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News Article | March 1, 2018

Unique Challenges for Female Vets

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Record numbers of women are serving in the military and this means more female veterans. More than two million women currently account for 10 percent of our country’s veteran population and that number...

News Article | March 1, 2018

Defend Democracy – Protect Your Vote

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Human Relations Director Sue Carney Working together from now until Election Day is a must if we are going to advance and protect our voting rights. Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy – and...

News Article | March 1, 2018

Building ‘Strong, Action- Oriented’ Communities

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   By Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy  During November 2017, I met with locals and members who are still on the Phase Two Consolidation List and have shown interest in not only saving their plant...

News Article | March 1, 2018

Attend a Pre-Convention Workshop

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Research & Education Director Joyce Robinson  The Research & Education Department will sponsor the APWU’s 16th Educational Conference, a National Convention event that provides union members with a...

News Article | March 1, 2018

Voting Rights Under Attack

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard  With the 2018 midterm elections rapidly approaching, we must remain vigilant on the barrage of attacks against our voting rights. Our vote symbolizes th...

News Article | March 1, 2018

24th Biennial APWU National Convention

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   Fighting Today for a Better Tomorrow is the theme of the American Postal Workers Union’s 24th Biennial Convention, which is set for Monday, August 20, through Thursday, August 23, 2018, 9:30 a.m. to...

News Article | March 1, 2018

It’s Time to Play Amazon’s New Hit Game, ‘Milk the Taxpayer!’

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  The following article by Jim Hightower (former Texas Agriculture Commissioner and popular activist) originally appeared in the Hightower Lowdown and was edited for length. Milk the Taxpayer, the old c...

News Article | March 1, 2018

From the Field

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  Below are quotes from various APWU local and state publications throughout the country. All the publications listed are part of the Postal Press Association. “Everything the USPS does is all about mon...

News Article | March 1, 2018

Voters Support Holding Wall Street Accountable

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)   U.S. voters strongly support holding Wall Street accountable, according to a 2017 poll by Americans for Financial Reform (AFR). Majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents favor more regul...

News Article | March 1, 2018

Contract News

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Support Services Director Steve Brooks  The year 2017 was busy with contract negotiations for the Support Services Division. We negotiated and ratified three separate Collective Bargaining Agreement...

News Article | March 1, 2018

Management Has to Make Sense

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Southern Region Coordinator Kennith Beasley  Whatever we do in life, we must make sense in our interactions and conversations with each other – especially between the union and management – so that...

News Article | March 1, 2018

Americans Still Rate the Postal Service Best, Why the Calls for Privatization?

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)    Once again, the U.S. Postal Service has been rated most well-liked federal agency by the American public. A recent Gallup poll asked Americans to rate the job performance of 13 key government agenci...

News Article | March 1, 2018

Here We Go Again!

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors  To quote the famous New York Yankee legend Yogi Berra, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” As we prepare for the opening of the 2018 Collective Bargaining Agreemen...

News Article | March 1, 2018

Our Week in Norman, Oklahoma

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By Maintenance Craft Directors  During the week of Nov. 27 - Dec. 4, 2017 your Maintenance Craft headquarters officers traveled to Norman, OK for meetings with the Postal Service and students attending...

News Article | March 1, 2018

Labor News

L. A.Times newsroom workers celebrate their organizing victory.Photo courtesy of the NewsGuild-CWA (This article first appeared in the March-April 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  L.A. Times’ Newsroom Unionizes in Landslide Vote  Reversing 136 years of management rule, 85 percent...