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News Article | May 1, 2015
What We’re Fighting For
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Sisters and Brothers, I am proud that our activist union is engaged and organizing in many good battles, including to: Win a strong new contract; Stop the delay of America's mail and keep plants open; Co...
News Article | May 1, 2015
National Day of Action Set for Thursday, May 14
APWU members are turning up the heat with a National Day of Action on May 14 – just one week before the union’s Collective Bargaining Agreement is slated to expire. APWU members will hold events in cities and towns across the country, organized around the theme, “I Stand with Postal Workers.”
News Article | May 1, 2015
Contract Negotiations: Union Members Say it with Stickers, Flyers and More
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Members of the San Jose Area Local distribute flyers outside a post office. Stickers and flyers and headbands, oh my! As contract negotiations continue, union members from East to West and North to South...
News Article | May 1, 2015
Mail Delivery Takes a Dramatic Dive
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Across the country, postal customers are complaining that they’re waiting longer for their mail. And while postal management dismisses the complaints as isolated, the numbers tell a different story. Firs...
News Article | April 22, 2015
Long Island Area Local Demands ‘Dignity and Respect’ at Bargaining Table
More than 300 attended the Long Island Area Local’s Day of protest on Sunday, April 12, when members demanded to be “treated with the dignity and respect we deserve at the bargaining table” and an end to the “under-the-table Staples deal.”
News Article | April 20, 2015
As Contract Deadline Nears, Union Gears Up for Action
With the Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire in one month, APWU negotiators – and members – are preparing to turn up the heat! "As we enter the final month of bargaining, it will soon become clear whether management is serious about reaching a negotiated settlement," said President Mark Di...
News Article | April 15, 2015
On Tax Day, Members Spread the Word: Your Post Office Receives Zero Tax Dollars
APWU members passed out flyers outside post offices on April 15, spreading the word to customers that the Postal Service does not receive a dime of taxpayer money. Click here for more photos.
News Article | April 7, 2015
Audio of April 6 Town Hall Call
APWU members heard updates on our fight for a good contract on April 6 during two Town Hall Calls with President Mark Dimondstein. Questions submitted by union members were also addressed. To listen to an audio of the call, click here. [Members only.]
News Article | April 7, 2015
‘Your Post Office Gets Zero Tax Dollars’
On April 15, APWU members will greet last-minute tax filers at post offices around the country with a message many of them haven’t heard before: The Postal Service gets no money from taxpayers. “Tax day is a good time to inform the public – and the media – about this little-known fact,” said APWU P...
News Article | April 6, 2015
Your Post Office Gets Zero Tax Dollars
On April 15, APWU members will greet last-minute tax filers and reporters at post offices around the country with a message many of them haven’t heard before: The Postal Service gets zero tax dollars. “Tax day is a good time to inform the public about this little-known fact,” said APWU President Mar...
News Article | March 30, 2015
Contract Town Hall Call: April 6
APWU members are invited to join APWU President Mark Dimondstein for a live Contract Town Hall Call on Monday, April 6. This will be the third such call. We will discuss our fight to win a good contract for union members while we fight for a vibrant, public Postal Service for the people of the count...
News Article | March 27, 2015
Union Members Say It With Stickers
From East to West and North to South, APWU members took a message to postal management and to postal customers on March 26. Click here for more photos. Send your photos to photos@apwu.org. San Jose Local members leaflet the San Jose Plant.
News Article | March 25, 2015
Posters Promote Our Cause
A San Jose restaurant displays a poster in support of "Our Postal Service." The San Jose Local decided got a jump on activities set for March 26 and persuaded King Egg Roll, a restaurant that serves hundreds of customers each day, to displays the APWU poster in support of “Our Postal Service.”
News Article | March 23, 2015
Sticker Day Set for Thursday, March 26
Members of the Philadelphia BMC Local proudly wearing stickers. On March 26, APWU members will “Say It With a Sticker.” “Led by our local and state presidents and our Contract Action Teams, March 26 will be a day to spread the word,” APWU President Mark Dimondstein declared. “We’ll send a message to...
News Article | March 23, 2015
Town Hall Call – March 19, 2015
APWU members heard updates on our fight for a good contract on March 19 during two Town Hall Calls with President Mark Dimondstein. Questions submitted by union members were also addressed. In addition, Caroline Federico, a Contract Action Team (CAT) coordinator from the San Jose Area Local, describ...