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APWU Honors Women's History Month
March 1, 2025
The APWU honors the contributions of American women in shaping our nation. The APWU National Executive Board met February 5-6 and adopted a proclamation to honor the women of the APWU throughout March, during Women’s History Month.
Unions Rally to Fight Back Against Illegal Postal Takeover
February 24, 2025
On Feb. 24, 2025, hundreds of union members joined together to show that workers are prepared to fight back against the proposed, illegal takeover of the United States Postal Service. Unions, including the Communications Workers of America (CWA),...
e-Team Report, Dec. 6, 2013
The Staples Deal: Postal Service Moves to Privatize Mail Service
Letter Carrier Killed After Postal Cuts Create Unsafe Working Conditions
APWU Brings the Street Heat
Walmart Workers & Labor Groups Protest Poverty Wages on Black Friday
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Contract Wage Increase Affects Dues
A salary increase negotiated in the form of an upgrade in the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement will take effect Feb. 16. In accordance with Article 16, Section 2(a) of the APWU Constitution and Bylaws, this will result in a corresponding...
Quality Home Care and Public Sector Unions at Risk in Supreme Court Case
In the coming weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will issue a ruling in Harris v. Quinn, a case involving the payment of union dues by public-sector home health workers in Illinois. The decision could come as early as next week or as late as the end of...
Don’t Outsource Postal Services
(Op ed by APWU President Mark Dimondstein in the Albuquerque Journal)
As the United States Postal Service confronts a changing future, those of us who work for the agency agree with the goals stated in a recent Albuquerque Journal editorial. The...
Privatization Merits ‘Serious Consideration,’ Panel Says
The National Academy of Public Administration, an organization chartered by Congress to provide advice to government leaders, recently evaluated a proposal to privatize all postal operations except delivery and concluded the idea “merits serious...