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President Mark Dimondstein Updates Members on APWU Contract Negotiations

September 10, 2024
Greetings APWU Family, With our main Collective Bargaining Agreement expiring on September 20th, I wanted to give you a status report.

An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act

September 6, 2024
Time is running out to get the Social Security Fairness Act (HR 82) passed. We are asking every APWU member to call Monday, September 9th and demand our representatives sign the discharge petition (HR 1410).

Studs Terkel: The Voice of Work and the American Worker

August 31, 2009
Late last year, the city of Chicago — and working people everywhere — lost a great voice when Louis “Studs” Terkel died at age 96. For more than 70 years, the radio and TV host and prolific author chronicled the aspirations of working people in...

APWU Rebuts Myths About the US Postal Service

August 31, 2009
News articles often imply that USPS financial problems are irreversible, and that “hard-copy mail is destined to be replaced by electronic messages.”  

Monetary Incentive Negotiated For Retirement, Separation

August 29, 2009
APWU-represented employees who retire or separate on or before Nov. 30, 2009, will receive a monetary incentive of $15,000, in accordance with an agreement negotiated by the union. ALSO: With the Senate expected to vote soon on S. 1507, a bill that...

Union Negotiates Monetary Incentive For Retirements, Separations

August 25, 2009
APWU-represented employees who retire or separate on or before Nov. 30, 2009, will receive a monetary incentive of $15,000, in accordance with an agreement negotiated by the union.

USPS Assailed for Airing Ads During Bigot’s TV Broadcasts

August 20, 2009
APWU President William Burrus has asked the Postal Service to join with other responsible companies and withdraw sponsorship of an offensive nightly TV offering, “The Glenn Beck Program.”

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