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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...

APWU Arbitration Award Secures Grievance Rights for Separated Non-Probationary Employees

July 17, 2025
The APWU has secured a major victory for the rights of non-probationary employees who are discharged without just cause from the Postal Service to file grievances on those discharges and have them heard in arbitration, Industrial Relations Director...

New Employee, New Union Member

January 1, 2017
Prospective members at orientation training by the Phoenix Metro Area Local. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  Missed opportunities to strengthen the APWU are happening every...

Let’s Work Together to Strengthen Our Union!

January 1, 2017
New Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman with  NBA Pete Coradi, Queens Area Local President Ron Suslak,  local leaders and activists. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) I...

New Congress, Same Goals

January 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The 2016 election is over. It is time to revamp our efforts to secure legislation to benefit the working class and protect the public Postal...

Let’s Get the Year Started Right!

January 1, 2017
“As long as we collectively work together, stand together and fight together, we can do any doggone thing we want to do!”  said Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell at the Rally for Social and Economic Justice and Equality. Photo courtesy of NNU  (This...

Organize to Fight Consolidations!

January 1, 2017
APWU members and allies hold a protest to save the Duluth, MN, processing plant.  (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) It is time to assess our goals for the next three years. we...

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