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Stay Vigilant About Suspicious Mail and Packages

November 18, 2024
As election mail season ends, and the Postal Service begins processing “peak season” mail, The Industrial Relations Department reminds you to stay vigilant about suspicious mail and packages. Here are signs to look for: 

APWU and USPS ‘Stop the Clock’ – What Does This Mean for You?

November 18, 2024
Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash explains what it means to “Stop the Clock” during APWU-USPS contract negotiations.

Be Part of Our Democracy – Support ‘Vote by Mail’

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy Voter registration in our country is in a sorry state. in the 2016 general election, not all eligible voters...

APWU Members Take it to the Streets

May 1, 2017
Members of the Barre Local [VT] were joined by their APWU brothers and sisters from across New England - including National President Mark Dimondstein and Northeast Regional Coordinator John H. Dirzius - for an informational picket outside the South...

‘In Order to Form a More Perfect Union’

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By President Mark Dimondstein  The preamble to the U.S. Constitution includes the well-known and eloquent words, “in order to form a more perfect union...

Higher Union Membership Boosts Wages for All

May 1, 2017
APWU Grassroots Political & Legislative Coordinator Janice Kelble (second from right)  with community activists (L-R) Jeff Kramer, Kathy Staub, Keith Yergeau,  Elizabeth Ropp, Emily Eastman and Eric Zulaski after “right to work” law was defeated...

Fighting for Workplace Safety

April 30, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Before passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in December 1970, millions of Americans risked their lives every time they reported for duty –...

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