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Reconciliation Legislation Passes - Attacks on Postal Pensions DEFEATED
July 3, 2025
On July 3, Trump's tax-and-spending reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) passed by narrow margins in the House and Senate, giving $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy paid for by the working class. While we successfully fought off the threats most...
Privatizers Lay Out Their Plan for Destroying Public Postal Service
June 30, 2025
On June 24, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing titled, “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders.”
Spreading the Word, Gearing Up for Action
May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Since the successful launch of A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service on Feb. 12, APWU’s allies have been busy spreading the word about the...
Understanding Your Rights
May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Many employees accept unwarranted discipline, simply because they are unaware of their rights. Sometimes out of fear of losing their job, or being...
Fight Back Against Closures, Consolidations
May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
APWU members across the country are fighting efforts by USPS management to close or consolidate 82 mail processing facilities this year.
Locals have...
When Complement Managers Make Contact, Union Calls Foul
May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
As this issue goes to press, there is no sign that management is stopping or postponing the Network Rationalization Plan and the quest to systemically...
Senate Opposes USPS Service Cuts
May 1, 2015
The Senate approved a motion on S. Con. Res. 11 introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that instructs budget conferees to insist on a deficit-neutral fund to halt mail processing center closures, restore overnight mail delivery, and protect...