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School Lunch Junk Fees Hit Working Families’ Wallets

November 19, 2024
The American Postal Worker sheds a light on school lunch “junk fees” that are another way big banks exploit working people.

Postal Service Eliminates Deepest Presort Discounts for Package Consolidators

November 19, 2024
The Postal Service eliminated the deepest presort discounts used by package consolidators, returning work to the USPS and increasing revenue.

All-Craft Conference Photos Available Online

November 28, 2007
Photos from the union’s 2007 All-Craft Conference and the Installation of Officers Dinner Dance can be purchased at www.alldigitalimaging.com.  Photos from the speech by former President Bill Clinton are available as well. To view the photos, click...

Burrus Issues Stinging Rebuke To USPS Inspector General

November 27, 2007
APWU President William Burrus slammed the Office of the Inspector General recently, charging that in a September audit report on employee benefit programs the office had inserted itself into the collective bargaining arena. In a Nov. 16 letter to...

Legislation Would Compel USPS to Bargain Over Subcontracting

November 19, 2007
The APWU won a significant victory Nov. 15, with the introduction of a bill that would require the Postal Service to bargain with postal unions before engaging in significant subcontracting. The union has been strenuously advocating such legislation...

APWU-Backed Bill Introduced in Congress

November 16, 2007
The APWU won a significant victory on Nov. 15, when Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) introduced legislation that would require the Postal Service to bargain with postal unions before making a commitment to significant subcontracting. H.R. 4236 would...

USPS Instructs Managers to Comply With CBAs

November 15, 2007
In response to criticism by APWU President William Burrus, the Postal Service has officially notified its managers that efficiency-improvement strategies must be in full compliance with collective bargaining agreements. “Strategic programs designed...

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