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News Article | January 11, 2021

2020: Summary of COVID-19 MOUs

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The following Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Postal Service and the APWU were agreed upon jointly this year. March 12, 2020: Travel for Training at the National Center for E...

News Article | January 11, 2021

A Grand Alliance to Hold Virtual Policy Conference

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) A Grand Alliance is excited to announce a major policy conference to be held virtually, starting March 16, that will culminate in the development of A People’s Postal Agenda. After fending off yea...

News Article | January 11, 2021

APWU Family Members Awarded 2020 Union Plus Scholarships

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In 2020, five students from APWU families were awarded Union Plus scholarships. In total, Union Plus awarded scholarships to over 215 students representing 43 different unions. The Union Plus Scho...

News Article | January 11, 2021

APWU Members Crucial in Securing Major Step Forward on Postal Service’s COVID-19 Relief

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On December 27, 2020, after months of political gridlock, President Trump signed another sweeping COVID-19 relief bill into law, which included vital funding for the Postal Service. This bill conv...

News Article | January 11, 2021

Arbitrator Sustains APWU’s Position on Clerk Craft Jurisdiction over Parcel Sorting Work

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On December 1, 2020, Arbitrator Sharnoff issued a decision confirming Clerk Craft jurisdiction over operation of the Small Parcel Sorting System (SPSS) machine. The Award rejects the National Post...

News Article | January 11, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccines at the VA

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other federal partners to provide COVID-19 vaccines to veterans and VA heal...

News Article | January 11, 2021

Former APWU National Officers Pass Away

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Ron Nesmith Ron Nesmith, former National Business Agent in the Clerk Division, passed away on December 9, 2020 at the age of 79. A resident of Birmingham, AL, Brother Nesmith began his postal care...

News Article | January 11, 2021

From the Field

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 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 (PPA). For more information on the PPA,...

News Article | January 11, 2021

Gearing up for Contract Negotiations in 2021

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Happy new year, sisters and brothers! This past year brought challenges we had not seen in the Postal Service before. But all of you accepted these challenges and proved how important the Postal S...

News Article | January 11, 2021

In 2021, Have a Happy, Safe Workplace

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) We are given a new chance to build a stronger local, state and national American Postal Workers Union in 2021. We need more members stepping up and accepting the call to be engaged, as well as off...

News Article | January 11, 2021

Intimate Partner Violence on the Rise During COVID-19

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that approximately 1 in 4 women and nearly 1 in 10 men have experienced sexual...

News Article | January 11, 2021

Labor News

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Hundreds of Google Employees Unionize with Communications Workers of America On January 4, following over two years of sustained activism and organizing, hundreds of Google employees went public w...

News Article | January 11, 2021

Living with Diabetes

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Diabetes is a disorder of your metabolism. There are three forms of diabetes – type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. Although diabetes is a serious condition, it can be managed. People with di...

News Article | January 11, 2021

Looking Ahead

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Brothers and Sisters, I hope you all had a safe and healthy Holiday Season and a Happy New Year; even if it was virtual. I write to you with great optimism that 2021 will provide an opportunity fo...

News Article | January 11, 2021

New Congress and Presidential Administration Offer Positive Landscape for Legislative Progress

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As this issue reaches mailboxes, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as President and Vice President, and the 117th Congress will have begun. As President Biden begins his first 100 days...