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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
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
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...
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.
News Article | July 9, 2021
Labor News
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Workers Defeat New Hampshire Attempt to Pass Anti-Union “Right-to-Work” Law On June 3, workers defeated an attempt in the New Hampshire House of Representatives by anti-union forces in the state to pas...
Postal Wire | October 25, 2020
100 Million Ballots, But Experts Say ‘Heaven And Earth’ Being Moved For Election Mail
Video | December 18, 2019
The People’s Postal Service: No One Gets Left Off the List
The People's Postal Service: No One Gets Left Off the List
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Postal Wire | November 28, 2019
Postal Union leader: I hope the strike victory sends a message
News Article | November 19, 2019
From the Field
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 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.
News Article | November 19, 2019
APWU Supports UAW Strike for a Fair Contract
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
News Article | November 19, 2019
Installation of National Officers Brings Message of Unity
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The night’s theme was “Moving Forward Together” and the ceremony was presided over by APWU Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth “Liz” Powell. The guest of honor at the ceremony was AFL-CIO Executive...
News Article | November 19, 2019
The Real “Norma Rae” Still Lives!
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
News Article | November 19, 2019
People Power in 2020
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) There is another very important election ahead: the 2020 Federal Election. We need to be ready to not only vote for candidates who support postal workers and our families, we need to help them g...
News Article | September 17, 2019
50,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) Members on Strike Against General Motors
APWU President Mark Dimondstein calls on all APWU locals, state organizations, retiree and auxiliary chapters and members to support our brother and sister GM workers in their strike for job security and equal pay.