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News Article | March 1, 2016
Building a Democracy for the 21st Century
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) "Our democracy is under siege,” declares the website of the Democracy Initiative. The group is dedicated to ending the unprecedented influence of big money in politics and increasing voter participat...
News Article | March 1, 2016
Building a Democracy for the 21st Century
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) "Our democracy is under siege,” declares the website of the Democracy Initiative. The group is dedicated to ending the unprecedented influence of big money in politics and increasing voter participat...
News Article | March 1, 2016
India Will Implement Postal Banking To Better Serve Remote Residents
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) India Post is planning to implement postal banking later this year, in order to better serve residents in rural and remote areas. As part of the plan, India Post opened ATMs in some states in 2014.
News Article | March 1, 2016
India Will Implement Postal Banking To Better Serve Remote Residents
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) India Post is planning to implement postal banking later this year, in order to better serve residents in rural and remote areas. As part of the plan, India Post opened ATMs in some states in 2014.
News Article | February 29, 2016
APWU Joins Democracy Initiative
Five years ago the “Citizens United” Supreme Court ruling unleashed unlimited, and often secret, corporate cash into the political process and elections. Now just 158 families will contribute over 50 percent of the billions being spent on the 2016 presidential election cycle. Just two anti-union bil...
News Article | February 29, 2016
APWU Joins Democracy Initiative
Five years after the “Citizens United” Supreme Court ruling unleashed unlimited and often secret corporate cash into the political process and elections, and with voter suppression on the rise, the APWU has joined the “Democracy Initiative,” a network of over 60 national organizations that seek to r...
News Article | February 29, 2016
APWU Joins Democracy Initiative
Five years ago the “Citizens United” Supreme Court ruling unleashed unlimited, and often secret, corporate cash into the political process and elections. Now just 158 families will contribute over 50 percent of the billions being spent on the 2016 presidential election cycle. Just two anti-union bil...
News Article | February 29, 2016
APWU Joins Democracy Initiative
Five years after the “Citizens United” Supreme Court ruling unleashed unlimited and often secret corporate cash into the political process and elections, and with voter suppression on the rise, the APWU has joined the “Democracy Initiative,” a network of over 60 national organizations that seek to r...
News Article | February 29, 2016
Women Workers Defy Their Boss and Win a Union
New York Congresswoman Bella Abzug, right foreground, walks a picket line supporting striking Farah workers in Houston on Feb. 10, 1973. (This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Factory boss Willie Farah said he’d rather be dead than see hi...
News Article | February 29, 2016
Women Workers Defy Their Boss and Win a Union
New York Congresswoman Bella Abzug, right foreground, walks a picket line supporting striking Farah workers in Houston on Feb. 10, 1973. (This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Factory boss Willie Farah said he’d rather be dead than see hi...
News Article | February 29, 2016
The U.S. Mail Is NOT for Sale
1. Why is there a boycott of Staples? Because Staples and the U.S. Postal Service cut a deal setting up phony “post offices” inside their stores.
News Article | February 29, 2016
The U.S. Mail Is NOT for Sale
1. Why is there a boycott of Staples? Because Staples and the U.S. Postal Service cut a deal setting up phony “post offices” inside their stores.
News Article | February 29, 2016
Boston Metro Area Local Feels the Bern
The Boston Metro Area Local is Feeling the Bern! On Feb. 27, the Boston Metro Area Local took part in a rally for Bernie Sanders on the steps of the Massachusetts State House. Boston Metro Area Local President Scott Hoffman addressed the crowd, talking about Sanders’ long history of support of posta...
News Article | February 29, 2016
Boston Metro Area Local Feels the Bern
The Boston Metro Area Local is Feeling the Bern! On Feb. 27, the Boston Metro Area Local took part in a rally for Bernie Sanders on the steps of the Massachusetts State House. Boston Metro Area Local President Scott Hoffman addressed the crowd, talking about Sanders’ long history of support of posta...
News Article | February 29, 2016
San Jose Members Support Bernie Sanders Outside the Democratic Convention
Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders rallying outside the Democratic Party State Convention in on Feb. 27 in San Jose, CA. On Saturday. Feb. 27, APWU members joined nurses, students, and community members for a rally at the California Democratic Party State Convention to show their support for Sen. Be...