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News Article | January 1, 2017
UNI Post and Logistics World Conference Endorses Staples Boycott
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Stop Staples campaign has gone global. In October 2016, the UNI Post and Logistics World Conference passed a resolution, brought forward by President Dimondstein, in support of the APWU’s Sto...
News Article | January 1, 2017
Labor Unites at Rally for Social & Economic Justice and Equality
Hundreds of union members and allies rallied outside of the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 17. (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Hundreds of labor union members gathered outside of the U.S. Capitol building on Nov. 17 for the Rally for S...
News Article | December 19, 2016
Together We Stopped the TPP!!
APWU members rallied against the TPP at the 2016 National Convention. The 114th U.S. Congressional session is over and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is officially dead. This victory comes despite it being a signature effort of the White House and Republican-controlled Congress, supported by bu...
News Article | December 16, 2016
Landmark Arbitration Decision Upholds Craft Assignments, Job Posting Rights
Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued a decision on Dec. 8, 2016, holding that the Postal Service violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement when it failed to assign Sales Retention Team (SRT) center work to the Clerk Craft and post the positions for bid.
News Article | November 1, 2016
‘Keep the Promise, Pass the Bill’
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Thousands of miners and their allies rallied outside the Capitol on Sept. 8. Thousands of miners and their allies – including the APWU – rallied outside the Capitol on Sept. 8, demanding that Co...
News Article | November 1, 2016
‘Keep the Promise, Pass the Bill’
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Thousands of miners and their allies rallied outside the Capitol on Sept. 8. Thousands of miners and their allies – including the APWU – rallied outside the Capitol on Sept. 8, demanding that Co...
News Article | November 1, 2016
Reject the Secret Trade Deal!
Delegates rally against the TPP at the APWU’s 2016 National Convention. (This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Congress is poised to pass a disastrous trade deal – the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) – during its lame-duck session, a...
News Article | November 1, 2016
Reject the Secret Trade Deal!
Delegates rally against the TPP at the APWU’s 2016 National Convention. (This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Congress is poised to pass a disastrous trade deal – the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) – during its lame-duck session, a...
News Article | November 1, 2016
Standing Rock Sioux Stands Up to Big Oil
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Standing Rock Sioux, a federally recognized Native American tribe, has taken a stand against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The underground pipeline would span 1,172 miles –...
News Article | November 1, 2016
Standing Rock Sioux Stands Up to Big Oil
(This article first appeared in the November-December 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Standing Rock Sioux, a federally recognized Native American tribe, has taken a stand against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The underground pipeline would span 1,172 miles –...
News Article | October 13, 2016
APWU Joins Picket Line Supporting Las Vegas Hotel Workers
On Oct. 13, hundreds of union members and allies – including the APWU – walked a picket line in front of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC, (at the former Old Post Office Building) in support of workers at Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas. Trump refuses to negotiate with workers at the Las...
News Article | October 13, 2016
APWU Joins Picket Line Supporting Las Vegas Hotel Workers
On Oct. 13, hundreds of union members and allies – including the APWU – walked a picket line in front of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC, (at the former Old Post Office Building) in support of workers at Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas. Trump refuses to negotiate with workers at the Las...
News Article | October 3, 2016
Portland OR Defends Door-to-Door Delivery
Members of the Portland [OR] Area Local attended a rally defending door-to-door delivery organized by the local branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), on Sept. 29.
News Article | October 3, 2016
Portland OR Defends Door-to-Door Delivery
Members of the Portland [OR] Area Local attended a rally defending door-to-door delivery organized by the local branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), on Sept. 29.
News Article | September 15, 2016
APWU Joins Boycott of Nabisco Products
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The APWU is urging union members to join a boycott of Mexican-made Nabisco products launched by the Bakery, Confectioners, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) and endo...