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Bill to Give Major Tax Cuts to the Ultra Wealthy Stalled in Committee

May 17, 2025
Keep Calling Congress to Oppose Cuts to Postal and Federal Pensions

Layoffs - Worst Case Scenario?

May 15, 2025
“You and your coworkers are the Union! No matter your political party, now is the time to protect America’s Postal Service!” – Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez explains steps we can take to defend the public Postal Service and preserve our...

Dispute Filed Over Postal Service Data Security Breaches/Missing Laptops

March 3, 2008
The APWU has filed a national-level dispute over the Postal Service's data security breaches involving missing or stolen laptop computers containing personal and confidential information of APWU bargaining unit employees.

1912 Textile Strike Put Women in the Line of Fire

February 29, 2008
Early in the 20th Century, fully half of the 80,000 people living in Lawrence, MA, labored in its textile industry. The typical workplace was dimly lit, dangerously cramped with machinery, cold in the winter, and hot in the summer. Most of the...

Anti-Subcontracting Measure Attracting Support

February 28, 2008
Several more “co-sponsors” have signed on to show their support for the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236), which would require the Postal Service to bargain with postal unions before it engages in significant subcontracting. In February, these...

APWU Requests Investigation Of Private Contractors’ Use of USPS Property

February 28, 2008
APWU President William Burrus has asked USPS Inspector General David Williams to conduct an audit of the postal practice of permitting subcontractors to park trucks and store equipment on USPS property free-of-charge. The practice raises USPS...

APWU Continues the ‘Family’ Tradition

February 27, 2008
The Fort Wayne Area Local’s organizing drive last year yielded 135 new members.Organizing Committee Co-Chair Amy Sutcliffe, left, and Stephanie DeBolt prepare a bulk mailing during the campaign.  In 2007, when the APWU launched a Women’s Organizing...

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