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Update: CDL Medical Certification Integration
June 18, 2025
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) adopted a rule change in 2015, along with many other components of this rule change, was the requirement that the Medical Examiner who performs a Commercial Driver Certification physical will...
Candidates Nominated for APWU Election of National Officers
June 17, 2025
Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth "Liz" Powell has announced that the following union members have been certified as candidates for election to national office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution and Bylaws.
Blame it on the Rain: USPS Fails to Meet Safety Goals
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
According to an analysis by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), the Postal Service failed to meet its own safety goals in Fiscal Year 2014...
After Strike, German Postal Workers Win Contract
September 1, 2015
German postal workers on strike
in North Rhine-Westphalia.
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
After a four-week strike, German postal workers have secured a contract.
Big Wins for Migrant Workers, Thanks to Public Support
September 1, 2015
Western Washington University students
at a blueberry picker strike at Sakuma Brothers Farms in late June.
Photo courtesy of James Leder
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
Migrant...
Tell the OIG: ‘I Support Postal Banking!’
September 1, 2015
Activists protest payday lenders in Columbia, MO.
Photo credit: Ryan Betz of GRO Missouri
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
A May 2015 white paper by the USPS Office of Inspector...
Moving Forward on the Contract, Safety and Health
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The APWU participated in mediation on our contract throughout the summer, in sessions that were frequently contentious. We were candid and...