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Don't Let Management Take Your Pulse!

July 8, 2024
The APWU is urging union members to refrain from participating in the USPS management’s Postal Pulse survey. Negotiations for a new union contract began June 25, and any information you give them can be used in retaliation to hurt us during...

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...

Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike Anniversary

January 1, 2018
March 29, 1968 protest Photo by Richard Copley (This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   This spring marks 50 years since sanitation workers in Memphis went on strike, Dr. Martin Luther...

APWU Communications Dept. Wins ILCA Awards

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  President Mark Dimondstein was awarded third place for the International Labor Communication Association's (ILCA) Saul Miller Writing Award for...

‘Stand Up for Safe Jobs’ Campaign a Priority in St. Paul

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   Every worker has the right to a safe workplace. Most APWU members know first-hand what can happen if proper safety procedures are not followed...

APWU Fights Changes to PS-Form 3971

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman Happy New Year! I hope this finds you having had a wonderful holiday season, spending time with...

Welcome to the APWU Health Plan

January 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Health Plan Director John Marcotte Another Open Season has come and gone, and I would like to welcome our new members to the APWU Health Plan...

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