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2024 Ballot Measures: Wins for the Working Class

January 16, 2025
During the 2024 General Election, voters weighed in on more than just candidates; in many states, they also voted on state-specific ballot measures that mattered most to them as individuals, such as increasing the minimum wage, preserving public...

USPS Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Report Highlights Need for Adaptation, Expanded Services

January 16, 2025
Volume Down, Revenue Up. The financial results of the Postal Service for the 2024 fiscal year have been announced, and the results may surprise you. While USPS remains a trusted public service, it must continue to adapt to changes in the mail mix to...

APWU, NALC and UAW Request Postal Board of Governors Respect the Right to Organize

August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On August 4, the APWU, National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and United Auto Workers (UAW) wrote a joint letter to the Postal Board of...

2021 APWU Scholarship Winners

August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU proudly presents the winners of three scholarship programs: the E.C. Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, the Vocational Scholarship and the Best...

OSHA Releases New COVID-19 Guidance to Protect Workers

August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On August 13, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released new guidance to protect workers from the coronavirus (COVID-19)....

Contract Negotiations Update

August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU and postal management have now been engaged in negotiations for more than two months. The APWU National Negotiations Committee (NNC)...

And It’s Got Air

August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Motor Vehicle Service Craft members who were around in the 1990s vividly remember the craft’s struggles to have our transportation vehicles...

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