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News Article | June 16, 2010
Rank & File Bargaining Panel Meets
“This will not be a giveback contract,” APWU President Burrus told members of the union’s Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee at their first meeting on June 16. “Negotiations may be difficult,” he said, “but it is our job to find a way around the obstacles we face.” Contract negotiations are...
News Article | June 8, 2010
OIG Says Workshare Audit Will Include Union’s Views
News Article | June 3, 2010
Fight to Save Saturday Service Approaches Important Milestone
Postal employees and customers are approaching an important milestone in the fight to save Saturday service, as a House resolution supporting six-day mail delivery continues to gain momentum.
News Article | May 25, 2010
Burrus Criticizes Exclusion Of Postal Unions from OIG Workshare Audit
APWU President William Burrus has criticized a decision by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) to exclude postal unions from providing input into a recently-announced audit of postage workshare discounts.
News Article | May 19, 2010
APWU Urges PRC To Save Saturday Delivery at Memphis Field Hearing
APWU Assistant Clerk Craft Director Mike Morris urged the Postal Regulatory Commission to save six-day mail delivery at a Memphis, TN field hearing, testifying that the Postal Service’s proposal would “deprive citizens of their right to receive mail on Saturday, and would eliminate any justification...
News Article | May 17, 2010
APWU Rallies Against Big Banks, For Good Jobs
Protesting corporate greed and big-bank financiers, APWU officers and staff joined hundreds of union activists at a rally in Washington DC on May 17 to literally shut down K Street and to shed light on the mess big banks have made of the economy.
News Article | May 12, 2010
Burrus: USPS Postage Discounts Are Illegal, Self-Defeating
Postage discounts for major mailers are illegal and “self-defeating,” APWU President William Burrus told lawmakers May 12. Excessive discounts for corporate mailers who engage in worksharing “deprive the USPS of revenue that is essential to maintain the nation’s mail network,” he said.
News Article | May 12, 2010
Burrus to Testify At House Hearing on Postage Discounts
APWU President William Burrus will testify on postage discounts on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, before a House subcommittee.
News Article | May 11, 2010
APWU Urges Postal Commission To Save Saturday Service
Testifying at a Las Vegas field hearing, APWU Western Region Coordinator Omar Gonzalez urged the Postal Regulatory Commission to reject the USPS proposal to end Saturday delivery.
News Article | May 5, 2010
Obama Declares: ‘I’m Pro-Union’
When he was asked by a union member at a recent town hall meeting how he would continue to support the labor movement now that healthcare legislation has become law, President Obama responded by proclaiming his support for unions:
News Article | April 28, 2010
Get the Facts, Spread the Word
The APWU has produced material to help union members spread the word about how the Postal Service’s plan to end Saturday mail delivery would harm American citizens and businesses — and jeopardize the USPS itself.
News Article | April 16, 2010
Rationale for Five-Day Delivery Shattered at House Hearing
response to questions by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Postmaster General John E. Potter admitted that predictions that the Postal Service would amass losses of $238 billion by the year 2020 were “theoretical.” The exchange confirms allegations made by the APWU that the USPS forecast is wildly exagge...
News Article | April 14, 2010
Workers Memorial Day
On April 28 each year, the labor movement observes Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have been killed or injured on the job, and to renew the fight for stronger safety-and-health protections. This year’s theme is Good Jobs. Safe Jobs. Now.
News Article | March 18, 2010
APWU Denounces Five-Day Mail Delivery, Urges Congress to Correct Pre-Funding Requirement
In testimony submitted to a Senate subcommittee March 18, APWU President William Burrus denounced Postal Service plans to eliminate Saturday mail delivery, and urged Congress instead to correct two major causes of USPS financial difficulties: A provision of the 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhance...
Press Release | March 18, 2010
APWU Denounces Five-Day Mail Delivery, Urges Congress to Correct Pre-Funding Requirement
APWU Denounces Five-Day Mail Delivery, Urges Congress to Correct Pre-Funding Requirement