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News Article | September 1, 2023
Sixty Years On, Postal Workers March on Washington
On August 26, APWU members and officers from across the country participated in the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington in the Nation’s Capital with thousands of labor rights and civil rights activists and organizations.
News Article | January 13, 2023
Dr. King’s Legacy of Peaceful Direct Action is a Model for Us Today
Thanks to a many-year struggle that culminated in the successful 1984-1987 union contract, APWU members have the right to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on January 16th. As we enjoy this off day in the manner of our choosing, I would suggest that you participate in an event in your comm...
News Article | January 13, 2023
Looking Back: This Time in Our Labor History – Martin Luther King Jr.
On Monday, we observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day federal holiday, honoring one of our nation's all-time great civil and workers’ rights leaders. But winning the holiday to recognize King’s legacy was a struggle in itself.
News Article | June 13, 2022
Observe Juneteenth National Freedom Day June 19, 2022 – Find events in your area!
On Monday June 20th, postal workers will commemorate Juneteenth as a paid holiday. Juneteenth itself is celebrated June 19th. This 11th paid holiday for career postal employees was won in our new union contract, signed on February 28th. The APWU has blazed a trail of progress by becoming the first...
Postal Wire | October 25, 2020
100 Million Ballots, But Experts Say ‘Heaven And Earth’ Being Moved For Election Mail
Video | December 18, 2019
The People’s Postal Service: No One Gets Left Off the List
The People's Postal Service: No One Gets Left Off the List
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News Article | August 1, 2019
Puerto Rico Governor Resigns Following Massive Protests
On Tuesday, July 23 an estimated 500,000 people filled the streets of Puerto Rico’s capital San Juan, demanding the immediate resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló. The protest was one of, if not the, largest demonstration in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s history.
News Article | July 25, 2019
What to Know About Pregnancy Discrimination
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace is when an employer treats an employee or job applicant unfavorably because of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Policies or practices tha...
Postal Wire | July 2, 2019
USPS worker honored after stopping scam
News Article | June 4, 2019
APWU POWER: The Women’s Committee within APWU
(This article first appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) APWU POWER, Post Office Women for Equal Rights, the women’s committee within the American Postal Workers Union, was founded in St. Louis, Missouri on April 28, 1979 and incorporated in APWU’s National C...
Postal Wire | May 28, 2019
Banking at the post office? Groups trying to make it happen in Cleveland
News Article | April 2, 2019
A Woman For All Seasons
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Retirees Department Director Nancy Olumekor Dedicated APWU unionist Eleanor G. Bailey passed away on December 12, 2018 at the age of 87. Over the course of her life, Eleanor never stopped fighting...
News Article | April 2, 2019
Closing the Gender Pay Gap
(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Research & Education Department Director Joyce B. Robinson Because women earn less than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay. In 1996, The National Committee on Pay Equity originat...
News Article | April 2, 2019
News Article | April 2, 2019
Kathy Danek Retires as APWU Auxiliary President
This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) At the beginning of the year, Kathy Danek retired as APWU Auxilary President, a position she has served in since 2012. When Kathy Danek’s husband Terry became a Postal Service employee in 1974, he brou...