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APWU Takes on Wall Street and Postal Privatizers

July 24, 2025
On July 24, hundreds of postal workers, labor allies, and members of the community took to the streets of New York City in a high-spirited rally to tell Wall Street bankers, billionaires, and anyone who wants to privatize our postal service that “...

APWU Launches National Ad; Warns of Price Hikes, Post Office Closures in Anti-Privatization Campaign

July 21, 2025
This week the American Postal workers Union (APWU) launched a national advertising campaign on  to alert the public about proposed plans to privatize the public Postal Service. The ad called “Memo” highlights a document sent by Wells Fargo Equity...

Good Pill, Bad Pill

March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  There’s no gentle way to put it: A national epidemic of opioid dependency is cause for alarm and intervention. According to U.S. health officials, a...

Postal Lives at Risk

March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  A shocking lack of security at many of the nation’s 21 Network Distribution Centers (NDCs) is jeopardizing the lives of postal employees...

Full Speed Ahead

March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) We have so much work ahead of us. Joining together, with the common goal of organizing, is the only way we can strengthen our union.

What’s On Our Radar for 2016?

March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Here is a look at upcoming legislative issues in 2016 – and a recap of our activities in 2015.

A Good Contract for All

March 1, 2016
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) APWU members from all crafts have been busy with efforts to: raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour; stop the dirty deal between USPS and Staples;...

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