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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...

Our Retail Units Are Not for Sale!

(This article appears in the March/April 2014 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As the old adage says, “the handwriting is on the wall!” The message, “privatize America’s Postal Service,” is in bold print.

No Consensus So Far on Extension of Unemployment Benefits

Negotiations to extend emergency benefits for the long-term jobless came to a standstill in the Senate on Tuesday. That leaves more than 1.4 million people without federal unemployment aid at least until late January, when lawmakers are likely to...

Testing Your Home for Lead

Many houses and apartments built before 1978 contain high levels of lead, which can pose serious health hazards. The lead typically comes from the paint used in these dwellings. Federal law requires landlords and sellers to supply information on the...

USPS Provided Incorrect Notification On FMLA Status to Employees

The Postal Service recently informed the APWU that it provided incorrect notification to 696 employees on a Designation Notice for FMLA Leave (Form WH-382) that was sent to them in late March.  

Long-Term Care A Problem Too Long Ignored

Our nation has too long ignored the need to address in a fiscally responsible manner the emerging long-term crisis facing seniors, baby boomers, and younger people with disabilities.

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