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News Article | March 8, 2017

International Working Women’s Day

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) APWU officers, staff and members participated in the International Women's Day Rally. By Research & Education Director Joyce Robinson  International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on March...

News Article | March 1, 2017

Honoring Women’s History

 On Feb 27, 2017, The APWU National Executive Board adopted a proclamation to honor the women of the APWU throughout March, in celebration of Women's History Month. Click to read the proclamation...

News Article | January 23, 2017

Labor Participates in Women’s Rights March

Post Office Women for Equal Rights (POWER) members  and their families protested in the streets of Washington, D.C.    On January 21, APWU members were among the millions across the country who participated in the Women’s March. Check out the photos! 

News Article | September 2, 2016

Attend the APWU POWER Eastern/Northeast Regions Educational Conference

The APWU POWER Eastern/Northeast Regions Educational Conference will take place Thursday, October 27 and Friday, October 28, 2016. (Participants should plan to arrive at the hotel on Wednesday, October 26. The conference starts at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday and adjourns no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday)...

News Article | September 2, 2016

Attend the APWU POWER Eastern/Northeast Regions Educational Conference

The APWU POWER Eastern/Northeast Regions Educational Conference will take place Thursday, October 27 and Friday, October 28, 2016. (Participants should plan to arrive at the hotel on Wednesday, October 26. The conference starts at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday and adjourns no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday)...

News Article | March 8, 2016

APWU Donates to CT-ALIVE

Northeastern Regional Coordinator John Dirzius (center) presents an APWU-POWER donation to Trish Thomas, president, CT-ALIVE The APWU made two donations to CT-ALIVE (Connecticut Alliance for Victims of Violence & Their Families) on March 6, at the Greater Connecticut Area Local’s membership meeting....

News Article | March 8, 2016

APWU Donates to CT-ALIVE

Northeastern Regional Coordinator John Dirzius (center) presents an APWU-POWER donation to Trish Thomas, president, CT-ALIVE The APWU made two donations to CT-ALIVE (Connecticut Alliance for Victims of Violence & Their Families) on March 6, at the Greater Connecticut Area Local’s membership meeting....

News Article | March 8, 2016

March 8 is International Women’s Day

Tuesday, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a celebration of the social, cultural, economic, and political achievements of working women worldwide. 

News Article | March 8, 2016

March 8 is International Women’s Day

Tuesday, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a celebration of the social, cultural, economic, and political achievements of working women worldwide. 

News Article | January 19, 2016

Liz Powell Honored on MLK Day

APWU Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell with Reverend Al Sharpton. APWU Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell received the Breaking Barriers Award at the National Action Network’s Annual Martin Luther King Day Awards Ceremony on Jan. 18, where she was recognized for activism in the APWU.

News Article | January 19, 2016

Liz Powell Honored on MLK Day

APWU Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell with Reverend Al Sharpton. APWU Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell received the Breaking Barriers Award at the National Action Network’s Annual Martin Luther King Day Awards Ceremony on Jan. 18, where she was recognized for activism in the APWU.

News Article | December 31, 2015

APWU Members Show Up for CLUW Biannual Convention

News Article | November 1, 2015

A Woman’s Place is in Her Union.

New POWER Coordinators with Joyce Robinson: Charlotte Hiatt, Linda Terry, Robinson, Betty James-Leaks, Michelle Boulware, and Tracy Blakely. (This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) APWU members from across the country cheered the them...

News Article | March 1, 2015

The Fight for Pay Equity

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)  The Equal Pay Act, signed by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, made it illegal to pay men and women working the same job different salaries. Unfortunately, it did not close the wage gap. When the ac...

News Article | March 1, 2015

UNI Congress in Cape Town: ‘Ubuntu’

(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Two APWU officers – Retirees Director Judy Beard and Research & Education Director Joyce Robinson – attended UNI Global Union’s Fourth Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, in early December, which foc...