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Bill to Give Major Tax Cuts to the Ultra Wealthy Stalled in Committee
May 17, 2025
Keep Calling Congress to Oppose Cuts to Postal and Federal Pensions
Layoffs - Worst Case Scenario?
May 15, 2025
“You and your coworkers are the Union! No matter your political party, now is the time to protect America’s Postal Service!” – Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez explains steps we can take to defend the public Postal Service and preserve our...
John Edwards Walks APWU Picket Line
April 1, 2005
John Edwards, the Democrats' vice presidential candidate last year, gave a boost to striking APWU truck drivers in Des Moines when he walked the picket line with them April 1.
Mail Contractor Threatens to Fire Striking Truck Drivers, APWU Charges
March 28, 2005
Mail Contractors of America, a private mail hauler, began a campaign of intimidation against striking APWU members in Jacksonville, FL, March 26, according to the local president representing the truck drivers.
Jacksonville Truck Drivers Join Strike Against Private Mail Haulers
March 24, 2005
APWU truck drivers who work for a private mail hauler in Jacksonville, FL, have joined a strike that began Tuesday in Des Moines and Kansas City, KS. Seventy-nine members of the union’s First Coast Local began striking at 7 a.m., March 24, with a...
APWU Private Mail Haulers Strike In Des Moines and Kansas City
March 23, 2005
More than 100 APWU members in Des Moines, IA, and Kansas City, KS, who are truck drivers for the private-mail hauler Mail Contractors of America, went on strike March 22, demanding the company negotiate a fair contract.
Postal Reform Legislation Introduced in Senate
March 18, 2005
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, introduced a postal reform bill March 17 that is similar to legislation approved by the panel last year. The measure was co-sponsored by Sen....