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USPS Board of Governors Elects New Leadership

January 16, 2025
The USPS Board of Governors elected governor Amber F. McReyolds as a new board chair at its fourth and final meeting of 2024, Now three vacancies exist upon the expiration of Anton Hajjar's term on December 8. 

Project 2025 Seeks to Undermine Public Services with Schedule F

January 16, 2025
The reinstatement of Trump’s 2020 “Schedule F” Executive Order may be on the horizon with Project 2025, reclassifying many civil servants into at-will employees without job protection. Organized labor must stand together and prepare to fight back:

Twenty Questions for 2020

January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  1. What is postal banking? It’s the provision of basic financial services through the USPS, ranging from check cashing to savings accounts, to...

Microbusinesses Strongly Prefer the Public Postal Service

January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  In the United States, firms with fewer than 10 employees make up 75 percent of all employers. With the rise of e-commerce, these microbusinesses...

Attacks on the Working Class

January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  I hope you all had a great Holiday Season. Your dedication and hard work bring smiles and happiness throughout the holidays to people worldwide...

Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Powell Honored with UFCW Minority Coalition’s Addie Wyatt Award

January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  On Nov. 23, 2019, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Minority Coalition held its 21st Annual Ball. At the event, APWU Secretary-...

Documentation Check Lists

January 23, 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  After having completed at a minimum a yearly financial review or local audit of the financial records and inventory, beginning the new year with...

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