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APWU Launches National Ad; Warns of Price Hikes, Post Office Closures in Anti-Privatization Campaign
July 21, 2025
This week the American Postal workers Union (APWU) launched a national advertising campaign on to alert the public about proposed plans to privatize the public postal service. The ad called “Memo” highlights a document sent by Wells Fargo Equity...
APWU Arbitration Award Secures Grievance Rights for Separated Non-Probationary Employees
July 17, 2025
The APWU has secured a major victory for the rights of non-probationary employees who are discharged without just cause from the Postal Service to file grievances on those discharges and have them heard in arbitration, Industrial Relations Director...
Puerto Rico Governor Resigns Following Massive Protests
August 1, 2019
On Tuesday, July 23 an estimated 500,000 people filled the streets of Puerto Rico’s capital San Juan, demanding the immediate resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló. The protest was one of, if not the, largest demonstration in the Commonwealth of...
Postal Workers and Allies Flood Congress with Calls for “Postal Service Fairness”
July 25, 2019
Thousands of APWU members joined our nationwide phone action on Tuesday, July 23 to tell Congress to fix a bad law that has put our public Postal Service in jeopardy.
APWU Retirees Still Fighting for Justice
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
The APWU Retirees Department is mourning the sudden loss of Elizabeth “Beth” Bobo (Cramer), Southern APWU Retiree Delegate to the National Convention...
Organizing with the APWU Health Plan
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
We have been engaged in an effort to assist our locals and states with organizing by using the APWU Health Plan as an organizing tool.
Our PSEs are...
Blue Water
July 25, 2019
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In June, the Blue Water Veterans Act unanimously passed in the Senate. If signed by President Trump, the law will take effect at the start of 2020....