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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-...

Microbusinesses Strongly Prefer the Public Postal Service

January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  In the United States, firms with fewer than 10 employees make up 75 percent of all employers. With the rise of e-commerce, these microbusinesses...

Attacks on the Working Class

January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  I hope you all had a great Holiday Season. Your dedication and hard work bring smiles and happiness throughout the holidays to people worldwide...

Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Powell Honored with UFCW Minority Coalition’s Addie Wyatt Award

January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  On Nov. 23, 2019, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Minority Coalition held its 21st Annual Ball. At the event, APWU Secretary-...

Documentation Check Lists

January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  After having completed at a minimum a yearly financial review or local audit of the financial records and inventory, beginning the new year with...

Let us Rise in 2020!

January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  I hope you were able to have a few moments to share some holiday time with family and friends. Hopefully your time at work involved standing...

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