APWU President Mark Dimondstein Appears on PBS News Hour
October 2, 2024
Postal workers are warning of what they call 'substandard performance' by the U.S. Postal Service. The American Postal Workers Union is calling for the public’s help in demanding improved staffing, better customer service and more opportunity for...
HCR Disputes, Renewals and Subcontracting
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
On June 25, 2015, the APWU won another round in our fight against subcontracting when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) denied a motion...
'Big Bill' Haywood: The 'Wobbly' Giant
August 31, 2015
“Big Bill” Haywood was a big man with a big heart and a big dream – to build one big union for workers from every industry. He could break a man’s jaw with a single blow, but he wept openly when a poem moved him.
“Big Bill” was born William Dudley...
Clerk Officers Outline Criteria for Disbursement of $56 Million Payout for ‘Global Settlement’ of Violations of Article 1.6.B
August 31, 2015
In a conference call with local and state presidents, the APWU’s Clerk Division officers outlined the criteria for distributing the $56 million lump-sum penalty portion of the settlement that resolves a decades-long dispute over postmasters and...
Do You ‘Stand with Postal Workers?’
August 31, 2015
Have you signed ? Thousands have already taken the pledge. Check out this video to find out why.
Do You ‘Stand with Postal Workers?’
Posted by APWU - The American Postal Workers Union on Monday, August 31, 2015
A Century After His Execution, Labor’s Legendary Troubadour Lives On
August 31, 2015
One hundred years have passed since a firing squad at the Utah State Penitentiary executed Joe Hill at sunrise on Nov. 19, 1915. The renowned labor organizer had been framed on a murder charge.
But a century after his death, the legend of “Joe Hill...