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APWU Releases Q&As about 2025 Voluntary Early Retirement

February 1, 2025
The Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) recently announced for eligible postal workers by the Postal Service has generated many questions from the members of the APWU. The Postal Service published a list of questions and answers for our members.

House Resolution 70: Protecting the People’s Post Office

January 30, 2025
Please call APWU’s Legislative Hotline at 1-844-402-1001 to be connected to your member of Congress today, and ask them to cosponsor H. Res. 70, which expressly opposes postal privatization. Defending the people’s public Postal Service from...

Des Moines Postal Facility Issued $119,000 Fine for OSHA Violations

June 7, 2016
The University Station post office and sorting facility in Des Moines, IA was issued fine of $119,000 for two repeated and two serious OSHA citations on June 2. 

Ron Sargent Out as Staples CEO

June 3, 2016
The APWU welcomed the news that Ron Sargent will step down as Staples’ CEO at the company’s annual meeting on June 14.   The decision follows Staples’ failed attempt to merge with Office Depot, a strategy Sargent championed. “The company was...

Ron Sargent Out as Staples CEO

June 1, 2016
A 'Stop Staples' Protest in Dallas. The APWU welcomed the news that Ron Sargent will step down as Staples’ CEO at the company’s annual meeting on June 14.  

Shady Trade Deal Would Privatize Postal Service, WikiLeaks Says

June 1, 2016
According to documents released by WikiLeaks, a shady trade deal known as the Trade In Services Agreement (TISA) threatens the U.S. Postal Service even more than we thought.

Verizon Strikers Win New Contract

June 1, 2016
More than 40,000 striking Verizon workers returned to work on June 1, after the company and union negotiators signed a tentative agreement. “This contract is a victory for working families across the country and an affirmation of the power of...

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