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APWU National Executive Board Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for the Next President of the United States
July 23, 2024
On July 23, 2024, the APWU National Executive Board voted unanimously to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the next President of the United States. One day earlier, the AFL-CIO Executive Council, where the APWU is represented by President...
Postal Workers Deserve a Great Contract!
July 23, 2024
Below is an excerpt from my address at the opening of national negotiations.
The [APWU] welcomes this opportunity to represent approximately 200,000 postal workers in these important negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between our...
Burrus: USPS Postage Discounts Are Illegal, Self-Defeating
May 12, 2010
Postage discounts for major mailers are illegal and “self-defeating,” APWU President William Burrus told lawmakers May 12. Excessive discounts for corporate mailers who engage in worksharing “deprive the USPS of revenue that is essential to maintain...
Burrus to Testify At House Hearing on Postage Discounts
May 12, 2010
APWU President William Burrus will testify on postage discounts on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, before a House subcommittee.
APWU Urges Postal Commission To Save Saturday Service
May 11, 2010
Testifying at a Las Vegas field hearing, APWU Western Region Coordinator Omar Gonzalez urged the Postal Regulatory Commission to reject the USPS proposal to end Saturday delivery.
USPS Cited for Third Set Of Safety Violations in One Week
May 11, 2010
Issuing its third set of citations in less than a week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) charged the USPS with five counts of “willful” safety violations in Bedford Park, IL on May 5.
APWU Offers Pins to Commemorate Postal Strike
May 7, 2010
To honor more than 200,000 postal workers who participated in the Great Postal Strike of 1970, the APWU invites union members to purchase lapel pins that commemorate the 40th anniversary of the illegal work stoppage.