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Second Payment of $15 Million Settlement for Part-time Regular Workers Announced

June 22, 2025
The second payment of the Part-time Regular settlement is now being processed and payments will begin in July.

Update: CDL Medical Certification Integration

June 18, 2025
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) adopted a rule change in 2015, along with many other components of this rule change, was the requirement that the Medical Examiner who performs a Commercial Driver Certification physical will...

National Day of Action Set for Thursday, May 14

May 1, 2015
APWU members are turning up the heat with a National Day of Action on May 14 – just one week before the union’s Collective Bargaining Agreement is slated to expire. APWU members will hold events in cities and towns across the country, organized...

May Day Celebration

May 1, 2015
APWU President Mark Dimondstein spoke at a celebration of International Workers Day sponsored by the AFL-CIO on the eve of the holiday.  Although May Day – which originated in the fight for the eight-hour day in Chicago – is not officially...

Contract Negotiations: Union Members Say it with Stickers, Flyers and More

May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Members of the San Jose Area Local distribute flyers outside a post office. Stickers and flyers and headbands, oh my! As contract negotiations continue...

Shining a Light on Secret Money

May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Since 2010, the amount of “dark money” – campaign funds whose source is kept secret – has skyrocketed, thanks to the Supreme Court ruling known as...

Robin Hood Lives!

May 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Rep. Keith Ellison introduces the Robin Hood Tax on March 19. A proposal is gaining traction that would refund to the people of the country the billions...

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