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News Article | July 8, 2016

Looking Behind the Curtain

(This article first appeared in the July-August 2016  issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Three recent events highlight attempts by powerful, private interests to influence the direction of the public Postal Service. First, during arbitration over our new contract, management utilized atto...

News Article | July 8, 2016

Looking Behind the Curtain

(This article first appeared in the July-August 2016  issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine) Three recent events highlight attempts by powerful, private interests to influence the direction of the public Postal Service. First, during arbitration over our new contract, management utilized atto...

News Article | July 7, 2016

OIG Approved Shipper Report

The Office of Inspector General of the USPS has recently issued an Audit Report entitled “Approved Shippers, Pricing and Customer Service.” This audit was requested by the APWU due to the union’s concerns over the Staples Approved Shipper program relating to security of the mail and protection of po...

News Article | July 7, 2016

OIG Approved Shipper Report

The Office of Inspector General of the USPS has recently issued an Audit Report entitled “Approved Shippers, Pricing and Customer Service.” This audit was requested by the APWU due to the union’s concerns over the Staples Approved Shipper program relating to security of the mail and protection of po...

News Article | July 6, 2016

Arbitrator Issues BMC Staffing Clarification

In a supplemental decision issued on July 5, Arbitrator Ira Jaffe ruled in favor of the APWU on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs), also known as Network Distribution Centers (NDCs).

News Article | July 6, 2016

Arbitrator Issues BMC Staffing Clarification

In a supplemental decision issued on July 5, Arbitrator Ira Jaffe ruled in favor of the APWU on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs), also known as Network Distribution Centers (NDCs).

News Article | July 6, 2016

APWU Joins Unite Here’s Picket Line in Atlantic City

Eastern Region Coordinator Mike Gallagher joined Unite Here’s picket line in Atlantic City on July 6, where workers at the Trump Taj Mahal are on strike. He’s pictured here with Unite Here Local 54 shop steward Maureen Mahoney. 

News Article | July 6, 2016

APWU Joins Unite Here’s Picket Line in Atlantic City

Eastern Region Coordinator Mike Gallagher joined Unite Here’s picket line in Atlantic City on July 6, where workers at the Trump Taj Mahal are on strike. He’s pictured here with Unite Here Local 54 shop steward Maureen Mahoney. 

News Article | July 5, 2016

Democratic Party Platform: Preserve a Public Postal Service

The Democratic National Committee’s Platform Committee has endorsed the public Postal Service and approved measures that were advocated by the APWU. In a draft of the party’s platform, released on July 1, the committee recommended nearly all the postal planks outlined by President Mark Dimondstein i...

News Article | July 5, 2016

Democratic Party Platform: Preserve a Public Postal Service

The Democratic National Committee’s Platform Committee has endorsed the public Postal Service and approved measures that were advocated by the APWU. In a draft of the party’s platform, released on July 1, the committee recommended nearly all the postal planks outlined by President Mark Dimondstein i...

News Article | July 1, 2016

480-481 Local Takes Stand Against Hostile Work Environment

APWU members at the Metroplex Mail Processing and Distribution Center in suburban Detroit are taking a stand against an extremely hostile work environment.

News Article | July 1, 2016

480-481 Local Takes Stand Against Hostile Work Environment

APWU members at the Metroplex Mail Processing and Distribution Center in suburban Detroit are taking a stand against an extremely hostile work environment.

News Article | June 30, 2016

With Help from Women’s Movement, Canadian Postal Workers Score Big Win for Families

A little solidarity can go a long way. Thirty-five years ago, Canadian postal workers launched a 42-day strike for paid maternity leave – and won. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) was the first federal union in Canada to win 17 weeks of paid maternity leave – and they did it by building a...

News Article | June 30, 2016

With Help from Women’s Movement, Canadian Postal Workers Score Big Win for Families

A little solidarity can go a long way. Thirty-five years ago, Canadian postal workers launched a 42-day strike for paid maternity leave – and won. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) was the first federal union in Canada to win 17 weeks of paid maternity leave – and they did it by building a...

News Article | June 30, 2016

Union Plus Offers Help for Survivors of West Virginia Floods

If you are a union member who participates in certain Union Plus programs and have been affected by the recent deadly floods and mudslides that struck West Virginia, you may be eligible for financial assistance. Unprecedented flooding has left thousands of families displaced, and many do not have fl...