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News Article | November 13, 2015

Sanders Endorsement Garners Many Headlines

The APWU Executive Board’s endorsement of Bernie Sanders for President generated extensive media coverage on Nov. 12. Virtually every major news outlet reported the endorsement, including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, MSNBC, the Associated Press, Al Jazeera America, New York Times, Washington Post, The N...

News Article | November 1, 2015

A Change of Heart for the NLRB?

(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In a string of recent decisions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled decisively in favor of workers. As a result, President Barack Obama may end up doing more for workers than an...

News Article | November 1, 2015

A Change of Heart for the NLRB?

(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) In a string of recent decisions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled decisively in favor of workers. As a result, President Barack Obama may end up doing more for workers than an...

News Article | October 28, 2015

New Congressional Majority Against Mail Delays

The legislative movement against delayed mail achieved an important milestone over the past week. For the first time, an outright majority of the Republican-controlled House of Representatives is now calling for an end to delayed mail and the return of overnight mail standards. This accomplishment i...

News Article | October 21, 2015

Bernie Sanders Addresses APWU Conference

Click here to see Senator Bernie Sanders’ speech to the APWU All-Craft Conference on Oct. 14.  Bernie Sanders Addresses APWU Conference Check Out the Video!Bernie Sanders Addresses APWU Conference. Posted by APWU - The American Postal Workers Union on Wednesday, October 21, 2015

News Article | October 14, 2015

‘It Was Electric’

Senator Bernie Sanders  Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders thrilled APWU members attending the union’s All-Craft Conference in Las Vegas on Oct. 14. “It was electric,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein of the response to Sanders’ speech. Sanders told the audience of approximately 2,000 APWU me...

News Article | October 9, 2015

e-Team Report, Oct. 9, 2015

The movement demanding an end to delayed mail gained a powerful ally – the California State Legislature. Recently, the legislative body which represents one-eighth of all Americans took a strong stand against cuts to mail service in passing Joint Resolution 11: The Legislature urges the United State...

News Article | September 26, 2015

e-Team Report, Sept. 26, 2015

This week, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) announced that he will retire from Congress at the end of October. Boehner’s retirement will mark the end of his 5-year tenure as Speaker and his 25-year career in Congress.

News Article | September 8, 2015

e-Team Report, Sept. 8, 2015

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has recently issued a string of positive rulings that will strengthen employee protections and unions' abilities to advocate for workers.

News Article | September 1, 2015

Momentum Demands Movement

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Momentum is defined as “mass in motion,” or “mass multiplied by velocity.” In the political arena, momentum is critical to getting legislation enacted into law. The APWU’s legislative priorities...

News Article | September 1, 2015

Secret Trade Deal Would Dismantle Our Postal Service

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A trade deal the U.S. is negotiating behind closed doors with 50 other countries would dismantle our public Postal Service as we know it. Little is known about the Trade in Service Agreement (TI...

News Article | September 1, 2015

Secret Trade Deal Would Dismantle Our Postal Service

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A trade deal the U.S. is negotiating behind closed doors with 50 other countries would dismantle our public Postal Service as we know it. Little is known about the Trade in Service Agreement (TI...

News Article | September 1, 2015

Momentum Demands Movement

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Momentum is defined as “mass in motion,” or “mass multiplied by velocity.” In the political arena, momentum is critical to getting legislation enacted into law. The APWU’s legislative priorities...

News Article | September 1, 2015

The 2016 Presidential Election: My Thoughts; How About Yours?

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) It’s amazing that presidential campaigns have become such big business that they never seem to cease. As soon as one ends, the next one begins, unleashing megabucks of corporate cash and contrib...

News Article | August 29, 2015

e-Team Report, Aug. 29, 2015

The Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an alert this month that confirms what the APWU has been telling Congress and what postal patrons have been enduring – America’s mail has slowed dramatically. In its review of mail timeliness after the USPS cut service standards on Januar...