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News Article | July 7, 2020
Postal Service Emergency Assistance Act, S. 4174
On July 2nd, Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Diane Feinstein (D-CA) introduced the Postal Service Emergency Assistance Act, S. 4174. This legislation would create a $25 billion fund for the Postal Service to recoup COVID related losses and expenses. This is a standalone bill that is currently sep...
News Article | July 1, 2020
A Common Goal
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) APWU is not alone in our fight to secure funding for the Postal Service in the next stimulus. We are joined by workers, unions, community and civil rights organizations, city councils, seniors, social...
News Article | July 1, 2020
Alliance Doubles Down in Support of Postal Service
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) In the last edition of this column, we reported on the tremendous work that members of A Grand Alliance had already put into supporting the public Postal Service during this extraordinary time of crisi...
News Article | July 1, 2020
APWU and USPS Enter into Step 4 Settlement Agreements
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On May 15, the APWU entered into two separate Step 4 Settlement Agreements with the Postal Service, regarding the Intrastate DOT physical requirement and Clerk Vehicle Dispatcher position. The first di...
News Article | July 1, 2020
APWU Human Relations Director Sue Carney Retires
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 15, the APWU and the United Kingdom’s Communication Workers Union (CWU) joined together for a virtual livestream event. The event, hosted by CWU Communications Director Chris Webb, was a lively...
News Article | July 1, 2020
APWU Members Join AFL-CIO Workers First Caravan for Racial and Economic Justice
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On June 17, an impressive 1,200 car caravan took over the streets of Washington, D.C. as one of the 608 events across the country in the Workers First Caravan for Racial and Economic Justice. APWU memb...
News Article | July 1, 2020
APWU Retirees Still Fighting for Justice
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) This summer marks several anniversaries for us as union and community activists. The U.S. postal system was created by the 2nd Continental Congress on July 26, 1775. In August 1935 Social Security was...
News Article | July 1, 2020
APWU Retirees Still Fighting for Justice
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) This summer marks several anniversaries for us as union and community activists. The U.S. postal system was created by the 2nd Continental Congress on July 26, 1775. In August 1935 Social Security was...
News Article | July 1, 2020
August 12-13 National Arbitration “End of Day” Case before Arbitrator Das
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Violation of Global Remedy Settlement Agreement (End of Day) (Q10C-4Q-C 16050516) On December 8, 2017, Arbitrator Das found that the “End of Day” button (PMEOD) – a function the Postal Service added in...
News Article | July 1, 2020
Cardiovascular Health
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) One in three U.S. adults has high blood pressure, but only about half of these adults have it under control. High blood pressure – or hypertension – can damage your blood vessels, lead to kidney failur...
News Article | July 1, 2020
Conducting Union Business During COVID-19
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) As we navigate working through the various circumstances COVID-19 has placed upon all of us, finding and utilizing acceptable resources that will permit local and state presidents to conduct union busi...
News Article | July 1, 2020
Forging a “New Normal”
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The super-rich never miss their opportunities in times of crises. From early March through April, the total wealth of billionaires in the United States boomed, increasing by $308 billion with Amazon’s...
News Article | July 1, 2020
It is Not Too Late to Get Involved
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Right now, a lot of changes are happening to the USPS. We have a new Postmaster General, new Governors, and soon will have a new Deputy Postmaster General. The revenue for the Postal Service has also b...
News Article | July 1, 2020
Labor News
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Supreme Court Rules Workers Cannot Be Fired on Basis of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling, declaring that the language in the Civil Right...
News Article | July 1, 2020
Let Us Rise Up Against Deeply Rooted Racism!
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Our fights against COVID-19, deeply rooted racism in our institutions, organizations, and communities, and our fight to save the USPS as a public service are all struggles to be built upon. Our economy...