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Preparing for Retirement
January 15, 2025
Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor urges postal workers, whether you’re 5, 10, or 30 years from retirement, to prepare by attending retirement planning seminars hosted by the APWU Retirees Department and staying abreast of relevant legislation.
Progress Is A Must In This New Year
January 15, 2025
Human Relations Director Daleo Freeman outlines goals for the department in 2025, including to continue trainings for locals and states, and to utilize Regional Resource Assistants to better assist locals and states with their issues.
Full Disclosure Required
March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Postal employees are hardworking and giving. Many hold down two jobs. Some run a side business or help with a family business, while others volunteer...
The Fight for Pay Equity
March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The Equal Pay Act, signed by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, made it illegal to pay men and women working the same job different salaries....
Excerise Your Precious Right to Organize
March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Organizing is our union’s strength and essential to our survival. When contract negotiations take place, inevitably non-members ask questions about...
Our Members Expect Change
March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Editor's Note: Below are excerpts from President Dimondstein's opening statement at contract negotiations.
The American Postal Workers Union welcomes...
How You Can Fight Money in Politics
March 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Postal workers’ allies in the 114th Congress are attempting to reverse the drastic slowdown of the mail caused by postal management’s decision to...