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Join Webinar on Tuesday, May 13 at 7PM ET to Protect Our Postal Pensions!
May 12, 2025
Postal and Federal Pensions are at risk – APWU will be hosting a Legislative webinar on Tuesday, May 13 at 7-8PM ET titled Protect Our Pensions: Fight Back Against Proposed Retirement Cuts to explain its devastating impacts and how we can combat...
Statement by APWU President Mark Dimondstein on the Selection of the Next Postmaster General
May 9, 2025
On May 9, 2025, the Postal Board of Governors announced the selection of David Steiner as the next Postmaster General. Steiner is now going through an internal vetting process and is expected to assume the position sometime in July.
New Pay Rates Take Effect Aug. 6; Retroactive Pay Expected Nov. 4
July 27, 2016
Union Members across the country displayed solidarity on the openingday of arbitration. Members of the Oakland Local are shown above.
According to information provided by the Postal Service, the new pay rates outlined in the new union contract will...
We Have a New Union Contract!
July 27, 2016
Workfloor solidarity was instrumental in the fight for a new contract.(This article first appeared in the July-August 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine)
The big news is in - 200,000 postal workers represented by the APWU have a new...
President Obama Honors Postal Heritage Day
July 26, 2016
President Obama is honoring Postal Heritage Day, July 26, writing a tribute to the Postal Service and the workers who carry out its mission. July 26 has been designated Postal Heritage Day because it is the day in 1775 when the Second Continental...
APWU Joins Boycott of Made-in-Mexico Nabisco Products
July 26, 2016
The APWU is urging union members to join a boycott of Mexican-made Nabisco products launched by the Bakery, Confectioners, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) and endorsed by the AFL-CIO. Affected products include Oreos,...
In the Dog Days of Summer Drivers Want Air
July 25, 2016
With temperatures soaring, many Motor Vehicle Service Craft employees have complained about management’s failure to maintain functioning air conditioning systems in their trucks – and the APWU has addressed those complaints at the national level,...