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News Article | May 1, 2018
‘Keep on Truckin’ Baby’
MVS Director Michael Foster (fifth from right) and Assistant MVS Director Javier Piñeres (far left) with MVS members and USPS representatives in front of newly tested cargo trucks. (This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Motor Vehicle Se...
News Article | May 1, 2018
Canada Post Stops Planned Service Cuts
CUPW calls on Justin Trudeau to deliver on his promise to restore door delivery in this ad. (This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), along with community allies across Canada, have consistently advoc...
News Article | May 1, 2018
Coming Together to Battle Workplace Harassment
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Vice President Debby Szeredy We are all aware of the surge of workers mobilizing against sexual harassment, and their stories and experiences have been both sad and inspiring. The APWU has joined wit...
News Article | May 1, 2018
Convention Reminder
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) The 24th Biennial APWU National Convention will take place Monday, Aug. 20 through Thursday, Aug. 23, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.
News Article | May 1, 2018
Fighting Back with Street Parties
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Clerk Craft Directors Understaffing is the main reason service to our communities is decreasing and stress on the job is increasing. It is the reason the mail is delayed, the lines are long and overal...
News Article | May 1, 2018
From the Field
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Below are quotes from various APWU local and state publications throughout the country. All the publications listed are part of the Postal Press Association. “The union is you, me and the co-worker next...
News Article | May 1, 2018
How You Can Engage at Every Age
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Retirees Director Nancy Olumekor Every May, the Administration on Aging, part of the Administration for Community Living, leads our nation’s observance of Older American’s Month. The 2018 theme, Enga...
News Article | May 1, 2018
Is Free Checking a Thing of the Past?
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Bank of America, the country’s second largest bank, ended its popular free e-checking account and is now requiring customers to maintain a minimum balance of $1,500 or a monthly direct deposit of at leas...
News Article | May 1, 2018
Janus v. AFSCME Q&A
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) During the last few months, there has been a lot of discussion in the news about the Janus Supreme Court case and how it will affect public employees, all workers and the labor movement as a whole. Q: Wh...
News Article | May 1, 2018
Labor News
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Portuguese Postal Workers Hold One-Day Strike Over 4,000 Walk Out to Demand Reversal of Privatization Over 4,000 Portuguese postal workers held a one-day strike in Lisbon on Feb. 23, demanding a reversal...
News Article | May 1, 2018
Letters
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Feb. 18, 2018 Dear Editor Mark Dimondstein, My name is Susan Nichols and I am sending you this [letter and photograph below] on behalf of the group of Laborer/Custodians to whom it refers. We would urge...
News Article | May 1, 2018
Marching in Memphis: 50 Years Later
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., union activists and allies gathered together in Memphis, TN for three day...
News Article | May 1, 2018
Members in Action
This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) Tulsa Area Local Secretary-Treasurer Cynthia McNeilance (right) speaking to strikers. Also pictured is OPWU President Ashley Cargill (top left), and OPWU and Oklahoma City Area Local Vice President Janice...
News Article | May 1, 2018
MS-1 Settlement Reached
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) By Maintenance Craft Directors On Feb. 27, 2018, the USPS and the Maintenance Division reached a resolution regarding the MS-1 Handbook revisions that were remanded to the parties by Arbitrator Goldberg...
News Article | May 1, 2018
Nation’s Capital Southern Maryland Area Local CAT Commemorates 1970 Postal Strike
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) NCSMAL members (L-R) Julio Mercedes, Derrick Williams, Gary Ledford and James Higginbotham The Nation’s Capital Southern Maryland Area Local’s (NCSMAL) CAT coordinated a commemorative day of action on Ma...