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News Article | September 15, 2009
Obama Addresses Labor Federation
President Obama electrified an audience of thousands of union members during a speech to the AFL-CIO Convention on Sept. 15. The president spoke powerfully about the importance of unions, our urgent need for real health insurance reform, and other issues important to working families.
News Article | September 14, 2009
Obama to Speak at AFL-CIO Convention
Among the highlights of the AFL-CIO convention that began Sept. 12 in Pittsburgh will be an appearance by President Obama.
News Article | August 18, 2008
Convention Highlights Video Available on Web Site, Hotel TV
As the APWU’s 19th Biennial National Convention gets under way, video highlights of the proceedings are being shown on www.apwu.org and on convention hotel television stations, 24 hours a day. Bally’s – Channel 21 Paris – Channel 32 Flamingo – Channel 19
News Article | July 29, 2008
Convention Planning Moves Into High Gear
As the APWU’s 19th Biennial National Convention nears, planning for the event is in full swing at the union’s national headquarters. As of the end of July, 3,009 delegates representing 425 locals had registered for convention credentials. More than 3,100 delegates are expected to attend.
News Article | May 7, 2008
Online Registration of Convention Delegates To Replace Paper Process
For the first time, APWU locals and state organizations will register delegates to the APWU National Convention online, through the union’s Web site, www.apwu.org. “This is another important step on the road to modernization,” said APWU Secretary-Treasurer Terry R. Stapleton. “Submitting paper crede...
News Article | August 14, 2007
AFL-CIO President Salutes APWU For Work on ‘Solidarity’ Campaign
In a letter to the union’s Executive Office, AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney has commended the APWU for making a solid case for solidarity. Citing the 2006 APWU National Convention Resolution that encourages affiliation with state and local labor councils, Sweeney wrote that he was pleased with th...
News Article | March 26, 2007
National Election Committee Amends Rules
The APWU National Election Committee has amended a rule governing the 2007 election of officers that was published in the March/April issue of The American Postal Worker. The rule, which originally prohibited automatic national convention delegates from becoming candidates for Director of the APWU R...
News Article | August 2, 2025
Internal Strife Can Destroy the Family
We have heard it most of our lives: “a house divided against itself cannot stand.” That famous quote by President Abraham Lincoln referred to our national “house.” It certainly applies to our union, which is like a big family. We need unity to win the fights we must wage to protect our jobs and pres...
News Article | August 2, 2025
Who Do You Believe?
There is an expression, “Who do you believe – your lying eyes or me?” Well, APWU union representatives are accustomed to managers being less than honest about their actions during Labor-Management meetings and at various steps of the grievance procedure. But the recent roll-out of the Postmaster Gen...
News Article | August 2, 2025
‘We Hope You Can Make Headway’
Soon after being interviewed on The Ed Show on MSNBC in December, I received an email from a cousin I don’t see very often who had seen the TV segment, which was about protests by postal workers in Springfield OR against planned plant closings.
News Article | August 2, 2025
Internal Strife Can Destroy the Family
We have heard it most of our lives: “a house divided against itself cannot stand.” That famous quote by President Abraham Lincoln referred to our national “house.” It certainly applies to our union, which is like a big family. We need unity to win the fights we must wage to protect our jobs and pres...
News Article | August 2, 2025
Who Do You Believe?
There is an expression, “Who do you believe – your lying eyes or me?” Well, APWU union representatives are accustomed to managers being less than honest about their actions during Labor-Management meetings and at various steps of the grievance procedure. But the recent roll-out of the Postmaster Gen...
News Article | August 2, 2025
‘We Hope You Can Make Headway’
Soon after being interviewed on The Ed Show on MSNBC in December, I received an email from a cousin I don’t see very often who had seen the TV segment, which was about protests by postal workers in Springfield OR against planned plant closings.