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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-...
Disability Compensation
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Disability compensation is a monthly, tax-free benefit paid to veterans because of injuries or diseases that were incurred or were aggravated...
Truths About Privatizing Social Security
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Social Security is a successful program that has served this country well. Yet some groups want to privatize the program by taking the payroll...
Door-to-Door Organizing
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Local and state organizations across the country signed up more than 11,000 new members as of September 2015 – just short of doubling what we...
A Change of Heart for the NLRB?
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
In a string of recent decisions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled decisively in favor of workers. As a result, President...
Standing Up, Fighting Back: A Job Well Done
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
With a great sense of pride, I take this opportunity to recognize the hard work and dedication of our local and state leaders and National...