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APWU Takes on Wall Street and Postal Privatizers
July 24, 2025
On July 24, hundreds of postal workers, labor allies, and members of the community took to the streets of New York City in a high-spirited rally to tell Wall Street bankers, billionaires, and anyone who wants to privatize our postal service that “...
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...
Arbitrator Blasts Management In BMC Staffing Case
January 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The APWU won an important grievance involving maintenance Craft staffing at Bulk Mail Centers on Oct. 19, when Arbitrator Ira Jaffe issued a...
Looking Back, Going Forward After a Year of Progress
January 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Welcome to 2016! I trust all members had a safe and prosperous holiday period.
As we begin 2016, I would like to share a short review of the...
Why We Don’t Have a New Contract Yet
January 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The question can be heard throughout the APWU: Why don’t we have a new contract yet?
It's State Law
January 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Recently, an APWU local union received a “penalty assessment order” from a state agency that instructed the local union to pay $41,000 for...
Executive Board Endorses Bernie Sanders for President
January 1, 2016
Sen. Bernie Sanders at the All-Craft Conference
with President Mark Dimondstein
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The APWU national executive board voted on Nov. 5 to endorse...