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News Article | April 10, 2015
Moves to Expand Social Security Benefits Gain Traction in the Senate
After decades of attempting to cut Social Security, members of Congress are beginning to devote their efforts to expanding Social Security benefits, and the effort is gaining traction. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) have supported legislation that exp...
Press Release | April 8, 2015
NLRB Slams Postal Service For Failure to Bargain over Employee Data Breach
Complaint over Cyber Intrusion Would Set Precedent
Press Release | April 8, 2015
NLRB Slams Postal Service For Failure to Bargain over Employee Data Breach
Complaint over Cyber Intrusion Would Set Precedent
News Article | April 7, 2015
Audio of April 6 Town Hall Call
APWU members heard updates on our fight for a good contract on April 6 during two Town Hall Calls with President Mark Dimondstein. Questions submitted by union members were also addressed. To listen to an audio of the call, click here. [Members only.]
News Article | April 7, 2015
‘Your Post Office Gets Zero Tax Dollars’
On April 15, APWU members will greet last-minute tax filers at post offices around the country with a message many of them haven’t heard before: The Postal Service gets no money from taxpayers. “Tax day is a good time to inform the public – and the media – about this little-known fact,” said APWU P...
News Article | April 7, 2015
Workers Memorial Day is April 28
The labor movement will observe Workers Memorial Day on Tues. April 28, to commemorate those who have been killed or injured on the job and to revitalize the fight for workplace safety. Workers Memorial Day coincides with the anniversary of passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH) mor...
News Article | April 6, 2015
Your Post Office Gets Zero Tax Dollars
On April 15, APWU members will greet last-minute tax filers and reporters at post offices around the country with a message many of them haven’t heard before: The Postal Service gets zero tax dollars. “Tax day is a good time to inform the public about this little-known fact,” said APWU President Mar...
News Article | April 6, 2015
Protesters Urge Obama to Shine a Light on Dark Money
APWU President Mark Dimondstein addressed a rally in front of the White House on April 2, calling on President Obama to issue an Executive Order requiring corporations that do business with the government to disclose their political spending. Rally organizers presented petitions bearing 500,000 sign...
News Article | April 3, 2015
Alliance Hosts White House Conference on Aging Retiree Forums in Phoenix, Seattle, and 6 Other Cities
The White House Conference on Aging occurs every ten years to develop solutions to challenges that older Americans face. This year, the White House is holding a series of regional events leading up to the DC conference. While a limited number of Alliance members are able to attend these events, the...
Press Release | April 2, 2015
Postal Workers Question Harvard President Drew Faust’s Role on Staples Board of Directors
Attention Higher Education Reporters
News Article | April 2, 2015
Members Only Section to Undergo Maintenance
The Members Only section of www.apwu.org will not be available due to site maintenance from April 9 through April 13. We regret the inconvenience.
News Article | April 1, 2015
RMSS Implementation Dispute Settled for $2 Million
Maintenance Craft officers and the Postal Service agreed on March 30 on the remedy due to employees whose eligibility ratings for promotions were improperly changed to "ineligible" in August 2009, Director Steve Raymer has announced. The agreement resulted from an April 16, 2014, national-level arbi...
News Article | April 1, 2015
Dimondstein Appears on the Bill Press Show
APWU President Mark Dimondstein appeared on The Bill Press Show on TawkrTV on April 1, where he discussed the negative influence of “dark money” on our politics, and the phony USPS financial crisis, postal banking and more.
News Article | April 1, 2015
‘Stop Staples’ Campaign Wins Supporters with a Lot of Clout
The American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA) may be small in numbers, but it is big in influence. The school administrators they represent select where they purchase school supplies – and from now on it will not be Staples.
News Article | March 31, 2015
Shine a Light on Dark Money
APWU President Mark Dimondstein will address a rally in front of the White House on April 2 calling on President Obama to issue an Executive Order requiring corporations that do business with the government to disclose their political spending.