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News Article | May 1, 2015

In Historic Vote, Greece Elects Pro-Worker Party

(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Greece made history in January when it elected the pro-worker Syriza Party – the culmination of years of protests against dire economic conditions following the global financial crisis that began in 2008...

News Article | May 1, 2015

Carwasheros Win Contract

(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Following a four month strike, the “carwasheros” of Brooklyn, NY, have secured a contract. Workers at 10 car wash companies have voted to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) sin...

News Article | May 1, 2015

Young Workers Summit Makes a Splash in Chicago

(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) More than a thousand young unionists, activists and organizers convened in Chicago from March 19-22 for the Next Up: Young Workers Summit, sponsored by the AFL-CIO. Courtney Jenkins, who serves as the AP...

News Article | May 1, 2015

USW Strikers Get a Contract

Stop Staples supporters join the USW on the picket line. (This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After a six-week strike, the United Steel Workers Union and Shell Oil agreed on a new national contract on March 12. Workers went on strike at 15...

News Article | May 1, 2015

NYC Zara Workers Get a Raise

(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) After months of protest and pressure from a workers campaign, Zara clothing retail workers in New York City received a raise. In a letter to employees, Zara said that starting in January, workers who hav...

News Article | May 1, 2015

Postal Clerk Remembers Bloody Sunday

(This article first appeared in the May-June 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Distribution Clerk George James was just 15 when he tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965. He says he had no idea history would be made that day, when police attacked peaceful proteste...

News Article | April 30, 2015

May Day: Fighting for the Eight-Hour Day

Chicago in the 1880s was a hotbed of labor organizing. Fed up with the status quo, where industrial workers toiled long hours in squalid conditions, the International Working People’s Association formed in 1883 and dedicated its resources to establishing an eight-hour work day. Led by Albert Parsons...

Press Release | April 29, 2015

Dimondstein on Inspector General’s Report on Sale of Historic Post Offices by CBRE

'We need to protect the USPS from corporate pirates'

News Article | April 24, 2015

Pittsburgh City Council Joins ‘Stop Staples’ Campaign

The Pittsburgh City Council unanimously passed a Will of Council resolution in support of the Stop Staples campaign on April 7. “The City of Pittsburgh will urge its citizens to become aware of these threats to the Postal Service and the efforts made by the Western PA Postal Workers Solidarity Commi...

News Article | April 22, 2015

Long Island Area Local Demands ‘Dignity and Respect’ at Bargaining Table

More than 300 attended the Long Island Area Local’s Day of protest on Sunday, April 12, when members demanded to be “treated with the dignity and respect we deserve at the bargaining table” and an end to the “under-the-table Staples deal.”

News Article | April 20, 2015

As Contract Deadline Nears, Union Gears Up for Action

With the Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire in one month, APWU negotiators – and members – are preparing to turn up the heat! "As we enter the final month of bargaining, it will soon become clear whether management is serious about reaching a negotiated settlement," said President Mark Di...

News Article | April 20, 2015

Rally, March Storm Downtown DC to Protest Secret Trade Deal

More than a thousand activists marched through the streets of Washington, DC, on April 20, demanding that legislators, ‘Don’t Trade Our Future,’ and stop the “fast tracking” of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). 

News Article | April 16, 2015

National Day of Action Against Fast Track, TPP Set for April 18

Saturday, April 18, has been designated a National Day of Action to oppose a trade deal that would be terrible for working people: the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP has been devised behind closed doors, with the help of Wall Street and corporate lobbyists and has the support of the White...

News Article | April 15, 2015

On Tax Day, Members Spread the Word: Your Post Office Receives Zero Tax Dollars

  APWU members passed out flyers outside post offices on April 15, spreading the word to customers that the Postal Service does not receive a dime of taxpayer money. Click here for more photos.

News Article | April 14, 2015

Members Eligible For Maintenance Craft’s AOI Remedy Identified

Maintenance Craft employees who are eligible for a monetary remedy in the Associate Office Infrastructure (AOI) arbitration award have been identified, Director Steve Raymer has announced. Checks to union members are currently being processed. Eligible employees are those who occupied an ET-10, ET-1...