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News Article | March 9, 2017
18th Biennial APWU POWER Convention is Aug 24-27
The 18th Biennial APWU Post Office Women for Equal Rights (POWER) Convention will take place Thursday, Aug. 24 through Sunday, Aug. 27 at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor, 300 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.
News Article | March 9, 2017
Final Payment of 1.6.b Global Settlement Remedy Agreement
The Postal Service is distributing the final payment of the 1.6.b Global Settlement to over 13,000 active employees and retirees this week. The payment is part of the remedy agreed upon in the Global Settlement reached between the APWU and the USPS on December 5, 2014. The terms of the settlement...
News Article | March 9, 2017
APWU Members Join UAW’s ‘March on Mississippi’
Over two dozen APWU members came from multiple states to support the Nissan workers efforts to organize. APWU members stood in solidarity at the “March on Mississippi” with Nissan workers attempting to organize a union and join the United Auto Workers (UAW). Over five thousand union brothers and s...
News Article | March 9, 2017
MTESC Workers Unanimously Ratify First Contract
New APWU members at the Mail Transport Equipment Service Center (MTESC) in Urbandale, IA, unanimously ratified an initial two-year contract... The contract will increase job security through the implementation of a grievance process, a guaranteed number of full-time employees and a “no-lay-off” clau...
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
We Need Everyone to Be a Union Activist!
The success of the recent contract is due to the coalitions built on the workroom floor during the 2015 Good Service, Good Jobs, Good Contract campaign. Pictured are members from the Omaha Area Local wearing their union gear. (This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The Americ...
News Article | March 1, 2017
Q & A with Mark Dudzic
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The U.S. health care system is broken. The Labor Campaign for Single Payer Healthcare (LCSP) calls for a total revamp. The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) supports their goal of health care for a...
News Article | March 1, 2017
A Positive Step Forward
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) On Jan. 31, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 756) was introduced by Representatives Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Dennis Ross (R...
News Article | March 1, 2017
Pro-Privatization Groups Continue Attacks on Public Postal Service
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Like clockwork, when USPS finances are announced each quarter headline after headline claim the Postal Service is irrelevant, in financial trouble or a monopoly that needs breaking up. These critics c...
News Article | March 1, 2017
Consumer Protections Under Attack
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After the devastating 2008 financial crisis, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act that led to creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The Bureau has had a significant impact protect...
News Article | March 1, 2017
VICTORY
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After three years, the Stop Staples campaign concludes with a huge victory. By the time this issue of the American Postal Worker is in mailboxes, the USPS will be out of all Staples stores nationwide....
News Article | March 1, 2017
2017 Open Season Seminar
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Health Plan Director John Marcotte The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Health Plan is pleased to announce that the 2017 Open Season Seminar will be held in beautiful downtown St. Louis, MO. St...
News Article | March 1, 2017
Success in Action!
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor The USPS and Staples deal is over! APWU retirees worked tirelessly on the Stop Staples campaign to help the union achieve a big victory. We must continue actions to...
News Article | March 1, 2017
Building on Our Success
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Organization Director Anna Smith We had an outstanding finish in 2016 with approximately 21,000 new members joining the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) family. Our success can be attributed to...
News Article | March 1, 2017
Presumption of Service Connection for Select Diseases Associated with Lejeune Water
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Human Relations Director Sue Carney The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published new regulations establishing a presumptive service-connection for eight diseases associated with the once cont...