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News Article | November 20, 2010

APWU Joins UNI Discussion Of Future of Women in the Workforce

APWU Research and Education Director Joyce Robinson inspired women union leaders at a conference in Japan to support the Union Network International’s demand that multinational corporations create good jobs and decent work for women workers.

News Article | November 19, 2010

Son-in-Law of APWU Member Killed in Afghanistan

Sgt. Kevin Pape, son-in-law of APWU member Rose Knipp, was killed in Afghanistan Nov. 16. The 30-year-old staff sergeant died when the Taliban attacked his unit during combat operations in Konar Province.

News Article | November 10, 2010

Postmaster General Honors Burrus at the Bargaining Table

To commemorate retiring President William Burrus’ last day at contract negotiations — and his more than 50 years of postal employment — Postmaster General John E. Potter made an appearance at the bargaining table Nov. 10 and presented Burrus with the Postmaster General’s Medal of Freedom.

News Article | October 19, 2010

Two Postal Employees Found Shot to Death at TN Postal Facility

Two postal employees who were found shot to death in a post office in Henning, TN on Oct. 18 have been identified: Paula Robinson, 33, was a clerk, and Judy Spray, 58, was a rural carrier associate.

News Article | October 15, 2010

APWU Offers DVDs Honoring President Burrus

To honor APWU President William Burrus for his many years of service, union members are invited to purchase commemorative DVDs celebrating Burrus’ 53-year postal career. 

News Article | August 5, 2010

APWU Honors Soldier for Extraordinary Service

Kevin Imholte, son of Minneapolis Area Local activists Brenda and Vern Wellman, was presented with a silver medallion on behalf of the APWU for his extraordinary military service.

News Article | March 22, 2010

A Bold Move to Attract Young Union Activists

In a dramatic attempt to encourage greater participation by young workers, APWU President William Burrus has announced that the national union will help defray the costs associated with sending members 35 or younger to the union’s 2010 National Convention, which will be held in Detroit, Aug. 23 to 2...

News Article | March 3, 2010

RSVP for the Postal Strike 40th Anniversary Event!

Due to space concerns, reservations are now requested from union members who plan to attend a Smithsonian National Postal Museum program on March 20 marking the anniversary of the Great Postal Strike of 1970. APWU President William Burrus will be among the speakers featured.

News Article | February 22, 2010

President Burrus to Speak At Postal Strike Anniversary Program

News Article | February 17, 2010

Celebrating the Women of the APWU

In honor of the countless contributions that the women of the APWU make to their union, to the labor movement, and to their families, the National Executive Board has adopted a resolution designating March as “Women’s History Month.”

News Article | September 17, 2007

New Developments in the Case of the ‘Jena Six’

A Louisiana appeals court has overturned the aggravated battery conviction of Mychal Bell, the lead defendant in the Jena 6 six racially-charged incident. “This decision is welcome,” said APWU President William Burrus, “but it does not resolve the community conflict or the status of the children who...

News Article | September 14, 2007

Seeking Justice for the ‘Jena Six’

The American Postal Workers Union will join with other progressive forces at a demonstration in Jena, LA, to protest the excessively disparate punishment of six African-American high school students who were embroiled in a racially tinged altercation.