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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-...

APWU Endorses Barack Obama

August 1, 2008
More than 3,200 APWU delegates unanimously endorsed Sen. Barack Obama after the presidential candidate delivered an inspiring message to the union’s convention over a live satellite video feed. ALSO: Convention Adopts Changes to the Union...

Convention Planning Moves Into High Gear

July 29, 2008
As the APWU’s 19th Biennial National Convention nears, planning for the event is in full swing at the union’s national headquarters. As of the end of July, 3,009 delegates representing 425 locals had registered for convention credentials. More than...

USPS Unable to Justify Outsourcing, GAO Finds

July 29, 2008
The Postal Service is unable to demonstrate that it saves money by outsourcing, according to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, because it has no comprehensive mechanism to measure savings. “Without cost-savings data, postal...

APWU Testimony Assails Latest ‘USPS Network Plan’

July 28, 2008
APWU Legislative Director Myke Reid The Postal Service’s strategy for “network realignment” is based on a faulty premise, APWU Legislative Director Myke Reid told lawmakers July 24. The stated objective of the USPS Network Plan is to promote...

Burrus Addresses Letter Carriers Convention

July 24, 2008
In a historic moment for the two major postal unions, APWU President William Burrus delivered a speech at the biennial convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers.  It was the first time that the top leader of either union had spoken...

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