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Looking Back: Black Workers Organize ‘Revolutionary Union Movement’
May 19, 2025
This month in Labor History, we look back at the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement of 1968 - when over 4,000 Black workers who were fed up with racist policies organized a two-day strike at Chrysler’s Hamtracmck plant to demand improvements for...
Welcome and Gratitude
May 19, 2025
Health Plan Director Sarah J. Rodriguez expresses gratitude for members’ support of the APWU Health Plan, sharing excellent satisfactory rankings in payment accuracy, financial accuracy, and administrative accuracy.
Our Advantage is in Our Numbers - Let's Use It
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Negotiation Goals
The Clerk Craft’s goals during contract negotiations include steps towards starting all employees as career, and/or an automatic...
Activists Push for Cleveland Pilot Program
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On May 30, postal workers in Cleveland, OH had a special delivery for Postmaster General (PMG) Megan Brennan. Joined by Representative Marcy Kaptur...
What to Know About Pregnancy Discrimination
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace is when an employer treats an employee or job applicant unfavorably because of pregnancy, childbirth, or...
Contract Mediation Ends, Interest Arbitration Next
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
“We invoked mediation to make sure we pursued every avenue to reach a good contract for the membership,” said President Mark Dimondstein. “Despite...
The Role of Industrial Relations
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
You spend much of your time at work. You interact with co-workers, managers and the public. During the course of your employment, you build...