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Bill to Give Major Tax Cuts to the Ultra Wealthy Stalled in Committee

May 17, 2025
Keep Calling Congress to Oppose Cuts to Postal and Federal Pensions

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...

Fake News

September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   During and after the 2016 Election, the term “fake news” became widely used in American political conversations. Politifact.com, a fact-checking...

'Ongoing, Willful, Contractual Violations'

September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Craft Directors The APWU won another important victory in a national arbitration case regarding violations of POStPlan agreements.

Labor News Briefs

September 1, 2017
Workers march in Los Angeles during a 2015 Fight for $15 protest.  SEIU Local 99/Flickr Creative Commons (This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  Minimum Wage Raised  Voters in several states...

Thinking Outside the Box: Bargaining for the Common Good

September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  US Mail is NOT for Sale! All over the country, public sector unions and their community allies are beginning to think outside the box when it comes to...

Payday Lenders Trapping Senior Citizens

September 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Although the payday lending industry slowed in California in 2016, it increased dramatically among senior citizens. For the first time, seniors took out...

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