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An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act

July 31, 2024
The APWU has never stopped fighting to pass the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82, S. 597). 

Preventing Hearing Loss at Work and Home

July 31, 2024
Hearing protection is especially important for APWU members given the diverse and noisy work environments we encounter. The Industrial Relations Department is committed to ensuring that we keep you informed about hearing hazards and the precautions...

Janus v. AFSCME Q&A

May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  During the last few months, there has been a lot of discussion in the news about the Janus Supreme Court case and how it will affect public employees,...

Vote for 'Issues that Can Unite Us' on Election Day

May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  By Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard  The AFL-CIO Convention last October called for a break with the politics of the “lesser of two evils...

Letters

May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  Feb. 18, 2018 Dear Editor Mark Dimondstein, My name is Susan Nichols and I am sending you this [letter and photograph below] on behalf of the group of...

Labor News

May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  Portuguese Postal Workers Hold One-Day Strike Over 4,000 Walk Out to Demand Reversal of Privatization Over 4,000 Portuguese postal workers held a one-...

Marching in Memphis: 50 Years Later

May 1, 2018
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., union activists and...

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