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Postal Workers Hold Nationwide 'Day of Action' Oct. 1 in 90 Cities to Promote Vote-by-Mail, Demand First-Class Service Year-Round
October 1, 2024
WASHINGTON – On Tues., Oct. 1 postal workers who are members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) will be rallying with the public in front of postal facilities across the country to sound the alarm about the United States Postal Service’s...
APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement Agreement
September 23, 2024
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a national dispute regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), specifically concerning the 2.5 percent cap on the total number of Part-...
Expect More Attacks on Injured Workers
March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Over the last decade, attacks on injured federal employees and postal workers, led primarily by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), have been relentless.
But...
PSE Conversions Top 27,000!
March 1, 2016
Ahmilla Thapa, Courtney Jenkins and Ashley Worthington are recently
converted career clerks from the Baltimore Francis “Stu” Filbey Area Local.
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The...
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) was enacted to ease the financial and legal burdens brought on by the demands of active duty. It applies...
Good Pill, Bad Pill
March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
There’s no gentle way to put it: A national epidemic of opioid dependency is cause for alarm and intervention. According to U.S. health officials, a...
Postal Lives at Risk
March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
A shocking lack of security at many of the nation’s 21 Network Distribution Centers (NDCs) is jeopardizing the lives of postal employees...