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News Article | April 18, 2016
Democracy Awakening Converges at Capitol
Some of the APWU contingent on April 18. Dozens of APWU officers and staffers joined thousands of labor, civil rights, environmental and political reform groups at the Capitol on April 17 and 18 to participate in the Democracy Awakening. The event was the culmination of more than a week of rallies,...
News Article | April 18, 2016
Democracy Awakening Converges at Capitol
Some of the APWU contingent on April 18. Dozens of APWU officers and staffers joined thousands of labor, civil rights, environmental and political reform groups at the Capitol on April 17 and 18 to participate in the Democracy Awakening. The event was the culmination of more than a week of rallies,...
News Article | April 13, 2016
APWU: Support 39,000 Striking Verizon Workers
APWU President Mark Dimondstein is calling on union members to support 39,000 Verizon workers who went on strike on April 13. The contract for workers from Maine to Virginia expired in August, but months of effort to get the telecommunications giant to negotiate reasonably have failed
News Article | April 13, 2016
APWU: Support 39,000 Striking Verizon Workers
APWU President Mark Dimondstein is calling on union members to support 39,000 Verizon workers who went on strike on April 13. The contract for workers from Maine to Virginia expired in August, but months of effort to get the telecommunications giant to negotiate reasonably have failed
News Article | March 8, 2016
March 8 is International Women’s Day
Tuesday, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a celebration of the social, cultural, economic, and political achievements of working women worldwide.
News Article | March 8, 2016
March 8 is International Women’s Day
Tuesday, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a celebration of the social, cultural, economic, and political achievements of working women worldwide.
News Article | March 4, 2016
Don’t Let Congress Run Out the Clock on Overtime
The APWU is asking union members to sign a petition sponsored by the AFL-CIO that calls on President Obama and the Department of Labor to move quickly to implement a new overtime rule that will increase workers' pay.
News Article | March 4, 2016
Don’t Let Congress Run Out the Clock on Overtime
The APWU is asking union members to sign a petition sponsored by the AFL-CIO that calls on President Obama and the Department of Labor to move quickly to implement a new overtime rule that will increase workers' pay.
News Article | March 1, 2016
APWU Supports NALC’s Annual Food Drive
APWU President Mark Dimondstein is urging APWU members to actively support the 24th annual Letter Carriers Food Drive, slated for Saturday, May 14.
News Article | March 1, 2016
APWU Supports NALC’s Annual Food Drive
APWU President Mark Dimondstein is urging APWU members to actively support the 24th annual Letter Carriers Food Drive, slated for Saturday, May 14.
News Article | March 1, 2016
India Will Implement Postal Banking To Better Serve Remote Residents
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) India Post is planning to implement postal banking later this year, in order to better serve residents in rural and remote areas. As part of the plan, India Post opened ATMs in some states in 2014.
News Article | March 1, 2016
India Will Implement Postal Banking To Better Serve Remote Residents
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) India Post is planning to implement postal banking later this year, in order to better serve residents in rural and remote areas. As part of the plan, India Post opened ATMs in some states in 2014.
News Article | February 29, 2016
APWU Joins Democracy Initiative
Five years ago the “Citizens United” Supreme Court ruling unleashed unlimited, and often secret, corporate cash into the political process and elections. Now just 158 families will contribute over 50 percent of the billions being spent on the 2016 presidential election cycle. Just two anti-union bil...
News Article | February 29, 2016
APWU Joins Democracy Initiative
Five years after the “Citizens United” Supreme Court ruling unleashed unlimited and often secret corporate cash into the political process and elections, and with voter suppression on the rise, the APWU has joined the “Democracy Initiative,” a network of over 60 national organizations that seek to r...
News Article | February 29, 2016
APWU Joins Democracy Initiative
Five years ago the “Citizens United” Supreme Court ruling unleashed unlimited, and often secret, corporate cash into the political process and elections. Now just 158 families will contribute over 50 percent of the billions being spent on the 2016 presidential election cycle. Just two anti-union bil...