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News Article | May 20, 2024
You Have Power as a Postal Worker and as a Customer
“We can’t afford to lose our very important public Postal Service.” Vice President Debby Szeredy shares information on how postal workers and customers can utilize our power to preserve the public Postal Service.
News Article | April 1, 2024
Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop!
Research & Education Director Joyce B. Robinson shares the list of Pre-Convention workshops ahead of the 27th Biennial APWU National Convention.
News Article | March 22, 2024
What’s Really Happening to Veterans VA Healthcare?
In this edition of Home Front, we will highlight a few of the numerous negative healthcare laws of the Trump-era VA Mission Act, that was passed by Congress, and signed into law on June 6, 2018, by former President Donald Trump.
News Article | March 20, 2024
How to Report Hazards, Unsafe Conditions or Practices with PS Form 1767
Take a look around your workspaces – do you see anything unsafe? If so, nd the nearest PS Form 1767, Report of Hazard, Unsafe Condition or Practice.
News Article | March 19, 2024
“The Only Constant is Change”
Postal management’s network “modernization” plan, mostly driven by changing communications and advancing technology, is underway. Members are legitimately concerned about its impact on jobs and service.
News Article | March 19, 2024
Clerk Division Continues RI-399 Training and Staffing
The Clerk Division has ramped up our training of clerk craft jurisdiction/machine staffing advocates for the Regional Instruction (RI)-399 process.
News Article | March 19, 2024
Continue Your APWU Activism, Become a Retiree Member!
APWU family, an important part of our fight to protect and secure our hard-earned benefits and to help to preserve the Postal Service includes the continued growth of the APWU Retirees Department. Retiree members are an asset to the APWU at every level, as mentors and as a support system. It is our...
News Article | March 19, 2024
Federal Retirement Fairness Act Reintroduced!
Legislative Director Judy Beard summarizes the reintroduced Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 5995), advertises the Legislative events at the upcoming APWU National Convention, and provides a resource for finding2024 Election Information.
News Article | March 19, 2024
I Believe Our Postal Service is Quickly Changing into a Failing Business Model and Our Universal Service Obligation to America is Disappearing.
The Postmaster General (PMG) has degraded our Service Standards and he isn’t stopping. His business plan is destroying us and has lost the confidence of our customers, which affects our mail volume and revenue.
News Article | March 19, 2024
In Unity: Civil Rights and the Labor Movement
Historically, the intertwining narratives of the civil rights movement and the labor movement stand as powerful testaments to the resilience of the human spirit and the pursuit of equality. As Martin Luther King Jr. eloquently remarked, “The labor movement was the principal force that transformed mi...
News Article | March 19, 2024
Interview: How Postal Banking Makes a Difference Around the World
The American Postal Worker recently spoke with Cornelia Berger, the Head of Post and Logistics for Uni Global Union, about the role postal banking plays in other countries.
News Article | March 19, 2024
Labor History: APWU Helped Usher in the End of Apartheid in South Africa
This month in Labor History, we look back at Apartheid in South Africa and the role APWU played in helping South Africans cast their first-ever votes in the 1994 elections:
News Article | March 19, 2024
Network Modernization – Local Transportation Optimization
As part of the Postmaster General’s Delivering for America (DFA) "network modernization" plan, the Postal Service is now implementing a new transportation plan, referred to as Local Transportation Optimization (LTO).
News Article | March 19, 2024
Shining a Light on Safety for Workers’ Memorial Day
Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash shines a light on safety for Workers’ Memorial Day, and the steps postal workers can take to insure safe conditions in their workplace.
News Article | March 19, 2024
Stand Up for Service
We’re currently experiencing the largest changes in the history of postal operations. Many of these changes have failed to demonstrate that they are in the best interests of our customers and are destined to negatively impact our communities.