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News Article | September 18, 2008

APWU Members Lead Washington Protest of DHL

More than 50 APWU members, community activists, and other representatives of the Ohio-based “Save The Jobs, Save Our Community” coalition staged a protest of DHL business practices Sept. 17 at the German Embassy in

News Article | August 1, 2008

APWU Endorses Barack Obama

More than 3,200 APWU delegates unanimously endorsed Sen. Barack Obama after the presidential candidate delivered an inspiring message to the union’s convention over a live satellite video feed. ALSO: Convention Adopts Changes to the Union Constitution.  AND: Legislative Department Presents Briefing...

News Article | May 16, 2008

APWU Wins in Private-Sector Campaigns

The APWU reached a tentative agreement May 15 on a “first contract” for approximately 120 workers at the Cincinnati Mail Transportation Equipment Service Center (MTESC). If they ratify the contract in a vote on May 28, workers at the private-sector operation will receive a 10 percent wage increase i...

News Article | January 18, 2008

NLRB Issues Complaint Against DHL in PA

The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint on Jan. 10 against DHL Express in Allentown, PA, charging the company with committing unfair labor practices during an APWU organizing campaign last year.

News Article | September 19, 2007

Union Vows to Fight On At DHL in Eastern PA

Despite losing a union-representation election, an APWU-led organizing committee will press on in its campaign for workers’ rights at a sorting facility just outside of Allentown, PA.

News Article | July 2, 2007

DHL Subsidiary Ordered to Stop Interfering With Workers’ Rights at Ohio Sorting Hub

An NLRB Administrative Law Judge has ruled that DHL Express of Wilmington, OH, is guilty of the unfair labor practice charges lodged against the global-delivery company by the APWU late last year.

News Article | February 12, 2007

Labor Board Files Complaint Against DHL

A DHL director of labor relations, the NLRB complaint says, “implied that it would be futile for employees to select the union as their bargaining representative by telling employees there is only so much money for labor costs, and for them to gain in one area, they will have to lose in another.”

News Article | March 3, 2006

APWU Wins 5-Year Contracts at Two MTESCs

Members of the APWU bargaining unit at the privately-operated Mail Transportation Equipment Service Center in suburban Detroit overwhelmingly ratified a five-year contract Feb. 24; the APWU membership at the Pittsburgh MTESC approved a separate and similar agreement on Feb. 28.

News Article | March 3, 2006

APWU Wins 5-Year Contracts at Two MTESCs

Members of the APWU bargaining unit at the privately-operated Mail Transportation Equipment Service Center in suburban Detroit overwhelmingly ratified a five-year contract Feb. 24; the APWU membership at the Pittsburgh MTESC approved a separate and similar agreement on Feb. 28.

News Article | February 27, 2006

APWU Members Win 5-Year Contract at Detroit MTESC

Members of the APWU bargaining unit at the privately-operated Mail Transportation Equipment Service Center in suburban Detroit overwhelmingly ratified a five-year contract Feb. 24. The APWU membership at the Pittsburgh MTESC will vote on a separate and similar agreement on Feb. 28.

News Article | February 27, 2006

APWU Members Win 5-Year Contract at Detroit MTESC

Members of the APWU bargaining unit at the privately-operated Mail Transportation Equipment Service Center in suburban Detroit overwhelmingly ratified a five-year contract Feb. 24. The APWU membership at the Pittsburgh MTESC will vote on a separate and similar agreement on Feb. 28.

News Article | February 8, 2006

Union Wins Important Ruling For Private-Sector Truck Drivers

A National Labor Relations Board ruling last month concluded that Mail Contractors of America (MCA), a private-sector mail hauler, committed an unfair labor practice when it changed a driver relay point in April 2005 without bargaining with the union. The APWU represents the drivers at five MCA term...

News Article | February 8, 2006

Union Wins Important Ruling For Private-Sector Truck Drivers

A National Labor Relations Board ruling last month concluded that Mail Contractors of America (MCA), a private-sector mail hauler, committed an unfair labor practice when it changed a driver relay point in April 2005 without bargaining with the union. The APWU represents the drivers at five MCA term...

News Article | January 20, 2006

APWU, Serco Open Talks In Detroit Over New MTESC Agreement

The APWU’s Detroit District Area Local and the privately-owned Serco Corporation have begun negotiations over a successor contract at its MTESC site in suburban Detroit.

News Article | January 20, 2006

APWU, Serco Open Talks In Detroit Over New MTESC Agreement

The APWU’s Detroit District Area Local and the privately-owned Serco Corporation have begun negotiations over a successor contract at its MTESC site in suburban Detroit.