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News Article | January 16, 2019

Are We Going to Let the Big Corporations Privatize Us?

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Vice President Debby Szeredy Let’s talk about the facts. Here I am, a union postal worker. What will happen if I don’t step up and help mobilize my co-workers and my community to stop privatiz...

News Article | January 16, 2019

White House Targets Postal Workers

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  On Dec. 4, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department released the long-awaited report by the White House’s Task Force on the United States Postal System. The Task Force was created by an executive order...

News Article | July 23, 2018

Honoring Our Past, Fighting For Our Future

(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Vice President Debby Szeredy  Update on Phase II Consolidations Tour 1 members of the Greater Oregon Area Local 555 from Bend gathering to discuss how to fight back against Phase 2 plant consolidat...

News Article | January 1, 2018

Active or Retiree? Play an Important Role in 2018!

This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) San Fernando Valley Area Local Legislative Director  and Retiree Yoggi Riley at a Stop Staples protest. By Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy  As we go into the New Year, I’d like to remind our...

News Article | November 1, 2017

The Postal Service, Serving 2.7 Billion

(This article first appeared in the November-December 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Contrary to the Postal Service’s claims that post offices have less foot traffic than other national retailers, the United States Postal Service is truly the nation’s leader in service. Postal wo...

News Article | November 1, 2017

Are You Ready to Take Action?

(This article first appeared in the November-December 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy Vice President Debby Szeredy speaks with clerk Michelle Reid.  We must fight back against consolidations and closures – and any attack on our workplace. ...

News Article | September 1, 2017

Community Engagement

(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  Charlotte Area Local Research & Education Director Shenita Bost, Charlotte Area Local member Roxanne Graham, APWU Vice President Szeredy and Charlotte Area Local Legislative Director Cindy Foster at a pr...

News Article | July 27, 2017

Locals Inform Public About Proposed Job and Service Cuts

This Postal Heritage Day, two APWU locals celebrated the USPS’ 242nd birthday by holding informational pickets informing the public about the proposed job cuts by USPS management through reversions, abolishments and excessing – further disrupting services to the public.  

News Article | July 20, 2017

Update on the Fight Back Against USPS Reductions in Service and Jobs

Following strong resistance from the APWU - and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) - USPS management agreed to a five-month delay in implementing forced reassignments and excessing of employees out of their installations.

News Article | January 1, 2017

Organize to Fight Consolidations!

APWU members and allies hold a protest to save the Duluth, MN, processing plant.  (This article first appeared in the January-February 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) It is time to assess our goals for the next three years. we still have to work hard to stop the consolidations an...

News Article | February 21, 2014

APWU Opposes USPS Proposal to Slow Down Standard Mail

In a filing with the Postal Regulatory Commission on Feb. 20, the APWU strenuously opposed a USPS proposal to reduce service standards for Standard Mail.

News Article | January 24, 2014

USPS Postpones Consolidations

The Postal Service announced in the Federal Register on Jan. 24 that it is postponing Phase 2 of its latest mail processing consolidation plan, which was slated to begin on Feb. 1.

News Article | December 23, 2013

Tell the PRC About Delayed Mail

Businesses, customers and APWU members who have complaints about delayed mail should be sure to let the Postal Regulatory Commission know, says Debby Szeredy, the union’s executive vice president.

News Article | December 16, 2013

APWU Files Amended Complaint with PRC

The APWU filed an amended complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on Dec.13, alleging that the USPS is failing to comply with service standards on first-class mail and periodicals.