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Contract Negotiations Begin – APWU Negotiating Team Delivers Opening Day Remarks

June 27, 2024
On June 25, contract negotiations began for our next main collective bargaining agreement with the Postal Service. The current contract expires on Sept. 20. Both the union and postal management exchanged opening statements, outlining their...

APWU “Building Union Power” National Organizing Drive Blasts Past Goal, Recruits 8707 New Members

June 27, 2024
The Building Union Power national organizing drive concluded on June 25, and by end of day, hit 8707 new members!

Postal Service Emergency Assistance Act, S. 4174

July 7, 2020
On July 2nd, Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Diane Feinstein (D-CA) introduced the Postal Service Emergency Assistance Act, S. 4174.  This legislation would create a $25 billion fund for the Postal Service to recoup COVID related losses and...

A Common Goal

July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) APWU is not alone in our fight to secure funding for the Postal Service in the next stimulus. We are joined by workers, unions, community and civil...

Pandemic Underscores Need for Postal Banking

July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The modern movement for postal banking in the United States was born out of the ashes of the 2008-2009 Great Recession. One of the early effects of...

APWU Human Relations Director Sue Carney Retires

July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 15, the APWU and the United Kingdom’s Communication Workers Union (CWU) joined together for a virtual livestream event. The event, hosted by...

Labor News

July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Supreme Court Rules Workers Cannot Be Fired on Basis of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark...

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