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News Article | April 2, 2019

APWU Members Trained to Take US Mail – Not for Sale Campaign Out to the Field

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Sixteen APWU members participated in a “train-thetrainer” for the APWU’s US Mail – Not for Sale Anti-Privatization campaign. Members from coast-to-coast came to learn about the current White House prop...

News Article | April 2, 2019

Clerk Craft Updates

(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Clerk Division Director Clint Burelson  National Grievances As a result of the Clerk Craft’s win in the Sales Retention Team dispute, the USPS recently sent checks to eligible employees as part of...

News Article | April 2, 2019

Strikes, Shutdown and Service — Public Servants Rise in Defense of the Public Good

(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Conventional wisdom suggested that the anti-union Supreme Court ruling in Janus v. AFSCME last summer spelled the inevitable decline of public sector unionism in this country. Despite a generation of c...

News Article | April 2, 2019

Advocating for Postal Banking in the U.S. and Canada

(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) As was previously reported in the American Postal Worker, the Canadian government forced striking Canadian Union of Postal Workers back to work at Canada Post late last year through an act of parliame...

News Article | April 2, 2019

What’s to Come in Interest Arbitration

(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman  Our efforts to reach a new contract are now entering the next phases of mediation and interest arbitration. In mediation, an impartial mediator engage...

News Article | April 2, 2019

Secretary-Treasurer Powell Honored with World Peace Prize for Labor Leadership

(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  On Feb. 5, Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth “Liz” Powell was honored by the World Peace Prize Awarding Council (WPPAC) as a “Roving Ambassador for Peace,” and awarded the World Peace Prize for Labor Lead...

News Article | April 2, 2019

What are the Requirements to Remain as a Chartered Local?

(This article first appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell Under the provisions of Article 16.4 of the APWU Constitution, the Secretary-Treasurer’s Department must notify locals in writing that their charter will be revoked i...

Postal Wire | April 2, 2019

Equal Pay Day is a reminder that you can’t mansplain away the gender pay gap

Postal Wire | April 2, 2019

Mercury Spill At Postal Facility In Warrendale Stalls Delivery Of Packages

Postal Wire | April 2, 2019

Former Manager Of Bulk Mailing Company Admits $1.5 Million Mail Fraud Conspiracy

Postal Wire | April 2, 2019

USPS OIG: Oversight of Highway Contract Routes – Insurance

Postal Wire | April 2, 2019

What’s Driving Postal Transportation Costs?

Postal Wire | April 2, 2019

Union says mail carrier shortages are hampering delivery service

Postal Wire | April 2, 2019

Americans Borrowed $88 Billion to Pay for Health Care Last Year, Survey Finds

Postal Wire | April 2, 2019

Tanzania Postal Bank launches savings account for women