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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...

The Solution to Resolving the USPS’s Delayed Mail Challenge and Building Back Better

August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On July 20, the Postal Regulatory Commission advised the USPS not to change service standards. There were over 130,000 comments submitted to the...

VA Issues New Rules Regarding Mandatory Vaccination

August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On July 26, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) became the first Federal Agency to require the COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of...

Update on Postal Service Reform Act

August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 is critical to providing the Postal Service with much-needed financial relief. It is slowly moving its way...

The Billionaire “Space” Race is Built on Workers’ Backs

August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) With great media fanfare, three billionaires, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Richard Branson of Virgin Group and Elon Musk of Tesla, are engaging in a new “...

Contract Update

August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) APWU Is “Locking Down” With Management On September 7, the National Negotiation Committee (NNC) locked down with management for a week of intense...

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