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APWU, Unions Rally with AFGE to ‘Save Our Civil Service’

February 12, 2025
In a massive show of solidarity, AFL-CIO affiliated unions, Congressional allies, and federal workers gathered on Feb. 11 at Upper Senate Park in a rally to “Save Our Civil Service,” hosted by American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) amid...

PRC Advisory Opinion on USPS Service Standard Changes, Warns of ‘Significant Negative Impact’

February 4, 2025
In October 2024, the United States Postal Service announced proposed changes to how it collects and distributes outgoing mail that would lengthen the delivery service standards for much of the country’s First Class Mail. Before implementing the...

USPS Hit with Nearly $80,000 in OSHA Fines at South Carolina Plant

September 18, 2015
After inspections at a Greenville, SC, mail processing plant, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) issued four citations for safety violations and fines of $79,900 on Sept. 15.

San Jose Celebrates Mexican Independence Day in a Big Way

September 18, 2015
The San Jose Area Local went big, collecting over one thousand signatures at the celebration of Mexico’s fight for independence from Spain.   Members of the San Jose Area Local went big – collecting over 1,000 signatures on postcards declaring, “I...

Contract Negotiations Update

September 17, 2015
Members of the Wilmington DE/Malcolm T Smith Area Local in their union gear. APWU President Mark Dimondstein has issued the following update on contract negotiations: As we say in our union, “The Struggle Continues…”  And our struggle to secure a...

Rallying to Restore the Voting Rights Act

September 16, 2015
The APWU joined the NAACP, Democracy Initiative, and other labor and activist groups in Upper Senate Park on Sept. 16 for a rally to restore the Voting Rights Act.

Royal Mail Customer Speaks Out Against Privatization, Backs Staples Boycott

September 15, 2015
While leafletting in front of the Staples location at 1500 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Stop Staples protesters ran into Jane Caplan, who was visiting from Oxford, England.

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