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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...
USPS Retiree Quarterly Newsletter: "Hit" or "Miss"
September 12, 2019
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The USPS Retiree Quarterly Newsletter Spring 2019 issue, the first mailed to all USPS retirees, was both a “Hit” and a “Miss.” The “Hit” was...
Return to Work Responsibility
September 12, 2019
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
To help injured employees return to suitable employment, the Postal Service may request medical progress reports. Form CA-17 is generally used...
Spouses Serving in the Shadows
September 12, 2019
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
U.S. servicemembers who experience traumatic events during military service are commonly diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...
Burnout: Signs, Symptoms, and Prevention
September 12, 2019
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Burnout is a state of emotional and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. People affected feel hopeless, powerless,...
On the Oregon Trail
September 12, 2019
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Notice I didn’t say “organizing” trail although in this instance it is one and the same. I am just back from a trip to the Beaver State during...