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Interview: Tefere Gebre on Labor and Environmental Justice

July 31, 2024
The American Postal Worker recently spoke with the Greenpeace USA’s Chief Program Officer Tefere Gebre, who has over 30 years of experience in coalition building, activism, and organizing in the labor movement.

Our Labor History: Cesar Chavez Leads "1,000 Mile March" for Farm-Worker Rights in California

July 31, 2024
This month in Labor History, we look back at the “1,000 mile march” lead by Cesar Chavez for farm-workers rights in California.

Seventh and Final COLA under the 2015 Contract Agreement Announced

August 10, 2018
In accordance with the 2015-2018 APWU/USPS Collective Bargaining Agreement (union contract), career employees represented by the APWU will receive a 31 cent per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective September 1, 2018. It will appear in...

APWU Arbitration Award Restores Rules for Employees Using Leave Without Pay to Campaign

August 8, 2018
APWU members can continue to volunteer in political campaigns under the long-standing leave-without-pay rules in the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM).  A national arbitrator rejected changes the Postal Service made to the Leave Without Pay...

PSEs for the USPS Health Benefits Plan

August 3, 2018
On July 30, 2018, the Postal Service notified the APWU that there will be a special enrollment period for PSEs to enroll in the USPS Health Benefits Plan.  The enrollment period will be open from August 20, 2018 through October 4, 2018.  Coverage...

Members in Action

July 27, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  PORTLAND, CINCINNATI LOCALS RALLY AGAINST CUTBACKS IN JOBS AND SERVICE Teresa Oller, steward from Portland OR Area Local,  helps lead a rally against...

We're Fighting for Everyone

July 27, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  When APWU member Denisha Dean decided to step up and run for president of the Long Beach Area APWU Local, there were those who believed was too black...

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