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Looking Back: Black Workers Organize ‘Revolutionary Union Movement’
May 19, 2025
This month in Labor History, we look back at the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement of 1968 - when over 4,000 Black workers who were fed up with racist policies organized a two-day strike at Chrysler’s Hamtracmck plant to demand improvements for...
Welcome and Gratitude
May 19, 2025
Health Plan Director Sarah J. Rodriguez expresses gratitude for members’ support of the APWU Health Plan, sharing excellent satisfactory rankings in payment accuracy, financial accuracy, and administrative accuracy.
2022 Leave Calendar and Leave Chart Available
December 10, 2021
The 2022 APWU Leave Calendar and Leave Chart are now available on the APWU website under Frequently Requested Resources. The Leave Calendar is a great resource identifying pay periods, pay days, and holidays. The Leave Chart can be used to track...
Urgent Action: Urge Congress To Pass Postal Reform Before Year Ends
December 6, 2021
As we near the end of the year, it is critical that Congress take up the Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 (H.R. 3076) before the end of session. This legislation, which has broad public support, will provide the Postal Service with much-needed...
Workers Are Standing Up
November 23, 2021
(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Greetings postal heroes!
Postal workers, nurses and medical personnel, meatpackers, farmworkers, transit workers, truck and delivery drivers,...
President Biden Names Two Nominees to Board of Governors
November 19, 2021
Today, President Joe Biden announced two new nominees to the Postal Service Board of Governors to replace outgoing governors. The President nominated Dan Tangherlini, who served as Administrator of the General Services Administration in the Obama...
John Deere Workers Win Strong New Contract Following Militant Strike Action
November 19, 2021
On November 17, over 10,000 John Deere workers, unionized with the United Auto Workers (UAW), brought their month-long strike to an end, voting to ratify a strong new contract that preserves benefits, includes large pay raises and bonuses, and...