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News Article | August 5, 2010
AFL-CIO Adopts Resolution To Save Saturday Mail Service
The AFL-CIO adopted a resolution written by the APWU in support of retaining six-day mail delivery at its Aug. 4 Executive Council meeting.
News Article | June 10, 2010
Members Participate in National AFL-CIO Young Workers Summit
Young APWU members and staff met other union activists fighting for social and economic justice in the workplace at an AFL-CIO summit in Washington, DC.
News Article | April 23, 2010
March in NYC to “Make Wall Street Pay!”
APWU President William Burrus is encouraging union members to join thousands of activists for a rally in the heart of New York City’s financial district on April 29.
News Article | April 23, 2010
March in NYC to “Make Wall Street Pay!”
APWU President William Burrus is encouraging union members to join thousands of activists for a rally in the heart of New York City’s financial district on April 29.
News Article | February 24, 2010
APWU Rallies in Support of TSO Rights
APWU officers and staff joined hundreds of other union members and labor activists at a rally Feb. 23 in support of collective bargaining rights for the 40,000 Transportation Security Officers who work in the nation’s airports.
News Article | November 26, 2008
Shop ‘Union-Made’ for the Holidays
As the holiday shopping season begins, APWU President William Burrus is encouraging members to "look for the union label" when selecting gifts for their family and friends. "When we care enough to seek out union-made gifts, we are not only purchasing high-quality products, we are demonstrating a com...
News Article | November 20, 2008
‘Stakeholders’ Urge Congress To Give USPS Legislative Relief
The APWU is part of a group of 50 postal unions, management associations, and mailers that has asked Congress to help the agency during the current nationwide financial difficulties by giving legislative relief to its retiree health-insurance liability. In a Nov. 17 letter to Senate Majority Leader...
News Article | August 19, 2008
In Historic Speech, NALC’s Young Emphasizes ‘Need to Work Together’
President Bill Young stands with President Bill Burrus. In an inspiring speech that brought rank-and-file members of APWU crafts to their feet several times, National Association of Letter Carriers President Bill Young gave an emphatic call for standing together to get this country headed back in th...
News Article | July 24, 2008
Burrus Addresses Letter Carriers Convention
In a historic moment for the two major postal unions, APWU President William Burrus delivered a speech at the biennial convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers. It was the first time that the top leader of either union had spoken at a national gathering of the other organization, a...
News Article | June 27, 2008
Labor Federation Endorses Obama
As expected, the AFL-CIO has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama’s bid for the presidency, announcing in a June 26 teleconference that the General Board’s endorsement was without opposition.
News Article | June 25, 2008
AFL-CIO to Endorse Obama for President
The AFL-CIO is poised to endorse Sen. Barack Obama’s bid for the presidency, with the results of a poll of the federation’s executive council expected on Thursday, June 26. Leaders of the 10-million member organization began voting by fax on June 24. The labor federation is preparing to launch an ex...
News Article | May 14, 2008
E! Television Series Is Offensive to Postal Workers
In a crass display of sensationalism, E! Entertainment Television is broadcasting a series titled Going Postal: 15 Shocking Acts of Violence. “The title of the series is an affront to more than 700,000 hard-working postal employees who are stigmatized by the cruel stereotype that suggests that posta...
News Article | February 6, 2008
Union Presidents, USPS Officials Discuss Postal Service’s Future
The Postal Service will broadcast a video in every postal facility beginning the week of Feb. 11, featuring a discussion with the presidents of the four craft unions. The conversation, moderated by Anthony J. Vegliante, USPS executive vice president and chief human resources officer, included APWU P...
News Article | August 27, 2007
Support Good Jobs – Buy Union
Union Label Week 2007 begins on Labor Day, Sept. 3 and runs through Friday, Sept. 8. The message this year is: “Support Good Jobs — Buy Union.” During Union Label Week the labor movement makes a special effort to create a better understanding of how unions and union members contribute to America’s p...
News Article | August 14, 2007
AFL-CIO President Salutes APWU For Work on ‘Solidarity’ Campaign
In a letter to the union’s Executive Office, AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney has commended the APWU for making a solid case for solidarity. Citing the 2006 APWU National Convention Resolution that encourages affiliation with state and local labor councils, Sweeney wrote that he was pleased with th...