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APWU Takes on Wall Street and Postal Privatizers
July 24, 2025
On July 24, hundreds of postal workers, labor allies, and members of the community took to the streets of New York City in a high-spirited rally to tell Wall Street bankers, billionaires, and anyone who wants to privatize our postal service that “...
APWU Launches National Ad; Warns of Price Hikes, Post Office Closures in Anti-Privatization Campaign
July 21, 2025
This week the American Postal workers Union (APWU) launched a national advertising campaign on to alert the public about proposed plans to privatize the public Postal Service. The ad called “Memo” highlights a document sent by Wells Fargo Equity...
Blame it on the Rain: USPS Fails to Meet Safety Goals
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
According to an analysis by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), the Postal Service failed to meet its own safety goals in Fiscal Year 2014...
After Strike, German Postal Workers Win Contract
September 1, 2015
German postal workers on strike
in North Rhine-Westphalia.
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
After a four-week strike, German postal workers have secured a contract.
Big Wins for Migrant Workers, Thanks to Public Support
September 1, 2015
Western Washington University students
at a blueberry picker strike at Sakuma Brothers Farms in late June.
Photo courtesy of James Leder
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
Migrant...
Tell the OIG: ‘I Support Postal Banking!’
September 1, 2015
Activists protest payday lenders in Columbia, MO.
Photo credit: Ryan Betz of GRO Missouri
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
A May 2015 white paper by the USPS Office of Inspector...
Moving Forward on the Contract, Safety and Health
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The APWU participated in mediation on our contract throughout the summer, in sessions that were frequently contentious. We were candid and...