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Layoffs - Worst Case Scenario?
May 15, 2025
“You and your coworkers are the Union! No matter your political party, now is the time to protect America’s Postal Service!” – Western Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez explains steps we can take to defend the public Postal Service and preserve our...
Due Process, Your Union Right
May 15, 2025
Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash explains due process, “one of our most important union rights. In the simplest of terms, it means you have the right to your ‘day in court’ to tell your side of the story and defend yourself if management...
APWU Again Preserves Pay Increases and Job Security
March 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
We have a new contract! With Arbitrator Goldberg’s award in early March 2020, our collective bargaining agreement is now set.
Keeping Control of Local Finances
March 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
One of the ways locals can ensure compliance with the Department of Labor (DOL) and safeguard union assets by promoting transparency and...
How Does a Union member Get Awakened?
March 17, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
I don’t know a union member that doesn’t want to belong to a strong, successful APWU local. To do that, we need members to be awakened and participate...

The CATs Next Life
March 16, 2020
With the successful conclusion of the interest arbitration process, it is time for the CATs to continue Fighting Today for A Better Tomorrow beyond the 2018 Contract Campaign.
Home of the Brave
March 16, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
What bravery! 50 years ago, postal workers made history with the Great Postal Strike of 1970 and faced real and tough questions: Should I break the...