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Stepping Up Our Work to Face a New Threat
May 15, 2025
Amid threats of privatization by the current presidential administration, A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service has revitalized our campaign, bringing together allied coalitions to strengthen ties between postal workers and our...
Maintaining Adequate Financial Controls, Policies, and Procedures
May 15, 2025
Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell shares the importance of maintaining adequate financial controls, policies and procedures as a local Trustee.
APWU Private Mail Haulers Strike In Des Moines and Kansas City
March 23, 2005
More than 100 APWU members in Des Moines, IA, and Kansas City, KS, who are truck drivers for the private-mail hauler Mail Contractors of America, went on strike March 22, demanding the company negotiate a fair contract.
Postal Reform Legislation Introduced in Senate
March 18, 2005
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, introduced a postal reform bill March 17 that is similar to legislation approved by the panel last year. The measure was co-sponsored by Sen....
Three-and-a-Half Years Later, Trenton P&DC Re-Opens
March 14, 2005
The Trenton P&DC, closed in the wake of anthrax terrorist attacks nearly three-and-half years ago, re-opened its retail services March 14, with its processing workers expected to return to the facility shortly.
List of Problematic ‘Leyman’ Trucks Released
March 10, 2005
The APWU in early March learned which USPS trucks featuring Leyman lift gates are being used and where they are being deployed. The USPS has been receiving parts and instructions from the manufacturer and has started modifying and replacing both...
Pat Salmon & Sons Cuts Off APWU Members' Healthcare Benefits
March 4, 2005
Hundreds of private-sector mail-haul drivers and their families had their eligibility for health insurance cut off earlier this week by Pat Salmon & Sons as a collective bargaining agreement lapsed.