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News Article | November 1, 2015
Support Grows for Labor Unions
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After years of declining strength and support, labor unions are regaining popularity. More than half of Americans – 58 percent – said they approve of labor unions, according to a recent Gallup P...
News Article | November 1, 2015
Meeting the Training Challenge
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU has 875 chartered local and state unions in the U.S., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam, and each one of them has officers who are elected to be custodians of the union’s funds....
News Article | November 1, 2015
Making Sure America Unites to Save Our Public Postal Service
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) How can we make sure America unites with us to stop the destruction of the public Postal Service? We need to make support for the people’s Postal Service an issue in the presidential race. We wa...
News Article | November 1, 2015
50-Mile Limit on Excessing Extended
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU and USPS agreed to extend the 50-mile limit on excessing in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated Sept. 28, signed by APWU President Mark Dimondstein and the USPS Vice President for...
News Article | November 1, 2015
Fighting On for A Good Contract
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) This year, we have dedicated ourselves to negotiating a successor to the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement, which expired in May. The Feb. 19 opening session demonstrated our approach to this...
News Article | November 1, 2015
A Woman’s Place is in Her Union.
New POWER Coordinators with Joyce Robinson: Charlotte Hiatt, Linda Terry, Robinson, Betty James-Leaks, Michelle Boulware, and Tracy Blakely. (This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) APWU members from across the country cheered the them...
News Article | November 1, 2015
OIG Recommends Putting a Hold on Plant Closures
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) 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.
News Article | November 1, 2015
Making Sure America Unites to Save Our Public Postal Service
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) How can we make sure America unites with us to stop the destruction of the public Postal Service? We need to make support for the people’s Postal Service an issue in the presidential race. We wa...
News Article | November 1, 2015
Young Workers Play Big Role In Seattle Teachers’ Victory
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Seattle teachers picketed at every school in the district . Photo courtesy of Seattle Education Association Seattle teachers won a strong contract in September after a five-day strike that was m...
News Article | November 1, 2015
Historic First Meeting with Postmaster General
From left: John Hatton, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association; Eva Dominguez, Alliance for Retired Americans; Melanie Campbell, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation/Black Women’s Roundtable; Postmaster General Megan Brennan; Rev. Steven D. Martin, National Council of C...
News Article | November 1, 2015
Health & Safety Campaign Takes Off
One of the broken outlets found at the New Mexico facilty. Photo courtesy of OIG (This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Declaring that “there are far too many serious safety problems at post offices and facilities,” APWU President Ma...
News Article | November 1, 2015
Stop Staples Campaign Forges Ahead
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Philadelphia City Commissioner Stephanie Singer joined Stop Staples protesters in front of the 1500 Chestnut St. location on Aug. 31.Here she is with Oliver Drummond, June Cohen and Joe Barr....
News Article | November 1, 2015
Members Speak Out During ‘Town Hall’ Tour
Dimondstein chats with a member on the workfloor of the Orlando Processing & Distribution Center. (This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) I am a firm believer that union leaders need to stay in touch and find many ways to listen to me...
News Article | November 1, 2015
Members Speak Out During ‘Town Hall’ Tour
Dimondstein chats with a member on the workfloor of the Orlando Processing & Distribution Center. (This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) I am a firm believer that union leaders need to stay in touch and find many ways to listen to me...
News Article | November 1, 2015
Rallying to Restore Voting Rights Act
The APWU had a strong showing at the rally to restore the Voting Rights Act. (This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU joined the NAACP, Democracy Initiative, and other labor and activist groups in Upper Senate Park on Sept. 16...