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Negotiations is Our Path to Winning an All-Career Workforce

July 29, 2024
 Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash provides overview of APWU’s main objectives during contract negotiations.

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...

Fighting Forward

November 21, 2019
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  The following are excerpts from President Dimondstein’s installation speech given on Oct. 31, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV: I am deeply honored to be...

How to Support Someone You Know Who Is Misusing Opioids

November 20, 2019
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) ​ Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint of an article produced by Beacon Health Options, Inc. written by Beth Landau. It has been cut for...

APWU Retirees Still Fighting for Justice

November 20, 2019
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) ​ COLA 2020 Is 1.6 percent a fair Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Seniors? It is projected that the average increase in benefits will be $...

OWCP Online Claim Filing

November 20, 2019
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) ​ All postal employees who are injured on duty will soon have the option of filing Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWCP) claims online through...

VA Policy Violates Veterans’ Privacy

November 20, 2019
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) ​ The dictionary defines ‘private’ as “belonging to, restricted to or intended for an individual person.” With that it has long been understood...

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