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Looking Back: Black Workers Organize ‘Revolutionary Union Movement’

May 19, 2025
This month in Labor History, we look back at the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement of 1968 -  when over 4,000 Black workers who were fed up with racist policies organized a two-day strike at Chrysler’s Hamtracmck plant to demand improvements for...

Welcome and Gratitude

May 19, 2025
Health Plan Director Sarah J. Rodriguez expresses gratitude for members’ support of the APWU Health Plan, sharing excellent satisfactory rankings in payment accuracy, financial accuracy, and administrative accuracy.

September 2 is ‘National Gear Day’!

August 27, 2021
With our contract expiring September 20, negotiations are in full swing! Show your support for APWU – Our Union, Our Contract, Our Future by wearing your union gear on the work room floor on Thursday, September 2. Your support on the floor is...

Alliance to Postal Governors: Stop the Slowdown

August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Since its creation, members of A Grand Alliance to Save our Public Postal Service have shown up to defend our national treasure and the rights of...

New Report Proves How Unions Raise the Bar for All Workers

August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In April, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released a new fact sheet on the effect unions have on the lives of all workers. Specifically, the...

APWU Union Communicators Gather Online

August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On August 4-5, members of the APWU National Postal Press Association (PPA) gathered via Zoom for two days of workshops to enhance and sharpen their...

APWU, NALC and UAW Request Postal Board of Governors Respect the Right to Organize

August 27, 2021
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On August 4, the APWU, National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and United Auto Workers (UAW) wrote a joint letter to the Postal Board of...

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