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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...

Due Process, Your Union Right

May 15, 2025
Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash explains due process, “one of our most important union rights. In the simplest of terms, it means you have the right to your ‘day in court’ to tell your side of the story and defend yourself if management...

You Have a Right to a Safe Workplace

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of the The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman  Your safety at work is a priority to the American Postal Workers Union (APWU). We want you to come...

Yes Virginia, Unions Have to File Taxes, Too

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell  April was tax time for citizens, but unions have a tax time too. All unions, which are tax-exempt organizations, are...

Washington Post Gets It Wrong

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In a Feb. 13, 2017 opinion piece,  “The Postal Service needs more than a Band-Aid,” The Washington Post editorial board issued a troubling public stance...

The Market for International Remittances is Hot

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The market for international remittances – sending money abroad – is rapidly expanding. Between 2010 and 2014, money transfers worldwide increased...

Be Part of Our Democracy – Support ‘Vote by Mail’

May 1, 2017
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy Voter registration in our country is in a sorry state. in the 2016 general election, not all eligible voters...

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