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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...
Support Grows for Labor Unions
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
After years of declining strength and support, labor unions are regaining popularity.
More than half of Americans – 58 percent – said they...
Workers Strike Against Anti-Union Governments
November 1, 2015
Finnish workers protesting.
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Protesting their government’s right-wing, anti-union agenda, workers in India and Finland went on strike in...
Meeting the Training Challenge
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The APWU has 875 chartered local and state unions in the U.S., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam, and each one of them has officers who...
Making Sure America Unites to Save Our Public Postal Service
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
How can we make sure America unites with us to stop the destruction of the public Postal Service?
We need to make support for the people’s...
50-Mile Limit on Excessing Extended
November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The APWU and USPS agreed to extend the 50-mile limit on excessing in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated Sept. 28, signed by APWU...