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Contract Negotiations Begin – APWU Negotiating Team Delivers Opening Day Remarks

June 27, 2024
On June 25, contract negotiations began for our next main collective bargaining agreement with the Postal Service. The current contract expires on Sept. 20. Both the union and postal management exchanged opening statements, outlining their...

APWU “Building Union Power” National Organizing Drive Blasts Past Goal, Recruits 8707 New Members

June 27, 2024
The Building Union Power national organizing drive concluded on June 25, and by end of day, hit 8707 new members!

Social Security, IRS, DEA, OPM are not calling you!

March 18, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) These are Scams – Fraud Calls. When you receive a “cold call” from one of these federal agencies, it is a fraud call. A “cold call” is an unsolicited...

Standing Strong Together in the Past and in the Future

March 18, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Sisters and Brothers, if there was ever a time to stand together as APWU members, that time is now. Government proposals are clearly and consciously...

H.R. 2382 Passes the House!

March 18, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Last month, the USPS Fairness Act passed the House of Representatives. This was the critical first step in repealing the pre-funding mandate that has...

Former APWU National Officers Pass Away

March 18, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) John R. Smith John R. Smith (known by most as “JR”), former Retirees Department Director, passed away Jan. 11, at the age of 91. Brother Smith was the...

It’s an Election Year – and Vote by Mail is on the Ballot

March 18, 2020
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) 2020 is an election year. While much of the country’s political attention span is consumed by the presidential primary, there is another important...

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