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News Article | October 26, 2015
CARA Rallies and Pickets with Stop Staples
Members of the California Alliance of Retired Americans (CARA) joined the Stop Staples campaign for a rally and picket in front of an Upland, CA, location on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
News Article | October 23, 2015
Congressional Democrats Draw Line in the Sand over Social Security, Medicare Cuts
The November 3 deadline for raising the federal debt limit is fast approaching, bringing with it the risk of a U.S. credit default if Congress fails to act. Democrats in Congress have drawn an early line in the sand, saying they will reject any effort by Republicans to cut earned Social Security and...
News Article | October 22, 2015
Bernie Sanders Touts Postal Banking on Jimmy Kimmel
Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) made a strong case for postal banking while appearing on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show on Oct. 21.
News Article | October 21, 2015
e-Team Report, Oct. 21, 2015
Tell UPS: Move Forward & Leave ALEC Behind The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a secretive organization of corporations that lobbies politicians behind closed doors, all under the guise of a tax-exempt charity.
News Article | October 21, 2015
Don’t Focus on ‘Postal Pulse’
News Article | October 21, 2015
Bernie Sanders Addresses APWU Conference
Click here to see Senator Bernie Sanders’ speech to the APWU All-Craft Conference on Oct. 14. Bernie Sanders Addresses APWU Conference Check Out the Video!Bernie Sanders Addresses APWU Conference. Posted by APWU - The American Postal Workers Union on Wednesday, October 21, 2015
News Article | October 20, 2015
Arbitrator Hammers USPS in Maintenance Staffing Case
The APWU won an important grievance involving Maintenance Craft staffing at Bulk Mail Centers on Oct. 19, when Arbitrator Ira Jaffe issued a stinging rebuke to the Postal Service.
News Article | October 19, 2015
APWU: Don’t Post Health Records Online
The APWU is discouraging union members from participating in a voluntary program established by the Postal Service that creates an online database of their health records, APWU President Mark Dimondstein has announced. “Last year’s cyber attack on the Postal Service demonstrates the danger in postin...
News Article | October 19, 2015
OIG Recommends Putting a Hold on Plant Closures
APWU predictions that lower service standards would wreak havoc on mail delivery were substantiated in a “Management Alert” issued by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) on Aug. 13. According to the alert, the Postal Service failed to meet even the degraded service standards management implem...
News Article | October 19, 2015
OIG Recommends Putting a Hold on Plant Closures
APWU predictions that lower service standards would wreak havoc on mail delivery were substantiated in a “Management Alert” issued by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) on Aug. 13. According to the alert, the Postal Service failed to meet even the degraded service standards management implem...
News Article | October 16, 2015
APWU: Don’t Post Health Records Online
The APWU is discouraging union members from participating in a voluntary program established by the Postal Service that creates an online database of their health records, APWU President Mark Dimondstein has announced.
News Article | October 14, 2015
‘It Was Electric’
Senator Bernie Sanders Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders thrilled APWU members attending the union’s All-Craft Conference in Las Vegas on Oct. 14. “It was electric,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein of the response to Sanders’ speech. Sanders told the audience of approximately 2,000 APWU me...
News Article | October 9, 2015
Negotiators Reach a Deal on TPP – Alliance Members Focus on Stopping it
October 09, 2015 After five years of secret negotiations, representatives from 12 countries came to an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on Monday. If implemented, the deal would allow drug companies to lock in patent protections on critical medications for seniors, making it more d...
News Article | October 9, 2015
How the Other Half Banks
Mehrsa Baradaran The APWU and the National Association of Letter Carriers hosted author Mehrsa Baradaran at the AFL-CIO on Oct. 7, where she spoke about her book, How the Other Half Banks. The event was held on behalf of the Campaign for Postal Banking. Baradaran presented a spirited indictment of A...
News Article | October 9, 2015
e-Team Report, Oct. 9, 2015
The movement demanding an end to delayed mail gained a powerful ally – the California State Legislature. Recently, the legislative body which represents one-eighth of all Americans took a strong stand against cuts to mail service in passing Joint Resolution 11: The Legislature urges the United State...