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News Article | September 18, 2026

Following Victory, Postal Workers Double Down on Vote-by-Mail

North Carolina Council President Daniel Matthews and Charlotte Area Local 375 President Miriam Bell led news conferences in Raleigh, Charlotte, and Wilmington this week to launch the APWU's vote-by-mail ad and release national polling. The tour followed the Supreme Court's decision to leave the Post...

News Article | August 31, 2026

APWU Statement on Developments in Vote-by-Mail Executive Order

As the Executive Order and the Postal Service's rule bounce through the courts, our union's postition is clear: allegations of election mail fraud are false, postal workers are being unfairly set up to take the blame for management's failures, and the American public can trust us to deliver their ba...

News Article | June 20, 2026

Submit a Comment Objecting to Vote-by-Mail Takeover

On June 2, USPS published a proposed rule that would let the agency decide who can and can't receive a mail ballot. Under this rule, USPS would build a new federal "Ballot Portal," require states to hand over lists of every voter receiving a mail-in or absentee ballot, and then refuse to deliver any...

News Article | April 15, 2026

WATCH: APWU Livestream – Are We Broke or Is There Hope?

What is really happening with the Postal Service? Watch APWU President Jonathan Smith's livestream to answer your questions about the Postal Service’s financial condition and future.

News Article | April 1, 2026

Statement from President Jonathan Smith on Anti-Voter Executive Order

On March 31, the White House issued Executive Order 14399, titled “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections.” This executive order would require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to regulate who can receive ballots based on state-specific mail-in voter lists, create...

News Article | March 18, 2026

House Subcommittee Reveals Debate Over Postal Service’s Future

News Article | March 6, 2026

APWU President Jonathan Smith Addresses Congressional Postal Service Caucus, Advocates for a Vibrant Public Postal Service

APWU President Jonathan Smith attended a Congressional Postal Service Caucus Roundtable discussion with postal union leaders on Thursday, March 5.

News Article | March 2, 2026

SAVE America Act Threatens Voting Rights for Working Americans

The Senate must reject this undemocratic power grab. Call your senators today at 844-402-1001 and tell them to vote NO on S. 1383, the SAVE America Act.

News Article | November 14, 2025

Government Shutdown Ends After 43 Days

After 43 days, the government shutdown has ended following a 222-209 House vote to pass the Senate's funding bill. This legislation funds the government until January 30, while funding the Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and legislative branches through Fiscal Year 2026. The bill also reverses layoff...

News Article | September 29, 2025

e-Team Report, Jan. 25, 2013

State Efforts Chipping Away at Union Membership, Especially for Public Sector Workers Debt Ceiling Temporarily Averted The Politics of Crisis and Postal Reform Forever Stamps Rising to 46 Cents Lawmakers Back Away From Federal Employee Pay Freeze (For Once)

News Article | October 7, 2026

e-Team Report, Jan. 19, 2013

The Approaching Postal Cliff Ed Schultz and Rep. Gerry Connolly Shine a Spotlight on the Postal War on Workers PRC Cautions Against Board of Governors Accelerated Plans  Presidential Inauguration and MLK Day of Service

News Article | October 7, 2026

e-Team Report, Jan. 20, 2012

Senator Labels Financial Condition of Postal Service as “Dire” Rights of Postal Workers on Their Own Time Justice Department – Recess Appointments to NLRB Deemed Legal The Future of Healthcare and the 2012 Election

News Article | October 7, 2026

e-Team Report, July 30, 2012

Voting Rights Watch Orzag Says Privatize Lame Duck Session

News Article | October 7, 2026

e-Team Report, June 26, 2011

The American Postal Workers Union is working fervently to make certain that the Postal Service’s decision to suspend employer contributions to FERS does not negatively affect the nation’s postal employees, President Cliff Guffey said on June 22. “We will take every step necessary to ensure that reti...