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Bill Restricting Federal and Postal Unions from Deducting Union Dues Moves Forward in Congress
May 20, 2025
On March 18, the Paycheck Protection Act (H.R. 2174) was introduced in the House, which if passed, will prevent all federal and postal unions from deducting union dues from employee paychecks, thus weakening our collective bargaining power. Learn...
Stepping Up Our Work to Face a New Threat
May 20, 2025
Amid threats of privatization by the current presidential administration, A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service has revitalized our campaign, bringing together allied coalitions to strengthen ties between postal workers and our...
Walmart: Stop Fraud, Abuse in Charter Schools
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Recently, there have been many headlines about waste, fraud, and abuse at charter schools across the country. School districts lack the...
Momentum Demands Movement
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Momentum is defined as “mass in motion,” or “mass multiplied by velocity.”
In the political arena, momentum is critical to getting legislation...
Settlement Reached On Payment to PSEs for Fingerprints
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The APWU and the Postal Service signed an agreement on July 15 that will compensate Postal Support Employees (PSEs) for the time they spent and...
The Union Election Process: Nominations
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Nominating candidates for office is a fundamental component of democratically electing union officers, and an important part of the election...
OSHA Slams Postal Service with Five Citations, $16,000 in Fines
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
After an onsite inspection, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) slammed the Postal Service with five citations for violating...