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News Article | January 23, 2020
Twenty Questions for 2020
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) 1. What is postal banking? It’s the provision of basic financial services through the USPS, ranging from check cashing to savings accounts, to offering small-dollar loans.
News Article | January 23, 2020
Microbusinesses Strongly Prefer the Public Postal Service
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In the United States, firms with fewer than 10 employees make up 75 percent of all employers. With the rise of e-commerce, these microbusinesses are continually in need of mail and package delive...
News Article | January 23, 2020
Attacks on the Working Class
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I hope you all had a great Holiday Season. Your dedication and hard work bring smiles and happiness throughout the holidays to people worldwide. Thank you for your hard work. In 2020, we will fac...
News Article | January 23, 2020
Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Powell Honored with UFCW Minority Coalition’s Addie Wyatt Award
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On Nov. 23, 2019, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Minority Coalition held its 21st Annual Ball. At the event, APWU Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth “Liz” Powell was awarded the Coaliti...
News Article | January 23, 2020
Documentation Check Lists
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) After having completed at a minimum a yearly financial review or local audit of the financial records and inventory, beginning the new year with LMRDA compliance measures intact is the key to a s...
News Article | January 23, 2020
Let us Rise in 2020!
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) I hope you were able to have a few moments to share some holiday time with family and friends. Hopefully your time at work involved standing strong and sticking together with your sisters and bro...
News Article | January 23, 2020
Q&A with the Labor Network for Sustainability’s Mike Cavanaugh
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) With carbon emissions continuing to rise, activists and organizers have pushed forward a “Green New Deal” to combat climate change and transition away from fossil fuels by 2030. Mike Cavanaugh, S...
News Article | January 23, 2020
APWU Organizing Victory!
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On Tuesday Dec. 17, a large group of non-supervisory USPS Shared Services Personnel Processing Specialists at the USPS Human Resources Shared Services Center (HRSSC) in Greensboro, NC voted to jo...
News Article | January 23, 2020
Postmaster General Petition Demonstrates Power of Alliance
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The collection and presentation of more than 400,000 petitions to the Postal Service Board of Governors regarding their appointment of the next Postmaster General was an impressive feat. But it d...
News Article | January 23, 2020
Starting Strong, Looking Ahead
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Happy New Year! It was a great way to end last year when 250 non-supervisory postal workers at the Human Resource Shared Services Center in NC overwhelmingly voted to join the APWU. Welcome to...
News Article | January 23, 2020
“The People’s Postal Service: No One Gets Left Off the List” Holiday Ad
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
News Article | January 16, 2020
John R. Smith, First Retirees Director, Passes Away
John R. Smith, former Retirees Department Director, passed away Jan. 11, at the age of 91. Brother Smith (known by most as “JR”) was the first ever director of the Retirees Department. At the time of his retirement from the APWU on May 7, 2005, Brother Smith had served for 12 years in the position.
Magazine | January 15, 2020
January/February 2020
Video | January 14, 2020
Message from the President: 2020 Starts with Renewed Energy
Bringing in the New Year
PDF Resource | January 13, 2020