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News Article | October 2, 2015
Drug Industry Protections Causing Complications Among Trade Negotiators
International trade ministers met this week in Atlanta and the Wall Street Journal reported that they continue to be divided over provisions related to prescription drugs and how long companies will be able to keep lower-cost generics off the market. Americans already pay the highest prices in the...
Press Release | October 1, 2015
Longer Hours, Less Sleep for Contractors Hauling Mail for the U.S. Postal Service Will Lead to More Accidents
American Postal Workers Union Calls for Public Hearing On Subcontractors’ Request for Exemption from Safety Rule
News Article | September 29, 2015
50-Mile Limit – Minimizing Excessing Memo Extended
The APWU and the USPS have agreed upon two Memoranda of Understanding: “Minimizing Excessing” and “Peak Season Exception Periods,” in addition to a Maintenance-specific Step 4 Settlement, that are all interconnected and result in the extension of the 50-mile memo on Sept. 28, 2015, APWU President Ma...
News Article | September 28, 2015
Connecticut Goes Grand
Over 60 members of the Greater Connecticut Area Local held a rally for Good Postal Service! Good Jobs! Good Contract! in Clinton, CT, in late September.
News Article | September 26, 2015
e-Team Report, Sept. 26, 2015
This week, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) announced that he will retire from Congress at the end of October. Boehner’s retirement will mark the end of his 5-year tenure as Speaker and his 25-year career in Congress.
News Article | September 23, 2015
Postal Workers Win Support at ‘Fighting Bob Fest’
Front row: Madison Area Local President Bret Wersland; Chris Czubakowski, associate editor Milwaukee Area Local; JJ Johnson Heiss and Karen Deloof, Madison Area Local; Valerie Landowski, Regional Coordinator Northeast Wisconsin AFL-CIO.Back row: John Nichols, writer, commentator; Bernie Faust Wiscon...
News Article | September 22, 2015
Closing of Requests for Inclusion
Well over 7,000 employees represented by the APWU have been paid as part of the Associate Office Infrastructure (AOI) national arbitration award. A period of time has been granted for anyone who may have been missed to provide the requested information for consideration to be included. The time for...
News Article | September 21, 2015
Do You ‘Stand with Postal Workers?’ Part Three
Have you taken the pledge? Thousands have already signed postcards. Check out this video to find out why! Do You ‘Stand with Postal Workers?’ Part Three Posted by APWU - The American Postal Workers Union on Monday, September 21, 2015
News Article | September 18, 2015
e-Team Report, Sept. 18, 2015
Private postal subcontractors are seeking an exemption from a necessary federal safety rule. If granted, the exemption would permit private, commercial drivers hauling mail for the U.S. Postal Service to operate trucks after more than 14 hours on duty following a break of less than 10-hours. The Fed...
News Article | September 18, 2015
San Jose Students Say, ‘Give America Good Postal Service!’
Lowell Elementary School students in San Jose, CA, got a special treat this week: coloring books filled with fun facts about the Postal Service and how mail is delivered. Students at Lowell Elementary are all smiles about the Postal Service, with Western Region Coordinator Omar Gonzalez and San Jos...
News Article | September 18, 2015
USPS Hit with Nearly $80,000 in OSHA Fines at South Carolina Plant
After inspections at a Greenville, SC, mail processing plant, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) issued four citations for safety violations and fines of $79,900 on Sept. 15.
News Article | September 18, 2015
San Jose Celebrates Mexican Independence Day in a Big Way
The San Jose Area Local went big, collecting over one thousand signatures at the celebration of Mexico’s fight for independence from Spain. Members of the San Jose Area Local went big – collecting over 1,000 signatures on postcards declaring, “I Stand with Postal Workers.” at the area’s Mexican In...
News Article | September 16, 2015
Rallying to Restore the Voting Rights Act
The APWU joined the NAACP, Democracy Initiative, and other labor and activist groups in Upper Senate Park on Sept. 16 for a rally to restore the Voting Rights Act.
News Article | September 15, 2015
Royal Mail Customer Speaks Out Against Privatization, Backs Staples Boycott
While leafletting in front of the Staples location at 1500 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Stop Staples protesters ran into Jane Caplan, who was visiting from Oxford, England.
News Article | September 15, 2015
APWU Goes to Court Over Service Standards
The APWU filed a brief in D.C. Circuit Court on Sept. 14 against the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), arguing that USPS service standards must be “legally enforceable.” In 2013, the union filed a complaint with the commission asserting that the Postal Service was systematically violating service...