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17,000 AT&T Workers Strike Across Southeastern US

August 23, 2024
More than 17,000 AT&T workers across nine southeastern states walked off their jobs on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. The workers, represented by Communications Workers of America (CWA), filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against AT&T...

Statement from APWU President Mark Dimondstein on the Postal Service’s Proposal to Further Slow Mail Processing and Delivery

August 23, 2024
The American Postal Workers Union is deeply concerned regarding the August 22nd announcement from postal management, with the support of the Postal Board of Governors, that they are once again planning to slow down much of the country’s mail. The...

New Research Shows Potential of Postal Banking

July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In the last edition of The American Postal Worker, we noted that the growing momentum for expanded postal banking was meeting increased opposition....

Labor News

July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Workers Defeat New Hampshire Attempt to Pass Anti-Union “Right-to-Work” Law On June 3, workers defeated an attempt in the New Hampshire House of...

APWU National Negotiations Committee Holds Virtual Town Hall Calls Ahead of Contract Negotiations

July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 15, the APWU National Negotiations Committee (NNC) hosted three separate virtual town halls for members ahead of the contract negotiation...

Staying Cool and Hydrated in Extreme Heat

July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Too many workers, including postal employees, are exposed to heat on the job, in both indoor and outdoor environments. Operations involving high air...

Juneteenth - A New Federal Holiday!

July 9, 2021
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. This law establishes June 19 of each year as a...

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