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News Article | August 27, 2021

New Report Proves How Unions Raise the Bar for All Workers

(This article first appeared in the September-October 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In April, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released a new fact sheet on the effect unions have on the lives of all workers. Specifically, the report shows that increased union density increase...

News Article | August 27, 2021

APWU, NALC and UAW Request Postal Board of Governors Respect the Right to Organize

(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On August 4, the APWU, National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and United Auto Workers (UAW) wrote a joint letter to the Postal Board of Governors, regarding the upcoming plans to develop the n...

News Article | August 27, 2021

The Billionaire “Space” Race is Built on Workers’ Backs

(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) With great media fanfare, three billionaires, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Richard Branson of Virgin Group and Elon Musk of Tesla, are engaging in a new “space race” while workers at these companies are mist...

News Article | August 27, 2021

The Power of Organizing

(This article first appeared in the September-October issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I often hear some members asking why it matters that we keep emphasizing the importance of organizing. With 200,000 members, some say, why does it matter that we keep talking to non-members and growin...

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...

Video | December 18, 2019

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) ​