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News Article | October 28, 2015

Maine AFL-CIO Joins Grand Alliance, Backs Postal Banking

Members of the Maine AFL-CIO adopted resolutions supporting two important postal issues at their 30th biennial convention on Oct. 22 and 23 -- in support of postal banking and to join A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service. APWU President Mark Dimondstein was the keynote speaker.  

News Article | October 28, 2015

New Congressional Majority Against Mail Delays

The legislative movement against delayed mail achieved an important milestone over the past week. For the first time, an outright majority of the Republican-controlled House of Representatives is now calling for an end to delayed mail and the return of overnight mail standards. This accomplishment i...

News Article | October 28, 2015

Young Workers Learn How to Educate, Agitate, Organize!

Young workers discuss how to refute common misconceptions about the economy and practice the art of persuasion. 2015 was the centennial of the execution of labor activist Joe Hill. His famous last words were, “Don't mourn... Organize.” These were the opening remarks of APWU President Mark Dimondstei...

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

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...