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News Article | September 14, 2023

Your union negotiated $0.48 per hour cost-of-living adjustment is in paychecks today!

Today, career workers under the main APWU/USPS national agreement will see a $0.48 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in their paychecks. That increase equals $38.40 per pay period, or $998 annually for a full-time worker.

News Article | November 12, 2021

HRSSC Members Ratify a First Union Contract

(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The newest bargaining unit of the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, is made up of the employees working at the Human Resource Shared Service Center (HRSSC) in Greensboro, NC, who have officially...

News Article | November 12, 2021

Congratulations to HRSSC Workers on their New Union Contract!

(This article first appeared in the November/December issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The American Postal Workers Union’s newest bargaining unit, made up of the employees at the Human Resources Shared Service Center in Greensboro, NC, have officially ratified their first contract. The...

News Article | August 27, 2021

The Power of Organizing

(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I often hear some members asking why it matters that we keep emphasizing the importance of organizing. With 200,000 members, some say, why does it matter that we keep talking to non-members and growin...

Video | December 18, 2019

News Article | April 22, 2019

Salmon Co. Drivers in El Paso, TX Unanimously Ratify Collective Bargaining Agreement

Drivers from the newly unionized Salmon Co. in El Paso, TX unanimously ratified the terms of their first Collective Bargaining Agreement. These APWU new members received most of the terms of the negotiated Salmon contract for the Dallas Area Local. Due to the organizing efforts and continued support...

News Article | April 18, 2019

APWU Members Take a Tax Day Stand against Privatization

On April 15, Tax Day, thousands of APWU members and allies took to the street to spread the news that the US Mail Runs on Zero Tax Dollars! At more than 100 locations from Hawaii to New England, activists fighting for the public good passed out flyers and spoke to citizens about the vital, public go...

News Article | April 12, 2019

APWU Launches New Ad – “We Deliver Almost Anything”

The lighthearted video below makes a crucial point – of all the many things the Postal Service will accept from the public, tax dollars are not one of them. The video advertisement's release is in coordination with Tax Day actions all over the country on Monday, April 15. Watch and share the video w...

News Article | April 2, 2019

Stay Strong Going Into Arbitration

(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Organization Director Anna Smith With contract negotiations going into interest arbitration, staying united and strong is essential at every level. Reminding not only ourselves but our non-member c...

News Article | April 2, 2019

Honored to be Serving as Northeast Coordinator

(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  By Northeast Region Coordinator Ron Suslak On Jan. 16, President Dimondstein appointed me to the vacant Northeast Regional Coordinator position with confirmation by the National Executive Board, follo...

News Article | April 2, 2019

From the Field

This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  Below are quotes from various APWU local and state publications throughout the country. All the publications listed are part of the Postal Press Association.