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Reconciliation Legislation Passes - Attacks on Postal Pensions DEFEATED

July 3, 2025
On July 3, Trump's tax-and-spending reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) passed by narrow margins in the House and Senate, giving $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy paid for by the working class. While we successfully fought off the threats most...

Privatizers Lay Out Their Plan for Destroying Public Postal Service

June 30, 2025
On June 24, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing titled, “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders.”

Hartford Area Local, Allies Rally to Save America’s Postal Service

November 3, 2015
Hartford Area Local members rally with allies, including Sen. Richard Blumenthal (center). Members of the Hartford Area Local were joined by labor allies for a rally to Save American’s Postal Service on Oct. 24.  Lori Pelletier, executive secretary-...

Long Island Area Local Rallies for Good Postal Service! Good Jobs! Good Contract!

November 3, 2015
Members of the Long Island Area Local outside the Mid-Island general mail facility Photo credit: James Carbone More than 150 members of the Long Island Area Local and their supporters rallied for Good Postal Service! Good Jobs! Good Contract! at a...

USPS, Staples Produce a Mound of Documents

November 2, 2015
The mound of documents produced by USPS and Staples After months of refusing to provide documents subpoenaed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the APWU, the USPS and Staples produced a mound of paperwork on Oct. 20, less than two...

A Change of Heart for the NLRB?

November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In a string of recent decisions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled decisively in favor of workers. As a result, President...

A Gift that Keeps on Giving

November 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) We have a tradition in this country of celebrating birthdays by sending cards and giving gifts. Rep. Allan Grayson (D-FL) celebrated Medicare’s...

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