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News Article | August 27, 2021
APWU Victory! USPS Ends Attempt to Change Union LWOP Rules for Political Activity
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On July 9, postal management informed President Dimondstein that they are ending their attempt to change Union Leave Without Pay (LWOP) rules relating to APWU members taking leave to engage in politic...
News Article | August 27, 2021
For The People Act: Securing Voting Rights for All
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) If signed into law, the For the People Act (HR.1/S.1) would be the largest expansion and protection of voting rights in decades. The legislation would also override the unjust laws recently passed in...
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...
News Article | August 27, 2021
Labor News
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Nabisco Workers on Strike Across the Country On August 10, 200 workers at a Nabisco bakery in Portland, OR, represented by Bakers, Confectioners, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union...
News Article | August 27, 2021
APWU Member Testifies on Service Standards
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) APWU member Brian McLaurin was asked to testify before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) by Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen (D), who serves a...
News Article | August 27, 2021
From the Field
(This article first appeared in the September-October 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 (PPA).
News Article | August 27, 2021
Postal Banking Gaining Steam on Capitol Hill
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) There has been more activity around expanding postal financial services on Capitol Hill since the last edition of The American Postal Worker went to press. In a July 21 hearing before the House Financ...
News Article | August 27, 2021
Postal Strike/50th Birthday/ Anniversary of APWU
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On July 1, 2021, the APWU celebrated its 50th Anniversary/ Birthday. The APWU commemorated the event by giving a presentation via Livestream about how the union was formed. It was The Great Postal Str...
News Article | August 27, 2021
Maintenance: 50 Years Later
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In 1971, five independent and separate unions representing several thousand postal workers merged to become the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO as we know it today. The five unions were the Uni...
News Article | August 27, 2021
Changes are Coming in Mail Processing Facilities
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In recent weeks and months, the Postal Service has begun implementing changes to its mail processing operations, and these changes are apt to continue for some time. The USPS 10-Year Plan is the reaso...
News Article | August 27, 2021
Q&A with Bessemer, AL Amazon Union Organizer Jennifer Bates
(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Earlier this year, workers at Amazon’s Bessemer, AL fulfillment center worked to unionize their workplace with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). While the initial vote came up...
PDF Resource | August 26, 2021
VA Welcome Kit – Version 2.0 – November 2020
PDF Resource | August 25, 2021
USPS Report: PSE District Compliance Report Pay Period 17 – August 13, 2021
News Article | August 24, 2021
National Maintenance Assistant Director “A” Jimmie Waldon Retires
National Maintenance Assistant Director “A” Jimmie Waldon announced his retirement in August 2021 after over 14 years as a national officer. Prior to being elected to this position on July 18, 2018, he served as the Western Region Maintenance National Business Agent for eleven years. He also served...
News Article | August 20, 2021
AFL-CIO Executive Council Elects Sister Liz Shuler President
Today, the AFL-CIO Executive Council elected Sister Liz Shuler President of the federation to fill the vacancy left by the untimely death of Brother Richard Trumka on August 5.