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Privatizers Lay Out Their Plan for Destroying Public Postal Service
June 30, 2025
On June 24, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing titled, “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders.”
Ballot Placement Set for APWU Election of National Officers
June 27, 2025
A drawing was held on June 27 to determine the order candidates’ names will appear on the ballot.
Surviving an Earthquake or a Hurricane
November 1, 2011
(This article appeared in the November/December 2011 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
Joyce B. Robinson, Research & Education Department Director
This year’s devastating natural disasters demonstrate the importance of preparing an...
Union Offers Online Scheduling Tool
November 1, 2011
The APWU has posted a scheduling tool on the union’s Web site that will help local unions win desirable duty assignments in the Clerk Craft.
Battle Over USPS Future Enters Critical Period
October 31, 2011
The battle over the future of the Postal Service — and our jobs — has reached a critical stage: Key senators are meeting behind closed doors in an effort to produce a compromise bill to address the USPS financial crisis. It is likely that any...

Remembering Postal Heroes 10 Years Later
October 31, 2011
Just weeks after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with the country still wracked with fear and anger, we learned of another deadly threat: Anthrax was being sent through the mail. Despite the dangers, postal workers kept the mail moving, as...
Delivery/Sales Services and Distribution Associate
October 31, 2011
The Postal Service and the APWU have finalized the position description and qualification standards for a new Level 6 Clerk Craft position: the Delivery/Sales Services and Distribution Associate.