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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-...

National Day of Action

July 1, 2015
Members in St. Louis, MO. (This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) APWU members turned up the heat on the May 14 National Day of Action, holding 136 events in 118 cities across 45 states,...

Transparency is a MUST

July 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After the initial rounds of negotiations, it has become even more apparent why the Motor Vehicle Division must have transparency at all levels...

Old Ideas on Vacancies Die Hard

July 1, 2015
National Day of Action event in Jacksonville, FL. (This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) It seems some old perceptions and misunderstandings die hard, even when confronted with clear and...

Protecting, Expanding Clerk Craft Jobs

July 1, 2015
Members march in Whitestone, NY, on May 14 National Day of Action. (This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) We have, for the moment, stopped the bleeding of jobs as over 20,000 Postal...

Canadian Postal Workers Support National Day of Action

July 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Our northern neighbors are standing with us in solidarity. Mike Palecek, President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, sent President...

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