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News Article | March 16, 2026
Rosina Tucker — A Force Behind the Pullman Porters
News Article | March 11, 2026
APWU Livestream Celebrates the Great Postal Strike, Unveils Digital History Center
News Article | March 11, 2026
The American Postal Workers Union Launches Interactive Online History Center
News Article | February 1, 2026
Honoring the Past, Building the Future: Celebrating Black History Month with APWU
News Article | January 16, 2026
Labor History: First National Union Formed for Black Workers; Akron Rubber Workers Innovate Strike Tactics
News Article | December 5, 2025
President Smith Congratulates Chicago Local on 119th Anniversary
APWU National President Jonathan Smith sent a message of solidarity to the members of Chicago Local 0001 on Dec. 4, marking the 119th anniversary of the local’s charter. In a letter to the local’s membership, President Smith commemorated the milestone, praising the local for its militant history and...
News Article | August 14, 2025
Labor History: Three Unions Successfully Strike AT&T; Solidarity Wins Newspaper Strike
In 1983, 675,000 AT&T workers led by the Communications Workers of America struck for 22 days, winning raises, job security, and health care gains. In 1936, Seattle Post-Intelligencer journalists walked out after anti-union firings, halting production for three months and winning union recognition a...
News Article | May 19, 2025
Looking Back: Black Workers Organize ‘Revolutionary Union Movement’
This month in Labor History, we look back at the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement of 1968 - when over 4,000 Black workers who were fed up with racist policies organized a two-day strike at Chrysler’s Hamtracmck plant to demand improvements for Black workers on the job and in their unions, spawnin...
News Article | January 17, 2025
Our Labor History: National Strike Against GE and New York Transit Strike
This month in Labor History, we look back at two major strikes that shifted their industries: the General Electric and Westinghouse nationwide strike of over 800,000 auto and steelworkers, and the New York City Transit Strike which shut down the city’s public transit for 12 days. Learn more here:
News Article | November 18, 2024
Looking Back: This Time in Our Labor History – Malbone Street Subway Wreck and The New Orleans General Strike
Malbone Street subway wreck shows importance of skilled, union labor. New Orelans General Strike shows the power of cross-racial, cross-trade solidarity.
News Article | July 31, 2024
Our Labor History: Cesar Chavez Leads “1,000 Mile March” for Farm-Worker Rights in California
This month in Labor History, we look back at the “1,000 mile march” lead by Cesar Chavez for farm-workers rights in California.
News Article | May 23, 2024
A Notorious Part of History: May 1933: The Dissolution of Labor Unions in Nazi/Fascist Germany
This month in Labor History, we look back at the dissolution of labor unions in Nazi/Fascist Germany in May of 1933. As authoritarianism takes a dangerous hold in the United States, this is a lesson from Nazi Germany that should be a wakeup call for all workers and our unions.
News Article | March 19, 2024
Labor History: APWU Helped Usher in the End of Apartheid in South Africa
This month in Labor History, we look back at Apartheid in South Africa and the role APWU played in helping South Africans cast their first-ever votes in the 1994 elections:
News Article | March 8, 2024
The History of International Working Women’s Day
International Working Women’s Day (IWD) is a day of collective global activism and celebration that belongs to all those committed to progressing women’s equality. Celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political advancement of women, the day also marks a call to action for accelerating the...
News Article | February 23, 2024
APWU Announces Dedication of Headquarters Boardroom to President William H. Burrus
APWU has honored the legacy of former President William H. Burrus by renaming the National Executive Boardroom at APWU Headquarters in his memory.