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Postal Workers Hold Nationwide “Day of Action” Oct. 1 in 90 Cities to Promote Vote-by-Mail, Demand First-Class Service Year-Round
October 1, 2024
WASHINGTON – On Tues., Oct. 1 postal workers who are members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) will be rallying with the public in front of postal facilities across the country to sound the alarm about the United States Postal Service’s...
APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement Agreement
September 23, 2024
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a national dispute regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), specifically concerning the 2.5 percent cap on the total number of Part-...
APWU Members Join AFL-CIO Workers First Caravan for Racial and Economic Justice
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On June 17, an impressive 1,200 car caravan took over the streets of Washington, D.C. as one of the 608 events across the country in the Workers First...
Poor People’s Campaign Holds Virtual June 20 Rally
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On June 20 and 21, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival held threehour virtual rallies, demanding legislation and policies...
Postal Service Ranked as Most Essential Company During COVID-19 Pandemic
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On June 12, the Harris Poll released “The Harris Poll Essential 100,” a report that ranked companies based on their response to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Our Government Should Be “For the People”
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
“Government of the people, by the people, for the people” are the words Abraham Lincoln spoke in his famous Gettysburg Address. Those words describe...
President Dimondstein Testifies Before Congress About Vote By Mail
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On June 11, President Dimondstein testified before a congressional hearing of the Committee on House Administration on Voting Rights and Election...