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APWU National Executive Board Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for the Next President of the United States

July 23, 2024
On July 23, 2024, the APWU National Executive Board voted unanimously to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the next President of the United States. One day earlier, the AFL-CIO Executive Council, where the APWU is represented by  President...

Maintaining and Retaining Financial and Election Records?

July 23, 2024
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) requires labor organizations to meet basic standards and fiscal responsibility. These requirements pertain to financial reports and elections. Section 206 of the LMRDA requires the retention...

The Urgent Need for Congressional Funding to Save the Postal Service

May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The ongoing COVID-19 crisis places an unprecedented financial strain on the United States Postal Service, with plummeting mail volumes and billions in...

President Dimondstein Broadcasts Our Message Far and Wide

May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In response to the urgent crisis facing the Postal Service, President Dimondstein appeared on MSNBC, NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Democracy Now! and in...

Your Union in Action Fighting for COVID Health and Safety Measures

May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The American Postal Workers Union has been advocating for postal worker safety since the novel coronavirus and the illness it causes – COVID-19 – began...

Pandemic Crisis Brings Double Trouble

May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) This terrible COVID pandemic again reminds us that it is the working people who make the world go round. Essential front-line workers – postal workers,...

This Too Shall Pass

May 20, 2020
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I hope this article finds everyone safe, healthy, and if impacted by COVID-19, recovering. I do not remember a time since I was hired into the Post...

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