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News Article | November 7, 2013
We Will Build a ‘Grand Alliance’
News Article | September 12, 2013
AFL-CIO Adopts Pro-Postal Resolution
On the final day of the AFL-CIO convention, postal unions joined forces to win passage of a resolution favoring “Innovation and Growth, Not Downsizing and Decline” for the U.S. Postal Service. The resolution was adopted on Sept. 11 by acclamation.
News Article | July 15, 2013
Unions Call for Senate Action On Labor Relations Board Appointments
The APWU and the entire labor movement are demanding that a minority of senators stop blocking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from protecting workers’ rights on the job.
News Article | August 23, 2012
Ed Schultz: ‘Most Dishonest Campaign Ever’
Ed Schultz, host of the Ed Show on MSNBC, and the best friend postal workers have on television today, addressed the delegates on Day 4 of the National Convention. ALSO: Delegates to USPS Board of Governors: Honor Our Contract, Save the Postal Service. AND: Postal Workers Around the World Stand In S...
News Article | August 20, 2012
President Cliff Guffey: ‘We Must Win in November’
In his first State of the Union address, APWU President Cliff Guffey praised union members for their activism and said postal workers must win our battles in the political arena. ALSO: Thank Veterans – Give Them Jobs! AND: Debbie Wasserman Schultz on H.R. 2309: “We’re Not Going to Stand for It”.
News Article | March 7, 2011
APWU Presidents Gather in Washington
(03/07/11) APWU Legislative and Political Department Director Myke Reid briefed the union’s local and state presidents Saturday in Washington, DC.
News Article | February 25, 2011
The Battle in Wisconsin: ‘Are We Next?’
“I want to make sure that every APWU member understands the importance of what is happening in Wisconsin,” says union President Cliff Guffey in a video message.
News Article | February 23, 2011
‘Business as Usual’ Isn’t Good Enough, Guffey Tells National Officers
Union activists cannot conduct “business as usual,” APWU President Cliff Guffey told national officers at a meeting in Washington this week.
News Article | February 18, 2011
APWU Stands in Solidarity with Embattled Workers
As embattled state and local workers in Wisconsin protest legislation that would attack public employees’ rights to bargain collectively, the APWU urges members to stand in solidarity with those who would be affected by the bill.
News Article | February 8, 2011
APWU to Honor Women’s History in March
With March approaching, the APWU would like to remind members to take time to recognize the important contributions women make to the union and to postal families during “Women’s History Month.” The APWU asks members to participate in programs, ceremonies, and activities to encourage more female pos...
News Article | October 4, 2010
APWU Members March For Good Jobs, Change in America
APWU members, officers, and staff convened in the nation’s capital on Saturday, Oct. 2 for the One Nation March, a demonstration to strengthen the fight for good jobs and economic justice.
News Article | September 21, 2010
APWU to Participate In National Rally for Jobs, Change
On Saturday, Oct. 2, the APWU will join thousands of people in the One Nation March, a rally to strengthen the fight for good jobs and re-commit to change in America.
News Article | August 31, 2010
Labor Day 2010
As Labor Day approaches, we pause to reflect on the contributions unions have made to raising the quality of life for American workers.
News Article | August 13, 2010
Burrus: “Postal Workers Will Not Settle for Less”
“America wants to keep Saturday delivery, and we will beat back this proposal to lock the mailbox on Saturday,” APWU President William Burrus told delegates to the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) biennial convention in Anaheim, CA.
News Article | August 13, 2010
Burrus: “Postal Workers Will Not Settle for Less”
“America wants to keep Saturday delivery, and we will beat back this proposal to lock the mailbox on Saturday,” APWU President William Burrus told delegates to the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) biennial convention in Anaheim, CA.