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News Article | October 9, 2018
2018 APWU Scholarship Winners
The APWU proudly presents the winners of three scholarship programs: The E.C.Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship, Vocational Scholarship, and Best Essay Award for 2018.
News Article | October 5, 2018
National Day of Action on October 8
Privatizers – those who want to sell the public postal service to private corporations – are hard at work. Together we can stop them in their tracks. Get ready to hit the streets with our sister postal unions, family, friends, and community allies to Save Our Service. Rallies will take place at many...
News Article | October 4, 2018
Majority of House Members Oppose Postal Privatization
Before members of the House of Representatives left for the October recess, a majority of them signed on as cosponsors of H. Res. 993, which expresses the need to keep the United States Postal Service an independent establishment of the federal government and should not be subject to privatization.
News Article | October 4, 2018
Fired Up and Ready to Go!
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) (L-R) Amarillo Local Steward Taylor Martin & Amarillo Secretary Angela Ramos at the Pittsburgh rally. During the 24th Biennial National Convention and pre-convention meetings, The American Posta...
News Article | October 4, 2018
Your Data Will Never Be Used Against You at APWU
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Health Plan Director John Marcotte As an advocate for workers and quality health care, I am disturbed by recent media reports about health insurance companies using data collected from non-me...
News Article | October 4, 2018
MID-TERM Elections: Use Your Voice and Your Vote
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Retirees Department Director Nancy Olumekor Retirees in Action (L-R) Roosevelt Daniel, President of the California Area Local Retiree Chapter, with Congressman Pete Aguilar (D-CA-31) & Letit...
News Article | October 4, 2018
Saving the Postal Employees’ Relief Fund
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Human Relations Director Sue Carney Your donations are needed to sustain the Postal Employees’ Relief Fund (PERF). PERF is a nonprofit charitable organization. When disaster strikes and all i...
News Article | October 4, 2018
Pregnancy Discrimination
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Research & Education Department Director Joyce B. Robinson Pregnancy discrimination exists in many agencies nationwide, including the Postal Service. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)...
News Article | October 4, 2018
Labor Rights are Human Rights
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Organization Director Anna Smith Breaker Boys in Pittston, PA 1911 We all have heard of human rights and we all have those rights. But, did you know that labor rights are human rights? What d...
News Article | October 4, 2018
Does Your Representative Support Our People’s Postal Service?
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Legislative & Political Department Director Judy Beard The 2018 Midterm elections are quickly approaching! On Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, one-third of the U.S. Senate, every U.S. House Representa...
News Article | October 3, 2018
Time’s Up
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Central Region Coordinator Sharyn M. Stone This is a tough article to write because by the time you read it, we could either have a contract or be headed for binding interest arbitration. Ou...
News Article | October 3, 2018
Back-Pay Processing
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Support Services Division Director Steve Brooks You may be, or have been, an employee whose postal employment was in jeopardy due to a disciplinary action. I know employees in this circumsta...
News Article | October 3, 2018
“The Struggle Continues” – Moe Biller
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By MVS Division Director Michael O. Foster The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) and the United States Postal Service (USPS) are in the process of contract negotiations. It is no secret that...
News Article | October 3, 2018
New Maintenance Division Appointments
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Maintenance Division Director Idowu Balogun Filling Maintenance Vacancies — Part II This is Part II of an article started by our late brother, former Maintenance Division Director Steve Rayme...
News Article | October 3, 2018
USPS Utilizing Disgraced Former NLRB Commissioner
(This article first appeared in the September/October 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Division Director Clint Burelson The United States Postal Service is utilizing Terence F. Flynn, the disgraced former National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member, during their current...