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APWU Arbitration Award Secures Grievance Rights for Separated Non-Probationary Employees
July 17, 2025
The APWU has secured a major victory for the rights of non-probationary employees who are discharged without just cause from the Postal Service to file grievances on those discharges and have them heard in arbitration, Industrial Relations Director...
WATCH: APWU President Dimondstein on Ratification of 2024-2027 National Agreement
July 12, 2025
APWU President Mark Dimondstein Addresses the membership on the Ratification of the 2024-2027 National Agreement
May Day: Fighting for the Eight-Hour Day
April 30, 2015
Chicago in the 1880s was a hotbed of labor organizing.
Fed up with the status quo, where industrial workers toiled long hours in squalid conditions, the International Working People’s Association formed in 1883 and dedicated its resources to...
Pittsburgh City Council Joins ‘Stop Staples’ Campaign
April 24, 2015
The Pittsburgh City Council unanimously passed a Will of Council resolution in support of the Stop Staples campaign on April 7.
“The City of Pittsburgh will urge its citizens to become aware of these threats to the Postal Service and the efforts...
Long Island Area Local Demands ‘Dignity and Respect’ at Bargaining Table
April 22, 2015
More than 300 attended the Long Island Area Local’s Day of protest on Sunday, April 12, when members demanded to be “treated with the dignity and respect we deserve at the bargaining table” and an end to the “under-the-table Staples deal.”
As Contract Deadline Nears, Union Gears Up for Action
April 20, 2015
With the Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire in one month, APWU negotiators – and members – are preparing to turn up the heat! "As we enter the final month of bargaining, it will soon become clear whether management is serious about...
Rally, March Storm Downtown DC to Protest Secret Trade Deal
April 20, 2015
More than a thousand activists marched through the streets of Washington, DC, on April 20, demanding that legislators, ‘Don’t Trade Our Future,’ and stop the “fast tracking” of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).