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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...
OSHA Fines USPS For Safety Violations in Dayton, OH
August 19, 2010
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined the USPS $225,000 for willfully exposing employees to electrical hazards at the Dayton, OH mail processing center.
APWU Urges Members to Boycott “Voice of the Employee” Surveys
August 16, 2010
The APWU is asking union members to boycott USPS “Voice of the Employee” surveys in order to prevent management from manipulating the results to undercut the union during upcoming contract negotiations.
Burrus: “Postal Workers Will Not Settle for Less”
August 13, 2010
“America wants to keep Saturday delivery, and we will beat back this proposal to lock the mailbox on Saturday,” APWU President William Burrus told delegates to the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) biennial convention in Anaheim, CA.
Safety and Health Resource Kit Now Online
August 12, 2010
(08/10/10) The APWU Safety and Health Resource Kit has been updated and posted on the APWU Web site. The kit is a resource designed to assist APWU officers, stewards and safety reps.
APWU Ramps Up for National Convention
August 9, 2010
As the start of the APWU 20th Biennial Convention nears, preparation for the event has moved into high gear at the union’s national headquarters in Washington, DC.