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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...
After Strike, German Postal Workers Win Contract
September 1, 2015
German postal workers on strike
in North Rhine-Westphalia.
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
After a four-week strike, German postal workers have secured a contract.
Big Wins for Migrant Workers, Thanks to Public Support
September 1, 2015
Western Washington University students
at a blueberry picker strike at Sakuma Brothers Farms in late June.
Photo courtesy of James Leder
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
Migrant...
Tell the OIG: ‘I Support Postal Banking!’
September 1, 2015
Activists protest payday lenders in Columbia, MO.
Photo credit: Ryan Betz of GRO Missouri
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
A May 2015 white paper by the USPS Office of Inspector...
Moving Forward on the Contract, Safety and Health
September 1, 2015
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The APWU participated in mediation on our contract throughout the summer, in sessions that were frequently contentious. We were candid and...
2015 APWU Scholarship Winners
September 1, 2015
The APWU proudly presents the winners of three scholarship programs: The E.C.Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, Vocational Scholarship, and Best Essay Award for 2015.