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APWU Launches National Ad; Warns of Price Hikes, Post Office Closures in Anti-Privatization Campaign
July 21, 2025
This week the American Postal workers Union (APWU) launched a national advertising campaign on to alert the public about proposed plans to privatize the public postal service. The ad called “Memo” highlights a document sent by Wells Fargo Equity...
APWU Arbitration Award Secures Grievance Rights for Separated Non-Probationary Employees
July 17, 2025
The APWU has secured a major victory for the rights of non-probationary employees who are discharged without just cause from the Postal Service to file grievances on those discharges and have them heard in arbitration, Industrial Relations Director...
Who We Are
July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Human Relations Director Sue Carney
There is no doubt our country is divided, whether it is because of opposing political views and party ...
Hearing Loss
July 24, 2018
Twenty percent of Americans report some degree of hearing loss but those who serve are far more impacted by auditory disorders than the general public due to their exposure to artillery gunfire, battlefield explosives, loud machinery, aircraft noise...
The Struggle to Win the 40-Hour Workweek
July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Research & Education Director Joyce Robinson
The upcoming celebration of Labor Day is a good time to remember the role labor unions have...
Many Hands Make Light Work
July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Organization Director Anna Smith
Sometimes it seems like we are our own worst enemy. When I first started my postal career there was always gloom...
The Attacks From All Sides Can Only Be Fought Through Solidarity
July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard
White House Proposal to Privatize the Postal Service
In June, the White House proposal, “...